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Bath Ranch

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Wyoming, Albany County, near Laramie
National Register of Historic Places
Wyoming Place No. 221

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

Zephyr Presbyterian Church

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Texas, Brown County, Zephyr
The congregation of the Zephyr Presbyterian Church traces its history to 1890. In 1909 members of the church and community volunteers, with the assistance of Swiss stonemason John Chailette completed a church building. Worship services were held twice a month by a minister shared with the nearby Blanket Presbyterian Church. Sunday school classes, summer bible school, and ice cream suppers sponsored by the church contributed to the social and religious life of the community until 1944, when the church was disbanded. In 1948 the building became a community center.

(Lower Tablet)
In 1948 this building was donated by C.R. Boase to become a community center for the benefit and pleasure of its citizens.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

First Baptist Church of Zephyr

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Texas, Brown County, Zephyr
The organizational meeting for this congregation was held at the home of John J. Driskill in 1886. The twelve charter members were first led by Pastor J.B. Greenfield, who served only one month, and then by J.A. Jarrett. The Baptist fellowship erected its first sanctuary in 1892. Members rebuilt their church home following the devastating tornado of 1909. During its early history, First Baptist Church of Zephyr held revivals under the Zephyr gospel tabernacle. Descendants of many of the early members still worship here.

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

Zephyr Gospel Tabernacle

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Texas, Brown County, Zephyr
In 1898 John N. Coffey (1847-1919) and John Schwalm (1825-1900) deeded this site for a community tabernacle. Townspeople donated labor and material to erect this open air shelter and to rebuild it after damage from a 1909 cyclone that devastated Zephyr. Many towns in Texas once had tabernacles like this for summer church revivals, political rallies, and social events. The Zephyr Home Demonstration Club led community restoration of this structure in 1976.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1976

(Churches, Etc. • Disasters) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Original Location of Zephyr

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Texas, Brown County, Zephyr


The first store and post office and 17 families were on the banks of Blanket Creek.

Brown County Historical Landmark Site

(Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Zephyr Cemetery

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Texas, Brown County, Zephyr
The unincorporated town of Zephyr, located on land granted to early settlers Benjamin Head and Felix Wardziski, was established in the 1860s. As the settlement grew, a school was opened in the 1870s, and churches and businesses were established. Mail was delivered weekly from Brownwood.
     This cemetery has served the residents of Zephyr and the surrounding area since the 1870s. The earliest known burials in the graveyard are those of three children of the Staggs Family, who died in 1878 and 1879. Another early grave is that of Ann Catherine Sewell Ward (1843-1879).
     The first official deed of cemetery property took place in 1899, although it was in use prior to that time. Subsequent land acquisitions have increased the size of the graveyard to more than seven acres.
     Among those buried here are thirty-three victims of the devastating tornado of May 29, 1909, which almost completely destroyed the town, and veterans of six wars: the Mexican War, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.
     The Zephyr Cemetery stands as a reminder of the pioneer spirit of the area’s early settlers. It is maintained by the Zephyr Cemetery Association.

(Settlements & Settlers • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Disasters) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Dunkard Church

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Maryland, Washington County, Sharpsburg

"Let us here today, in the spirit of the brethren who built it more than a century ago, rededicate this building to the advancement of peace among nations...to the brotherhood of all mankind." From address delivered by J. Millard Tawes, Governor of Maryland, September 2, 1962. Reconstruction of the historic Dunkard Church was made possible in 1961 by a special appropriation of funds by the State of Maryland.

(Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Railroad Development in Mason City

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Iowa, Cerro Gordo County, Mason City

[Left Panel]
Steam railroad history began in 1869 for Mason City when the McGregor & Missouri River Rwy laid track from Nora Springs to Clear Lake and became part of the effort to link Chicago with South Dakota, and in 1870-71 when the Mason City & Minnesota, and the Iowa Central RR began to establish a north-south route to move coal from the Fort Dodge area. These and other short-line railroads in the region eventually merged by the early 1900's into the five major rail lines that served Mason City for most of the steam era.

A sixth railway of the steam era was the local Mason City & Clear Lake RR, an electric rail service begun in 1897 that still exists today as the Iowa Traction RR. It served to interconnect businesses, passengers, and rail transfer services between the major regional RR lines.

A few major industries of the steam era such as cement, bricks, tile, fertilizer, sugar, diary, livestock and meat industries are shown on the map, but many other businesses such as fruit, groceries, lumber, coal, kerosene, oil, fur and hides, furniture, grain, milling and feed, also depended on the railroads to move the products in and out of Mason City. Region wide, passenger services grew fast, and in 1915 nearly 2 million passengers were served by the M&StL RR alone.

