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Wiggins House

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Kansas, Cherokee County, Baxter Springs

In 1870, the city marshal, H. C. Seaman, was called to the Wiggins House, a hotel/saloon located on this corner. The marshal intervened in an alteration between Mr. Wiggins who was the proprietor, a saloon girl, and a Texas cowboy. Nine shots were fired, and the marshal was fatally shot by the cowboy.

Later, the Springs Hotel occupied this site.

(Disasters • Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Baxter Springs Massacre

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Kansas, Cherokee County, Baxter Springs

Dedicated in memory of
General James G. Blunt and his escort who defenseless, fell victims to the inhuman ferocity of guerrillas, led by the infamous Quantrell in his raid upon Baxter Springs October 6th 1863, in which 135 Union soldiers were slain and are now sleeping in the Baxter Springs National Cemetery.

Erected October 1931

(Disasters • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jesse Rodgers

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Clara

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Jesse Otto Rodgers (1911-1973) born near Waynesboro, first cousin to Jimmie Rodgers, began singing on Mexican border radio stations after relocating to Texas. He wrote songs and recorded for Bluebird Records in the mid-1930s, briefly as a blue yodeler similar to Jimmie, but soon in his own Western style. He was a successful cowboy radio singer, children’s television host, and country-boogie style recording artist for two decades after World War II, based in Philadelphia, PA.

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Born March 5, 1911, on his parents’ farm near Waynesboro, Jesse’s father, F. G. (“Eff”) Rodgers, gave up farming not long after Jesse’s birth to work on the Illinois Central Railroad along with his brother Aaron, the father of celebrated Singing Brakeman-to-be Jimmie Rodgers. Jesse would recall being taught his first guitar chords by first cousin Jimmie, who was thirteen years older. After his mother died in 1923, Jesse spent some time with relatives in Texas, but was back in Mississippi, married and beginning a family by 1928, working on his in-laws’ farm in Perry County. Pulled toward a musical career, inspired by Jimmie’s extraordinary success, Jesse began work on the Texas-Mexican border-based “border blaster” radio stations XERA and XERN in 1932, as both performer and announcer. When Jimmie Rodgers died in 1933, RCA Victor’s Bluebird label signed Jesse as a potential successor who would record similar material. Jesse could sound remarkably like his cousin, and such songs as “Yodelling the Railroad Blues,” and the use of musicians Jimmie had worked with, such as Hawaiian Charles Kama, accented the connection. Between 1934 and ’37, forty Jesse Rodgers records in this mode were released by Bluebird, Montgomery Ward, and as far away as Australia on Regal Zonophone.

Emerging as a talented and distinctive guitarist and songwriter in his own right, a singing cowboy when that image was at its height of popularity, from 1938 through 1944 Jesse recorded western songs for the Sonora and Varsity labels, the labels now spelling his name “Rogers,” likely to suggest a similarity to Roy Rogers, while working for a succession of radio stations in Dallas, Kansas City and St. Louis as an on-air performer and announcer, including a stint on the celebrated WLS National Barn Dance out of Chicago. He became a popular live attraction in the regions where he broadcasted.

Jesse’s move to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1945 jump-started his national career anew, first as the host of a local daily show on WFIL radio, then as a cast member of “Hayloft Hoedown,” heard nationally every morning on ABC radio. Signed again by RCA Victor, he was successful with singles ranging from “Blue Christmas” to “Hadacol Boogie” backed by his band the ’49ers. In 1949, he was the lead in a live television Western, “The Western Balladeer,” which led to his hiring as singing cowboy adventurer “Ranger Joe” on a filmed network action series aimed at 1950s children, and featuring his trained horse Topaz. Musically, Jesse continued to modernize, appearing on the MGM, Cowboy, and Arcade labels singing boogie and rockabilly numbers such as “Jukebox Cannonball” before emphysema forced his retirement in 1963.

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Johnston Public Library

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Kansas, Cherokee County, Baxter Springs

This grand building was entered on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Built in 1872, it was intended to be the county courthouse, but was never used for that purpose. Through the years, the building has served as a city hall and a college. The upstairs featured a stage and auditorium seating. School programs, city drama productions, and Chautauqua performances took place there. In 1905, Peter Niles Johnston provided a bequest for the city to establish a permanent library in the building.

