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Lands of the Chickasaw

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Tennessee, Lewis County, near Gordonsburg
Before 1805 the Chickasaw Indians owned all the land in this vicinity. Only the Natchez Trace – part of which remains here – had made inroads into tribal territory.

When the Indians ceded land to the United States in the early 1800's, the Natchez Trace became a boundary. The land behind you became government property under an 1805 treaty. In 1816 the tribe ceded a much larger tract including the land in front of you.

Eventually the Chickasaws left their homeland. In 1837 the government removed them to Indian Territory in Oklahoma over the tragic “Trail of Tears.”


Despite the dissolution of their lands, the Chickasaws evolved a unique culture based on the American model. As hunting ranges shrank, they became farms. The Chickasaws established their own schools, courts, and legislature. During the Civil War the tribe joined the Confederacy.

(Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Stands on the Old Trace

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Tennessee, Maury County, near Williamsport
Travel on the Natchez Trace was an adventure in the early 1800's. The 500-mile trail traversed a sprawling wilderness where only Indians, outlaws, and wild animals were at home. Travelers needed a place to find food, supplies, and rest.

At government request, the Chickasaw tribe permitted the establishment of inns or “stands” at one-day intervals through their lands – but only if Indians were the proprietors. One such stand known as “Sheboss” once operated near here, although the exact location is unknown.

Sheboss Stand
The widow Cranfield operated an inn here with her Indian second-husband who spoke little English. According to legend, when travelers approached with questions about accommodations, he would only point to his wife and say, “She boss”.

(Industry & Commerce • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Missouri Governor's Mansion

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Missouri, Cole County, Jefferson City

Designated Landmark
City of Jefferson

(Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Northwood Historic District

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Florida, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach
In 1884, The Reverend Elbridge Gale retired to the area later to be known as Old Northwood. He was the first to build a cabin on the west side of Lake Worth. Gale grew mango trees and one of his trees became the first grafted Mangonia to bear fruit. The well know Haden variety was developed from the seeds of this tree. Gale's home was known as Mangonia. During the Florida land boom of the 1920's the pinewood development company led by David M. Dunkle purchased 400 acres and 173 contributing structures were built between 1921 and 1929 consisting of Frame Vernacular, Mission-Style and Mediterranean Homes. Over 50 individual builders built at least one house in the area. Notable architects include John Volk, William Manley King, and T.B. Eissfeldt. One of the districts most unique features is the network of alleys that allow access to garages and other services. Old Northwood remained a prestigious middle-class neighborhood into the 1960s. After 2 decades of blight the Old Northwood Neighborhood Association was formed in 1987. Old Northwood became the first designated historic district in West Palm Beach in 1991 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
A Florida Heritage Site
Sponsored by the Old Northwood Neighborhood Association and the Florida Department of State


(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Gotcher Trace

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Texas, Fayette County, near Ledbetter
Opened about 1828 by James Gotcher from Alabama, a settler on Rabb's Creek in present Lee County, as route from San Felipe, in Stephen F. Austin's original colony, to Bastrop in second or "little" colony. A short, exposed route to the upper settlements, this trace shared with nearby Wilbarger Trace the title of "via Dolorosa" of early Texas, as both were marked by tragedies.

Gotcher moved to this area, and in 1836 six people of his family were killed and several captured during an Indian attack.

At this point the trace is crossed by a 20th century road.

(Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

James Goucher

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Texas, Lee County, near Giddings

In this grave rests James Goucher and five members of his family murdered by Indians November 26, 1836. With the true pioneering spirit he had opened the first road from San Felipe to the settlements on the Colorado, known for many years as "Goucher's Trace"

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Merriweather Home for Children

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District of Columbia, Washington
The National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children was established by an 1863 Act of Congress. Elizabeth Keckley (ca. 1818-1907), former slave and seam­stress for Mary Todd Lincoln, was a founding member and spent her last days at the association's home. After Congress withdrew its support for the home in 1892, Mary Robinson Meriwether, a teacher at the Preparatory High School for Negro Youth, saved the facility. In 1930 it moved to this location and shifted its focus to children only. The name eventually changed to the Meriwether Home for Children. (The spelling has evolved to Merriweather.) The home was succeeded by the Key Day Care Center (1975-1998).

(African Americans • Charity & Public Work) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nassau Plantation

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Texas, Fayette County, near Round Top
One-half mile south to site of
Nassau Plantation
An extensive tract of land purchased in 1843 for colonization by German emigrants. Named for Duke Adolf of Nassau, protector of the emigration society, it was once one of the show places of Texas.

