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Author John Grisham immortalized downtown Memphis, particularly Front Street, in his novel The Firm. In 1993, he became the first author to have four books on the best seller list at the same time. Rooted deeply in the . . . 
In memory of Crittenden County's Confederate soldiers
Thayer’s Inn has welcomed countless guests over the years. Among them have been the famous (and the infamous). A brief listing includes visiting Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, Franklin Pierce, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter. . . . 
Front The first human dissection in Arkansas was made on this spot in November 1874 by James H. Lenow M.D. Little Rock and Richard S. Vickery M.D. U.S. Army Rear Erected by the Arkansas Medical Society to perpetuate the . . . 
“Our residents take pride and partner in their heritage—they understand the meaning of what we have and act to preserve it” Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and State Heritage Park, Management Action Plan. . . . 
World War I 1917-1918 West Point Graduate 1903 Rainbow Division Chief of Staff August 1917, Colonel 84th Brigade 42nd Rainbow Division August 1918, Commander Rainbow Division Commander November 1918, Brigadier General West . . . 
On October 25, 1905, Theodore Roosevelt became only the second sitting president to visit our state. His visit was a key stop on a southern tour following the election of 1904 in which he was elected easily but failed to win . . . 
"The first workers' whistle [at Packerton Yard] sounded at 5 a.m. as a wakeup call while the second at 7 a.m. was the signal for the men to start work." Thomas D. Eckhart The History of Carbon County, v. III When the Lehigh . . . 
In This Vicinity Stood The Fortified House of Ensign Stanley Into Which the Colonists Fled From Unfriendly Indians 1700. The Clark Tavern Which Was Repeatedly Occupied By Detachments of Revolutionary War Soldiers And The . . . 
The present settlement of Waterbury was made on land in this region. The original settlement known as Town Plot was abandoned during King Philip’s War and the town site was moved to this location in 1677. The Mattatuck . . . 
Cristoforo Colombo 1451 — 1506 Discoverer of America October 12, 1492
As Union forces advanced to capture Little Rock during the Civil War, the last duel in Arkansas was fought near this spot in an open grove of heavy timber between Confederate Generals John Sappington Marmaduke and Lucius . . . 
World War II confinement site.
"Lehighton is a very beautiful and most pleasant town." Georg Heinrich Loskiel Moravian bishop and historian Anthracite Pioneer Philadelphia-born Col. Jacob Weiss (1750-1839) was deputy quartermaster general of Washington's . . . 
On this site in 1867, the Kilburn Brothers built a stereograph factory. When production moved to Cottage Street in 1873, the structure became the Dow Store, then, in 1883, the White Store owned by Rev. Frederick Chutter, . . . 
In 1850, merchant Fry Gile (1819-1898) built a block here. When he moved to Kansas in 1854, it was purchased by retailer Nathan McCoy (1813-1886). The McCoy Block housed studios for the Kilburn Stereoscopic View Factory . . . 
First woman aviator to fly the Atlantic Ocean. Lost at sea, 1937 during around-the-world flight.
Dedicated to All Who Served ————————— Designed & Hand Painted Original & Replacement Cross 2012 • 2014 By Dotti Miller Class of 1965 Original Cross Made By Mark "Irish" Hagan 2012 Replacement Cross Made By Gery Clay 2014 . . . 
On the morning of August 25, 1863, at Bayou Two Prairie (east of where you are standing), Confederate Brigadier General John Marmaduke's troops skirmished with advance elements of Union forces under Brigadier General John . . . 