(Charity & Public Work • Education • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Pfaffsprairie Farm

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Wisconsin, Jackson County, Black River Falls
The first white man to farm this land was Robert Douglas in 1839. Known as the Webb Farm for 60 years. The Plaffs purchased in 1962, and their children Tom A. and Sarah Pfaff-Clements & six grandchildren continue to make it a family farm with dairy, hogs and beef cattle. Shown above Brittany (left) and Jamie Pfaff with their blue ribbon cattle. This fertile farm holds three Native American burial grounds. The Pfaff farm is located south of Melrose on Highway 108, in Jackson Co.
"We are proud of our family farms in Jackson County" –Black River Art Alliance

(Animals • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Native Americans) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Oil Well In Alabama

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Alabama, Choctaw County, Gilbertown
On January 2, 1944, the State of Alabama granted Hunt Oil Company a permit to drill the A.R. Jackson Well No. 1 at this location near Gilbertown. Hunt Oil Company was owned by the famous oil man, H.L. Hunt of Dallas, Texas. Drilling commenced on January 10, 1944, and was completed approximately one month later. The well struck oil at a depth of 2,580 feet in fractured Selma chalk. The discovery of this well led to the creation of the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama in 1945, and to the development and growth of the petroleum industry in the State.

(Exploration • Industry & Commerce • Natural Resources) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

DeWitt Clinton Senter

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Tennessee, Grainger County, Rutledge
A native and State Representative of Grainger County, DeWitt Senter voted against secession in 1861. Imprisoned and driven from home by Confederates, he returned in 1865. He served in the State Senate until 1869 when he succeeded to the governorship. An advocate of the Constitutional Convention of 1870, Governor Senter died in Morristown.

(Politics • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Darby

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South Carolina, Edgefield County, Trenton

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This Greek Revival House was built for Nathan L. Griffin (1903-1853), lawyer, planter, and member of the S.C. House 1838-39 and S.C. Senate 1846-1853. Griffin’s son-in-law Milledge L. Bonham ( 1813-1890) lived here with his wife Ann From their marriage in 1845 to 1861. Bonham, after serving in the S.C. House, was an Officer during the Mexican War and a U.S. Congressman 1857-1860. (Continued on other side) (Side 2) (Continued from other side) Bonham, a Confederate general and C.S. Congressman during the Civil War, was governor of S.C. 1862-64. In 1863 he sold Darby to George A. Trenholm (1807-1876). Confederate Secretary of the Treasury 1864-1865, whose relative Francis S. Holmes (1815-1882) of the Confederate Nitre & Mining Bureau lived here 1864-65. Darby was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

(Man-Made Features • Politics • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

M60A3 Main Battle Tank

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South Carolina, Edgefield County, Edgefield

The M60A3 was designed in 1956 and entered service in 1960. The M60 is a big, tall tank with a rounded turret and heavy armor for its time. The A1 and A2 versions both fought in Vietnam. The A3 version has improved night sights, laser rather than stereoscopic rangefinder, a ballistic computer, full stabilization, reactive armor boxes plating the turret front and side, and defensive smoke systems.

Weight: 52 Tons Crew: 4 Engine: 750 HP Diesel
Max Road Speed: 48 kph Main Gun: 105MM
Ammunition: 63 Rounds Production ended in 1987.

This tank was acquired by the town of Edgefield through the help of Headquarters, 122D Engineer Battalion (Combat) and the South Carolina Army National Guard. 5 March 1996

(War, Cold • War, Vietnam) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Sample Shop

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New York, Erie County, Buffalo

The Sample Shop
——·•·—— Anne W. Bunis founded the Sample Shop in the front room of her home at this site in 1929. Two generations of the Bunis family operated the business from its flagship store, created by converting 8 private homes. At its peak, the Sample chain had 14 WNY locations. The business closed in January 1991.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

To Commemorate the Gallantry of

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New York, Erie County, Buffalo

To commemorate the gallantry of
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the officers and enlisted men
of the thirteenth regiment U.S. Infantry
in the campaign against Santiago de Cuba.
First at San Juan Hill, July 1st 1898
as they were at Vicksburg in 1863

Erected by the Citizens of Buffalo 1899
Re-erected by the Buffalo Historical Society 1958

(War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clinch Gray

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Mississippi, Wayne County, near Waynesboro

Clinch Gray, son of Thomas Gray, who was council to the Crown in 1765, Virginia State Legislator 1779-1794, Tennessee lawyer and legislator 1795-1829.