Although the 4,428 acres could have been a good half-way station for German colonists on the long journey to western lands, this use was rejected by Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, the commissioner general of the "Adelsverein", or German Emigration Society. He feared that the site, which was close to non-German settlements, would cause his people to lose their distinctive national culture.

Though never colonized, Nassau became a welcome place for relaxation during trying periods of the emigration movement. Here the prince enjoyed horse racing and held feasts costing thousands of dollars. His successor as commissioner, John O. Meusebach, came to Nassau for less extravagant entertainment.

The main dwelling on the plantation was built of oak, two stories high. Even in frontier days it had two glass windows. Cotton was grown on the lands.

In 1848 the bankrupt Adelsverein sold Nassau. It was later divided into small farms, cultivated by descendants of the original German pioneers.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Charles Lang Freer House / Merrill-Palmer Institute

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Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit
Charles Lang Freer House
Detroit industrialist Charles Lang Freer prospered primarily as a railroad car manufacturer. This house, considered Michigan's finest example of the Shingle Style, was designed by Wilson Eyre Jr. of Philadelphia and built in 1890, Here Freer (1854-1919) assembled one of the most extensive Asian art collections in the world. He also collected Pewabic Pottery and the work of contemporary American artists such as Whistler, Dewing, and Tryon. A 1905 addition incorporated, the "Peacock Room," decorated by James Whistler, which was removed from a house in England and transported here as part of Freer's art collection. In 1906 he donated his collection and the Peacock Room to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Merrill-Palmer Institute
This house was built for industrialist Charles Lang Freer in 1890. Upon Freer's death in 1919, the executors of the will of Lizzie Merrill-Palmer purchased the house for use as a school devoted to improving the quality of parenting. This school became what is now known as the Merrill-Palmer Institute, one of the first institutes of child development established in the United States. Merrill-Palmer's model, combining study, research, and work with children, was widely copied in other locations nationally. Its preschool, opened in 1922, led the development of preschool education and childcare across the nation. In 1981 the Merrill-Palmer Institute became part of Wayne State University.

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

Winedale Stagecoach Inn

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Texas, Fayette County, near Round Top
Built by William S. Townsend about 1834. Of cedar timbers — one large room, fireplace and loft for sleeping quarters.

Purchased in 1848 by Samuel K. Lewis; enlarged to present form.

Became known as "Sam Lewis' Stopping Place" for many years. Restored by Miss Ima Hogg, 1964.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1967

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

Samuel Knight Lewis

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Texas, Fayette County, Round Top
South Carolina native Samuel K. Lewis married Marshall Ann Moore in 1830 and they settled on his Mississippi plantation. In 1838 the Lewis family was drawn to Texas. Originally a surveyor, Lewis served Austin County in the Republic of Texas House of Representatives in 1844-1845. In 1848 he learned of plans for a stage line to run through this area. He bought 145 acres near this site and settled his family there. The Lewis home became a stopping place for travelers later known as the Winedale Inn. Given to the University of Texas in the 1960s, it became a focal point of the nearby Winedale Historical Center.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

La Fayette Masonic Lodge No. 34 A.F. & A.M.

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Texas, Fayette County, La Grange
La Grange's Masonic Lodge organized in 1847, with John Murchison as the first Worshipful Master. Historically, Masons have supported many civic causes including education. The La Fayette Lodge laid the cornerstone for the Fayette County Courthouse in 1891, with district judge and lodge member Lyttleton W. Moore delivering the oration. The lodge lost its charter in 1883-84 due to inactivity, but reformed in 1889 with its original lodge number and R. P. Kirk installed as Worshipful Master. The present lodge temple was dedicated Jun. 22, 1939. Notable members have included Judge Moore, G. A. Stierling, William Loessin, Charles Jungmichel, and many other local and state leaders. Marker is property of the State of Texas

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Serbin

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Texas, Lee County, Giddings
Here in 1854 under the leadership of Rev. John Kilian Ev. Lutheran pastor about 600 Wends seeking religious liberty established the first Wendish settlement in Texas

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Serbin

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Texas, Lee County, Giddings
Trilingual (Wendish-German-English) community founded 1854 by 588 S\Wends under leadership of the Rev. John Kilian. The Rev. Kilian (evangelical Lutheran) named place Serbin because the Wends were descendants of Serbs.

A thriving town 1865-1890; had grocery, dry goods, jewelry, drug and music stores; shops of wagon maker, blacksmith, saddler; post office, 3 doctors, 2 dentists.

On Smithville-Houston oxcart road--sending out cotton, other produce, and hauling in staples.

