Roseburg, Oregon.
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Oregon’s successful and widely recognized wine industry can be traced to this place, where Richard Sommer first planted Pinot noir grapes in 1961. The Umpqua and Willamette valleys’ climates and topographies are much like . . .
(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Oregon’s successful and widely recognized wine industry can be traced to this place, where Richard Sommer first planted Pinot noir grapes in 1961. The Umpqua and Willamette valleys’ climates and topographies are much like . . . (Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Used in the grist mill built in 1853-54 by Lazarus Wright. The mill was located next to the planked bridge crossing in the 'village' of Myrtle Creek near the current location of the Dairy Queen. The mill was managed by John . . . 
John J. Nosser, Mayor of Natchez from 1962 to 1968, was born in Lebanon in 1899 and immigrated to the United States in 1919. Mississippi welcomed a number of Lebanese immigrants who became some of the most successful . . . 
Diagonally across the street is the First Security Bank building. When it first opened on August 10, 1910, it was called the Uintah State Bank. The local Mormon population did not like the loan policies of the . . . 
What is now a vacant lot, located diagonally from you, was in 1930 the premium in elegance and service to the traveler. The Cobble Rock Gas Station offered friendly service to your road-beaten auto and was touted to be the . . . 
"If the gable end of old Hell would blow out, it wouldn't melt the snow in six months!" …exclaimed a frustrated and tired U.S. mail contractor who was late with his deliveries during the hard winter of 1879. His was the . . . 
Perhaps a thousand years ago, someone climbed to the cliff face above, a stone tool in hand. Selecting an area of the sandstone darkened by minerals, that person began to chip away at the rock. After hours of chipping and . . . 
Former Pony Express rider and ferryboat operator William Ashton brought his family to Vernal in 1879. William's sons and grandsons, all of whom engaged in retail trade, consolidated their businesses in 1922, opening Ashton . . . 
On July 16, 1988, a lightning-caused wildfire burned over 15,000 acres of public and private land here as far as the eye can see. The “I Do” fire, named for a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) firefighter who was married on . . . 
Edwin C. Johnson served thirty four continuous years in public service to Colorado; Moffat and Routt County Legislator, Lt. Governor, three times Elected Governor and eighteen years as a United States Senator. In dedication . . . 
The first business to occupy the corner across from you was Acorn Mercantile, a leading grocery and dry goods store. In 1915 Acorn boasted a shipment to Salt Lake City of 12,000 fresh eggs, which provided a solid market for . . . 
"They didn't have a lot of money, but they didn't know that they were poor." -Rebecca Kunz's (1892-1985) impressions of the Great Depression Built of concrete because it was considered fire proof, the building across from . . . 
The first boat (framed together with wooden pegs) used for passengers and baggage was built and operated by Lars Jensen 2 ½ miles downstream from 1881 to 1909. It was replaced by a cable ferry for wagons in 1885, and a . . . 
Josie Bassett Morris made her home here until 1964. Today you're welcome to explore her homestead. Sit under the trees near Josie's cabin. She planted and nurtured them to provide fruit and shade. Walk the short trails to . . . 
Old homesteads are scattered throughout Dinosaur National Monument, each a memorial to hope and hard work. This cabin and the nearby structures are part of the homestead established by Josie Bassett Morris in the early . . . 
September 1886 Samuel R. Bennion was sent here to establish a banking institution called the 'Ashley Co-op.' In 1903 the first pioneer bank was opened for business. In 1916 W.H. Coltharp erected this building with Salt Lake . . . 
Cette haute maison, ornée de fenêtres et de lucarnes en pierre moulurée fut la propriété du Capitaine Louis d'Ars, maître d'armes du célèbre Chevalier Bayard qu'il adouba lui-même. Il possédait également le Château d'Ars, . . . 
Les hommes du Général KOENIG résistent du 26 Mai au 11 Juin 1942, face aux Forces allemandes et italiennes, puis réussirent à rejoindre les lignes anglaises. Ce fut un épisode décisif de la Seconde Guerre Mondiale. [English . . . 
In dedication to the Firefighters who heroically defended Wildlife Waystation throughout the entire December 2017 Creek Fire. Our eternal gratitude for their selfless act of bravery - Cal Fire, Contra Costa County Fire, Los . . . 
This tablet presented February 9, 1979, to the Veterans Memorial Park, in loving memory of the many veterans, nurses, and aids of the San Fernando Valley Veterans Hospital, whose lives were lost during the earthquake of February 9, 1971.
