Built originally as a meeting hall, this is
the only Amana Colonies church with a shared
entrance for both men and women.
(Churches, Etc. • Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
High Amana Saal
217 W. Capitol
Is listed in the
National Register
of
Historic Places
by its inclusion in the
West Capitol Street
Historic District
March 1980
National Park Service
U. S. Department of the Interior
(Industry & Commerce • Notable Places) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Pulaski Park
Elmira, New York
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Amana General Store
The sandstone and frame building was erected in 1856 as a general store and a second floor residence. In 1890, the brick addition was erected. The Amana Society Main Office (Corporate Headquarters) was located in the frame portion of the building from 1932 to 1973.
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
John W. Jones Museum
John W. Jones (1817-1900) was the courageous stationmaster of the Underground Railroad in Elmira. escaping from slavery in Virginia, he made the dangerous 300-mile journey to freedom on the Underground Railroad and arrived in Elmira in 1844. Working with local abolitionists, Jones guided over 800 freedom seekers on their way to the Canadian border. He managed this feat by befriending local train conductors and baggage handlers and guaranteeing their assistance. They used the 4 a.m. train so often it became known as the Freedom Baggage Car.
Jones was a man of great character and compassion. As sexton of the Woodlawn Cemetery, he supervised the burial of nearly 3,000 Confederate soldiers who died in the Elmira Prison Camp during the Civil War. Ironically, he buried with dignity the men who had fought to keep him enslaved, carefully recording their personal information. Woodlawn National Cemetery was created from his accurate burial records.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Bird Migration Research
Stopover Ecology
This area provides critical food, cover from exposure to the elements and predators, suitable habitat for resting, and other resources migrant land birds need along their migration route. The area is protected and studied by the Genesee Land Trust, The Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, and Braddock Bay Raptor Research to insure that migrant birds' needs are met and to learn from them facts about migration.
On fall mornings adults and immature birds "fall out" here after crossing the lake. In spring, migrating birds "pile up" here, waiting to make a night time flight across the lake.
Vegetation
The diversity of vegetation found at Braddock Bay and other "migratory stopover" sites provides for the needs of many different species. Long-term conservation of staging areas close to the shores of all the Great Lakes is critical to migrant bird populations.
Northern Saw-Whet Owl This smallest eastern owl may be pulled from raptor Research bander's nets at Owl Woods during spring migration, or found resting in conifers during the day in winter.
Sharp-Shinned Hawk This small bird hawk is often seen chasing songbirds and is frequently caught in the mist nets set for their potential prey. The presence of these migrants adds liveliness to the lakeshore scene.
Scarlet Tanager Seeing this striking bird up close is a rare treat sonce it occupies the high canopy of the mature forest durng the summer nesting period.
Yellow-Rumped (Myrtle) Warbler One of the earliest and most colorful of the many warbler species banded here in spring and one of more than two dozen species that pass through this area in migration.
White-Throated Sparrow The most commonly banded bird here, this species abounds in shrubs and field edges during migration periods.
Braddock Bay Bird Observatory
1. Birds moving through shrubs fly into nearly onvisible nets and are trapped. 2. Birds are carefully removed from the net, put in cloth bags, and taken for processing. Data collected: •Date, time, and location of capture. •Band Number (if previously banded). •Species, Age and Sex. •Wing Length, Tarsus (leg bone) Length, Weight. •Fat Score. The amount of fat visible beneath the transparent skin on the bird's breast. 3. Banding pliers are used to apply a numbered leg band.
Volunteer bird banders, licensed by the state and federal governments, trap, band, and release the birds unharmed. Recapturing banded birds here and elsewhere can provide important details about migration patterns and schedules.
Genesee Land Trust
The Genesee Land Trust preserves and protects land within the greater Rochester area, including waterways, wetlands, farmland, open space, fish and wildlife habitat, and scenic or recreational areas. The Trust owns the Manitou Beach Preserve and, in partnership with the Braddock Bay Bird Observatory, the Kaiser Manitou Beach Banding Station. www.geneseelandtrust.org
Selected Species Totals for Spring
April, May, June, Total
Sharp-shinned hawk* 7, 163, 14, 184
Black-capped Chickadee 16, 8, 0, 24
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 354, 213, 0, 567
Gray Catbird 3, 242, 8, 253
Yellow-rumped Warbler 87, 92, 0, 179
Scarlet Tanager 0, 2, 0, 2
White-throated Sparrow 64, 108, 1, 173
All Species Total 842, 3231, 231
*Banded by Braddock Bay Raptor Research banders. No regular banding season for hawks in the fall at Braddock Bay Raptor Research
Selected Species Totals for Fall
August, September, October
Black-capped Chickadee 6, 21, 106, 133
Ruby-crowned Kinglet 0, 119, 399, 518
Gray Catbird 64, 45, 4, 113
Yellow-rumped Warbler 0, 9, 18, 27
Scarlet Tanager 0, 2, 0, 2
White-throated Sparrow 0, 420, 411, 831
All Species Total 583, 1599, 1643
Great Lakes Seaway Trail shores provide a stopover for migrating birds.