Decline began about 1890 as railroads bypassed settlement by several miles.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old City Cemetery

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Texas, Fayette County, La Grange
Used for burials by 1840, this site was deeded by J. S. Lester to trustees who conveyed it to La Grange after incorporation of the city on July 3, 1854.

Fourteen townswomen on April 17, 1873, formed what was probably the first such organization in Texas when they organized the Ladies' Cemetery Association of La Grange. Mrs. L.W. Moore was the first president. Since that time, this association has maintained and administered city cemetery. Annual decoration day, started in 1874, honors those resting here including many of the pioneers who fought for Texas freedom.

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fayette County, C.S.A.

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Texas, Fayette County, La Grange
Although voted 600 against to 580 for secession, began Confederate recruiting in June 1861. La Grange was headquarters for 22nd Brigade, Texas State Troops, Brig. Gen. Wm. G. Webb commanding, of which 18 companies (1,238 men ) and 72 officers were from Fayette.

Special county war taxes provided relief for soldiers' families. Funds were also raised by the famous "Cow Order" for seizure of strays. Censors here banned exchanges of mail with the U.S.

Confederate cotton gathered in and stored at La Grange and Round Top was freighted to Mexico by local men hauling 5 or more bales on each 3-months-long trip. In 1863 a dozen teamsters lost outfits and barely saved themselves when bandits struck near Roma, on the Mexican border.

Gen. Webb and Cols. John C. and Wm.F. Upton were Fayette County men. Local C.S.A. units were commanded by Capts. Ira G. Killough and Ben Shropshire, who fought in the Arizona-New Mexico campaign. Gen. Tom Green, first county surveyor, and Indian fighter and hero of San Jacinto and the Mexican war, had a part in such Confederate victories as the recapture of Galveston and the Battle of Mansfield, La.

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

The Latrine

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Turkey, Izmir Province, Selçuk (district), near Selçuk
English:
The public Latrine could be reached from the covered `Academy Street'. The free public toilet served the citizens as well as the visitors of the adjacent Varius Bath. The seats of the Latrine were arranged round three sides of the open colonnaded courtyard; fresh water flowed in the channel in front of the seats for cleaning. The Latrine was restored by the Ephesos Museum, Selçuk.

Turkish:
Üzeri kapalı olan `Akademi Sokağı'ndan umuma açık tuvalete ulaşılmaktaydı. Bu ücretsiz ve halka açık tuvalet, vatandaşlara olduğu kadar bitişikteki Varius Hamamı'nı ziyaret edenlere de hizmet etmekteydi. Tuvaletin oturak kısımları üstü açık sütunlu bir avlunun üç kenarına sıralanmıştır; oturma banklarının önünden geçen bir kanalda arıtma için temiz su akmaktaydı. Tuvalet Selçuk'taki Efes Müzesi tarafından restore edilmiştir.

German: To read the German text, click on the marker image to enlarge it.

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Czech Catholic Union of Texas

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Texas, Fayette County, Hostyn
On March 24, 1889, a group of Czech immigrants gathered here to form the Katolicka Jednota Texaska (KJT), or Czech Catholic Union of Texas. A fraternal benefit society, the KJT was chartered on July 4, 1889, with six individual lodges. Through programs such as life insurance, financial aid to members, churches, and educational scholarships, the organization has served people throughout the state and has grown to number over one hundred lodges. The KJT continues to uphold the purpose of its founders in the same fraternal spirit.

(Churches, Etc. • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Father Miguel Muldoon

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Texas, Fayette County, Hostyn
In memory of
the forgotten man of Texas history
Father Miguel Muldoon
Resident priest of Austin's Colony
True friend of Stephen F. Austin and his people
1823 - 1842
Contributed much towards the success of Austin's colonial venture
Erected through the efforts of
Miguel Muldoon Memorial Assn.
Senator Louis J. Sulak, President
Rev. Paul P. Kaspar, Secretary
John L. Sulak, Treasurer
Houston Wade, Advocate

(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Site of the Mission San Ildefonso

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Texas, Milam County, near Rockdale
Established by Franciscan missionaries in 1749 with the hope of civilizing and christianizing the Coco, Mayeye, Orcoquiza, Karankawa, and other tribes of Indians. The martyrdom of Padre Jose Ganzabal and the circumstances connected therewith caused the departure of the Indians and the friars and the removal of this mission to the San Marcos River in 1755. Reestablished in 1762 on the Nueces River for the conversion of the Lipan Apaches with the new name of Mission San Lorenzo de la Santa Cruz.

(Churches, Etc. • Native Americans • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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