Minnesota, Hennepin County, Mound
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Army • Navy • Coast Guard • Marines • Air Force
[military service seals]
This monument is dedicated to all the men and women who served in times of peace and war. All gave some... some gave all
Mound Post #5113
Minnetonka Post #398
City of Mound
Dedicated November 11, 2008
(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Army • Navy • Coast Guard • Marines • Air Force
[military service seals]
This monument is dedicated to all the men and women who served in times of peace and war. All gave some... some gave all
Mound Post #5113
Minnetonka Post #398
City of Mound
Dedicated November 11, 2008
(Military) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Anchor From The U.S.S. Decatur 
During the late 18th century many of the
residents of this area embraced the Methodist
faith. Meetings were often held in the homes
of church members. The origin of the Bethesda
congregation can be traced to February of 1832,
when trustees purchased one half acre of
land southeast of here. The land was conveyed
by local mill owner Joshua Morris "in trust
and confidence" that they erect "a house of
place of worship for the use of the members
of the Methodist Episcopal Church." In 1895,
the existing church building was moved to
this site and rebuilt. On January 25, 1896,
the trustees received the deed for the land
"where Bethesda Church now stands."
The nearby Ravensworth
mansion provided a safe
haven for Mrs. Robert E. Lee (Mary Randolph Custis Lee) at the beginning of the Civil War. Constructed about 1796, Ravensworth was the home of Mrs.
Lee’s widowed aunt, Anna Maria Fitzhugh. The newlywed Lees spent part of their honeymoon there in July 1831.
There are three interpretive sites here at Kyburz Flat. Take a moment to understand the people who lived here, how each used the environment in different ways, and the unique marks each left on the landscape.
This black volcanic escarpment is one of New Mexico's most important landmarks. The descent (bajada) of this escarpment marked the traditional division between New Mexico's upper (Rio Arriba) and lower (Rio Abajo) districts. Over the centuries, several trails and roads were developed to overcome this most difficult of obstacles along the Camino Real.
South across the road lies one of the west's historic "hoof highways" which was used annually from 1885 until 1971. Sheep and cattle were driven to and from the railroad at Magdalena, NM or to Springerville, AZ. The driveway was 5 to 10 miles wide and covered 200 square miles. The peak trailing year, 1919, saw 150,000 sheep and 21,600 cattle pass this point. In the 1930's the Civilian Conservation Corps fenced the driveway and drilled water wells every 10 miles. During the drives, cowboys and herders moved cattle about 10 miiles a day and sheep about 5 miles, allowing them to graze as they went. Chuckwagons and relays of horses followed behind. Trailing gave way to trucking, and the last portion of the driveway was officially closed in November of 1971.
Near this site the US Army operated a camp during World War II. It opened as an internment camp for the Japanese and Japanese-American civilians from 1942-43. It later reopened as the Lordsburg Prisoner of War Camp for Germans and Italians from 1943-45. This camp is one of the few sites in the US to house Japanese, Germans and Italians during its operations.