(Animals • Environment) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Amana Woolen Mill
The Amana Woolen Mill complex has been manufacturing fabric and blankets for over 150 years. This building escaped the 1923 mill fire and was restored in 1999 after a wind storm.
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Ackermann Residence
This building is one of the first constructed in the village and housed Amana's first communal kitchen. Its exterior walls are constructed of wide vertical wooden planks.
(Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The Wickery
Originally built as a watch house (wacht stube), in 1860, this structure has been used for a variety of purposes. The umbrella shop (schirm shop) was housed in this building for a period of time. Later the building housed the farmers' chicken shed (farmers' hühnerstall). The local farmers (non-Society) would bring their chickens to the Amana Store to be sold. The Store would hold the chickens in this structure until prices were optimum. This building was used as a warehouse in the 1930's. From 1942 to 1954, the Amana Post Office was located here. The belfry was added in July, 1936.
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Crystal Eastman
1881-1928, fought for safer
conditions in American
mills, for worker's
compensation laws and led
women's peace party in N.Y.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Spanish War Veterans
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Porto Rico
U.S.A.
(War, Spanish-American) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Wash House and Woodshed
The rear portion of this building is the original woodshed and wash house that served the Noe Kitchen next door. It was converted into a clock shop in 1966 and later an antique shop, for which the front addition was built in 1972.
(Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Wohn Haus
This building was constructed in 1881. The original purpose of the structure was as a communal residence. It remained a residential property until 1988.
(Settlements & Settlers • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Grant's Canal
In early 1863 Federal General U.S. Grant dug a canal here connecting the Mississippi River and Lake Providence. This attempt to use bayous and rivers to bypass Vicksburg failed.
(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Remnant of Original Greenville - Lake Village Bridge
This relic is all that remains of Mississippi's River Bridge that was dedicated to B.G. Humphreys, completed June 16, 1940, and opened to traffic September 17, 1940. A two lane thru-truss design bridge, at the time of its completion its main span length of 840 feet was the longest highway bridge crossing the Mississippi River. The bridge replaced obsolete river ferryboats and in doing so, linked the City of Greenville to all points east and west. It was celebrated as the final link in the shortest all paved-all weather route from New York to Los Angeles. The total construction cost in 1940, was 4.5 million dollars and its demolition in 2011, cost 20 million dollars. The modern 4-lane bridge was opened in 2010 at the cost of 260 million dollars
(20th Century • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Lily Lake, Amana Colonies
The Amana Lily Lake is an incidental creation brought about by the development of the mill race which supplies power to the woolen mill and which historically provided water power for numerous other Amana industries. Originally, a bog or wet field with rich bottom mud, the area proved a fertile environment for the American lotus (Nelumbo lutea) or the great yellow water lily as it is commonly known.
Oral tradition relates that American Indians camped adjacent to this site to harvest the edible lotus tubers in autumn. The pale-yellow sweet-scented flowers have several rows of petals and sepals and bloom each summer in July and August. The Amana Colonists, particularly children and young people, historically used the lake for ice-skating and boating. Today, the Lily Lake is a popular fishing and picnic site in the Amana Colonies, a National Historic Landmark.
(Environment) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Veterans Memorial
This memorial is dedicated
to the men and women
of Keokuk County
who have served
their country
They counted not their
lives dear unto themselves
(War, World II • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Chemung County World War II Monument
Dedicated to the
honor and sacrifice
of the men and women
who served our country
in World War II
(War, World II) Includes location, directions, 9 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Birthplace of Boys and Girls Rural Clubs
In 1904, Cap E. Miller, Superintendent of Schools in Keokuk County with the help of many citizens, organized Iowa's first county Boys' Agricultural Club and Girls' Home Culture Club. This was one of the pioneering developments that grew into the 4-H Clubs of the United States of America.