You can trace the route of the five railroads on the map by following the heralds.

Railroad Herald Legend
Chicago Great Western RR
Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific RR
Chicago [&] Northwestern RR
Chicago, Rock Island, & Pacific RR
Mason City & Clear Lake RR
Minneapolis & St Louis RR

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Railroad Transitions in Mason City
Chicago Great Western

1886 - Mason City & Fort Dodge RR
1901 - Chicago Great Western
1968 - Purchased by Chicago & NorthWestern RR

Chicago [&] NorthWestern
1889 - Iowa, Minnesota & North Western RR
1899 - Chicago, NorthWestern RR
1995 - Purchased by Union Pacific RR

Milwaukee
1869 - McGregor and Missouri River Company
1871 - Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul RR
1985 - Soo Line RR
1991 - Canadian Pacific RR
1997 - I & M Rail Link
2002 - Iowa, Chicago & Eastern

Minneapolis & St. Louis RR
1872 - Iowa Central RR
1912 - Minneapolis & St Louis RR
1960 - Chicago [&] NorthWestern RR
(1995 - Purchased by Union Pacific RR)

Rock Island
1909 - St Paul & Des Moines Short Line
1911 - St Paul & Kansas City Short Line
1913 - Rock Island RR
1980 - Liquidated. Some track and equipment to CNW

[Right Panel Photo Captions, from top]
Downtown Mason City in 1874, looking west toward Central Park

CNW RR over Lime Creek
(Winnebago River, NW of cement plant)

Corner Cafe & Cobb Furniture store at SW corner of State St. and Main Ave. (Federal), 1909, future site of the Frank Lloyd Wright designed bank and hotel

Mason City and Clear Lake RR pulling Kennedy Farms refrigerated cars.
Colorful and decorative, "billboard" box cars and refrigerator cars were common sights during the steam era

M&StL #130, a 4-4-0 "American" built in 1882 by Manchester Locomotive Works.

M&StL #634, a 2-8-2 "Mikado" built in 1920 by Brooks Locomotive Works. During WWII this workhorse of the rails became known as a "MacArthur".

In the mid 1930s, diesel powered locomotives began to be introduced, and shared nearly 25 years with steam on the rails before steam phased out in the late 1950s. The demise of steam power was swift on most major railroads, and except for remote rail lines, tourist excursion lines, and museum displays, steam locomotion has all but disappeared in favor of diesel power. The smoky, smelly, sooty days of steam are long gone in favor of clean efficient diesel power. But nothing will match the drama, majesty, and romance of a mighty steam locomotive on the rails.

(Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.


Judge John Biddis

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Pennsylvania, Pike County, Milford
In honor of Judge John Biddis founder of Milford, Pennsylvania in 1796. He named Milford after a town in Wales, the home of his ancestors. Judge Biddis was one of the first four circuit judges appointed by the Governor of Pennsylvania.

Assigned to this district he recognized the area as an ideal town-site and laid it out following the general plan of his native Philadelphia. This monument is located on one of the several lots preserved to the town by Judge Biddis for public use.

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

Centre Square Drinking Fountain

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Pennsylvania, Pike County, Milford
Sculpted from blocks of bluestone in 1911 for the Village Improvement Association. This fountain was erected originally at curbside, to provide drinking water to horses in front, pedestrians in back and dogs on either side.

(Landmarks) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Old Stone Courthouse

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Pennsylvania, Pike County, Milford
Built 1814-15, Courts of Pike County 1815-1874. First Church service of First Presbyterian Church 1823, The Methodist Church 1826, The Episcopal Church 1866, Pike County Jail 1816.

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

First Ladies

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Wyoming, Albany County, Laramie
Four plaques are located around a monument locate on the Ivinson Mansion grounds in Laramie, Wyoming.

Laramie Woman's Club, organized in 1898, honors Laramie's "First Ladies" who pioneered civic and political responsibility by women in this country and the world.
Louisa Gardner Swain made world history as the first woman to vote in a general election. She cast her ballot early in the morning of September 6th, 1870 in Laramie, Wyoming.

World wide attention focused on Laramie in March, 1870 when the first women in history to serve on a jury dealt stern justice in cases of murder, horse-stealing, and illegal branding. They were Miss Eliza Stewart, Mrs. Amelia Hatcher, Mrs. G.F. Hilton, Mrs. Mary Mackel, Mrs. Agnes Baker, and Mrs. Sarah A. Pease.