Clinch Gray, accompanied by Fann Crease settled at this site in 1805.

In 1811, he was appointed Surveyor General by the U.S. Government for the Mississippi Territory, appointed tax collector for Wayne and Greene counties and commissioned Assessor of Wayne County. He married Margaret Evans.

In 1812, he was commissioned assessor and appointed Clerk of the Court of Wayne County.

In 1817, he was a member of the first constitutional convention at old Washington and signed the Constitution of the State of Mississippi on August 15th.

In 1818, he was commissioned Justice of the Quorum for Wayne County and served on committee to improve navigation of Chickasawhay and Pascagoula Rivers.

Died of Malaria Fever on March 23, 1823.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Buffalo's Olmsted Parks

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New York, Erie County, Buffalo

Parks, Circles, and Parkways: These 'Greenspaces' were inspired by the 'City Beautiful' movement of the late 1800s, an attempt to correct the blighted condition of many industrial cities and make them more liveable through better design.

Circles: Circles served as hubs to collect traffic from major streets through adjacent neighborhoods.

Parks: Parks provided 'natural' features like pools, meadows, and woodlands.

Parkways: Parkways provided separate circulation pathways for different types of transportation.

Olmsted's Vision: Landscape Architect Frederick Law Olmsted envisioned Buffalo Parks as a system of parks and interconnecting park as a system of parkways extending through the heart of the city. Olmsted felt that access to green spaces for all city residents was essential for their physical and psychological well-being.

"...the best planned city, as to its streets, public places and grounds, in the United States if not in the world." - Frederick Law Olmsted describing Buffalo.

Park Approaches: Bridal Path in Lincoln Parkway c 1905. This unique feature of Olmsted's original park system consisted of magnificent corridors of green space connecting the parks to almost every neighborhood in the city, with circles at major intersections.

Major urban centers blossomed at key Seaway Trail ports.

Seaway Trail, Inc., Corner Ray & West Main St., Sackets Harbor, NY 13685; 1-800-SEAWAY-T. This exhibit made possible by a grant from FHWA to Seaway Trail, Inc.

(Charity & Public Work • Environment) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Philadelphus Church

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro
8 mi. NE, on Buckatunna Creek. Organized with 11 members, March 31, 1821, in John Keahey home. Moved to McCrae & Britton area about 1840. First Presbyterian Church in Wayne Co. ..

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dyess Bridge

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Mississippi, Wayne County, near Waynesboro
To facilitate travel between Wayne Co., Miss. and points west, W.C.C. Dyess built here the first bridge over the Buckatunna River, 1868-70. It continued in use until 1912. Dyess homestead 200 ft. N.W.

(Bridges & Viaducts • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Auto Bank

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro
In 1962, the First State Bank in Waynesboro became the first bank in Mississippi to open an auto bank offering drive-up window service. The idea originated with bank president and later chairman W.D. Mangum. Approved by the state bank comptroller Llewellyn Brown.

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lt. Jake W. Lindsey Highway

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro
Lt. Lindsey was awarded the 100th Congressional Medal of Honor given in World War II. Presented by Pres. Truman, Lindsey was the only recipient to ever receive the award before a Joint Session of the Congress.

(Military • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First United Methodist Church

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro
The First United Methodist Church of Waynesboro was established in 1858 by John C. Patton as a Methodist Protestant Church. Their first sanctuary, a two-story wood frame building shared with a local Masonic Lodge, was built the same year. The church became a part of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1860.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Baptist Church

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Waynesboro
First Baptist Church, originally named Salem Baptist Church, was organized in 1806 near Patton’s Creek, approximately 1½ miles southeast of town. The congregation moved to this site in 1895 and built a wood frame church. The name was officially changed to First Baptist Church in 1942.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Wayne County Agricultural High School

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Mississippi, Wayne County, Clara
Open here from 1911 to 1938 offering education, work, and practical experience to the rural youth of the county. Boasted classrooms, dorms, dairy herd and barn, and cultivated fields.

(Agriculture • Education) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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