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the above event, in 1954 A.D.
(Agriculture • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Converge on Montreal
Destination Montreal
In 1759, the British plan for defeating the French in North America involved major expeditions that would cut off French supply routes up and down the St. Lawrence River, block French advances south through the Champlain Valley, and isolate the French forts in the interior by controlling the Niagara River. The final phase of the plan in 1760 involved three armies converging on and taking Montreal, the seat of the French government on the continent.
Toward Niagara Brigadier General John Prideaux would lead a force to take Fort Niagara, the "key to the continent," controlling all access into the interior of North America. Its capture by the British isolated the French forts along the Great Lakes and in the Ohio River valley.
Through the Champlain Lieutenant Colonel William Haviland would lead his forces up Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River to converge with Amherst on Montreal.
From the Atlantic British forces would secure the mouth of the St. Lawrence River, allowing Brigadier General James Murry to advance to Montreal and join Amherst's and Haviland's forces.
Launching an Expedition Abercromby's expedition against French Fort Carillon embarks on Lake George. Painting by Frederick Coffay Yohn, courtesy Chapman Historical Museum.
Men at the Top
Major General Jeffery Amherst, the final Commander-in-Chief, led the British armies to victory in North America. In 1759, he commanded the army up the Lake Champlain valley to capture both Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) and Fort St. Frederic (Crown Point).
Major General James Abercromby, became the British Commander-in-Chief after Lord Loudoun. He commanded the army sent in 1758 to take French Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga), but was defeated and relieved of command.
John Campbell, the Earl of Loundoun, was a better administrator than commander, having lost Fort William Henry and failed to take French positions on Cape Brenton Island that guarded the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Major General Edward Braddock, was a British officer and Commander-in-Chief of the British army on North America at the start of the French and Indian War. He was mortally wounded in an attempt to capture the French Fort Duquesne.
Key Officers
Brigadier General John Prideaux commanded the 55th Regiment of Foot, he was killed when he walked in front of a mortar fired by his own forces before Ft. Niagara was taken. (No known image of him exists.)
Lieutenant Colonel Eyre Massey was in command of the light infantry companies sent to La Belle Famille during the siege of Fort Niagara to repel French reinforcements.
Sir William Johnson, one of the most powerful and influential people in New York, was the British Superintendent of Indian Affairs and military officer. He took command of the army upon Prideaux's death and successfully captured Fort Niagara.
Major General James Wolfe, was given command of an army to take the French city of Quebec in 1759. Though the campaign was successful, General Wolfe lost his life on the battlefield.
Brigadier General James Murry, served as Major General Wolfe's third in command during the seige of Quebec. After Wolfe's death, he took control of the city and served as military commander there.
Braddock Bay?
Originally named Prideaux's Bay when his army encamped here on July 4, 1759 on the way to Fort Niagara, the name of the bay has since changed to Braddock Bay. Both were generals of the British army participating in the war, however, General Braddock was never in New York. A published account "... in the neighborhood of the bay...," stated that "...a certain Captain Braddock, a 'high-sea pirate', being hard pressed by a pursuing vessel, took refuge in this bay, and on his death bed confessed that he had buried all his treasure under a beech tree on the shore of the bay." Was the bay named for the general or the pirate? No one knows for sure.
British Victories and Defeats
1760
• Amherst, with Murray and Haviland (British) surround Montreal and force its surrender, ending the war in North America.
• Amerst (British) takes Fort Levis on in the St. Lawrence River.
• De Levis (French) attempts to recapture Quebec but fails.
1759
• Wolfe (British) dies capturing the Frech capital of Quebec.
•Amherst (British) captures both Forts Carillon and St. Frederic.
• Prideaux and Johnson (British) capture Fort Niagara.
1758
• Forbes (British) captures the destroyed Fort Duquesne.
• Bradstreet (British) captures and destroys Fort Frontenac.
• Abercromby defeated by Montcalm (French) at Fort Carillon.
• Amherst and Wolfe (British) capture Louisbourg.
1757
• Fort William Henry captured and destroyed by Montcalm (French).
1756
• British forts at Oswego captured by Montcalm (French).
• Fort Bull taken and destroyed by de Lery (French).
1755
• William Johnson (British) captures Baron Dieskau at Lake George.
The route of the British plan of attack followed the Great Lakes Seaway Trail.
(War, French and Indian) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.