The first woman bailiff in the world, Mrs. Martha Symons-Boies, was appointed to arrange accommodations for the first woman jurors when the Grand Jury met in a building at First and Garfield Streets in Laramie, March 1870.

Mary Godat Bellamy, the first women elected to the Wyoming State Legislature, represented Albany County in 1911. She worked effectively for law benefiting women and children and became a nationally known speakers for women suffrage.

(Civil Rights) Includes location, directions, 11 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rock Creek

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Wyoming, Albany County, near Rock River
In memory of those who
passed this way to win
and hold the West
on the Fort Halleck-
Fort Laramie Road
Frontier town of
Rock Creek 10 miles
north east

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

Pigeon Spring

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Nevada, Esmeralda County, near Lida
This area once had a saloon,
store and roadhouse. A post
office was applied for in 1899,
but did not open.
Please Respect This Site
Privately Owned By
Pigeon Spring Ranch

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

A Home

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Nevada, Nye County, Berlin
This was a bachelor's quarters in 1906. That year the Italian occupants staged a lively Fourth of July celebration. Accordian music emanated from with, and wine flowed freely. Again and again someone appeared at the door to empty a six shooter into the air thereby accentuating the merry making within the house.

The following year Felix Ascargorta moved in with his family and made this their home until the camp shut down.

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

A Home

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Nevada, Lander County, Berlin
Mrs. Stevens moved into this house after her former home located between the Watson and Phillips houses in the next row below had burned to the ground. She fed boarders to support her family of two boys and two girls living with her. Two other sons were grown men. One of them, David, owned the Cloverdale Ranch, thirty miles south of here.

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

Foster's Blacksmith Shop

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Nevada, Nye County, Berlin
Bill and Mack Foster moved this building to here from Ellsworth. It was used as a blacksmith shop by them when they were prospecting in this area for about twenty years preceding the year 1954.

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

Machine Shop

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Nevada, Nye County, Berlin
This building contained the blacksmith shop, and was equipped with power driven drill presses, and lathes, etc. therefore, it was called the machine shop. The crew of mechanics that worked here kept all the mine and mill machinery running smoothly.

Occasionally a passing automobile that had broken down was towed to its door to be put into running condition again.

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

Mine Superintendent's Home

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Nevada, Nye County, Berlin
Mr. Bowen, the mine superintendent, believed in dealing with his fellow men with justice and understanding, but he could not be deterred from administering his duties for the company conscientiously.

In 1907, when the miners struck for a raise in pay from $3.50 to $4.00 a day, and the values in the ore were too low to grant the raise an continue operation of the property at a profit, he shut down the mine.

The miners reasoned that if he was out of the way, their chances for obtaining the raise would be enhanced. They escorted him to the bottom of the hill and told him to keep going. During the night he walked back to Berlin, and without being noticed, hitched up the company owned team and buggy. He then drove to Tonopah and returned in a few days with the Sheriff and regained control of the property.

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

Albany County Train Robberies

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Wyoming, Albany County, near Medicine Bow
In remote areas of Albany County, Wyoming, passenger trains carrying mail, payroll monies, and express deliveries were tempting targets for bandits. On June 2, 1899, the Union Pacific Overland Flyer No. 1 was flagged down near Wilcox Station, east of Medicine Bow, Wyoming. Two masked men boarded the train and ordered the engineer to uncouple the passenger cars. The engine, pulling the express and mail cars, was then moved two miles further down the line, where other members of the gang were waiting. When Union Pacific express messenger Charles Woodcock refused to open the express car, the bandits dynamited the door, knocking Woodcock nearly unconscious. Unable to open the safe, the robbers set another charge, mis-calculating the amount of dynamite needed. The ensuing explosion not only blew open the safe, but also the sides and roof of the express car. The thieves made off with approximately $50,000.00. The Wilcox robbery was attributed to members of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch Gang, all but one of whom eluded capture for the crime.
One of the most famous Wyoming train bandits is Bill Carlisle. In 1916, Carlisle was sentenced to life in prison for robbing three Union Pacific trains. Three years later, he escaped from the Wyoming Penitentiary. Soon after his escape, Carlisle robbed another Union Pacific train near Rock River, Wyoming. Carlisle was shot in the arm by the brakeman in the course of the robbery. He sustained a second gunshot wound at the time of his capture. Known for never robbing women, children and soldiers, Carlisle, Wyoming's "Gentleman Bandit," was returned to prison. He was paroled in 1936 and pardoned by Governor Lester Hunt in 1947. After his parole, Carlisle became a model citizen, married the nurse who treated him for his wounds, and earned his living as a successful businessman in Laramie, Wyoming.

(Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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