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Joseph Ehlinger

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Houston, Texas.
Born in Alsace, France 1792 Died in Houston, Texas 1845 Served in Captain William J. E. Heard's company at San Jacinto

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Viven

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Houston, Texas.
A member of Captain William Wood's company at San Jacinto Died in Houston, October 26, 1856

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Archibald S. Lewis

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Houston, Texas.
A member of Captain Benjamin F. Bryant's company at San Jacinto Died in Houston December 3, 1839

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Robert Barr

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Houston, Texas.
San Jacinto veteran. Postmaster General of the Republic under Houston and Lamar. Born in Urbana, Ohio in 1802. Died in Houston, Texas at 9 a.m. October 11, 1839, of yellow fever. Buried under the auspices of the Masonic and . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Daniel Durham

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Houston, Texas.
Born in England in 1814 Participated in the capture of Bexar, December 5th to 10th, 1835. Served in Captain William J. E. Heard's company at San Jacinto and was Second Lieutenant in the Milam Guards when he died at Houston, . . .

(War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Cheevers

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Houston, Texas.
Came to Texas in 1829 Died in Houston in 1846 Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto as a member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

John Richardson

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Houston, Texas.
Came to Texas, 1834. In Captain James Gillaspie's company at San Jacinto Died in Houston, May 25, 1840

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Henry Livingston Thompson

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Houston, Texas.
Commodore of the Texan Navy Died in Houston, Nov. 1, 1837 "The funeral of the late Commodore Thompson took place on the morning of Thursday last. His remains were followed to the grave by the largest and most respectable . . .

(Notable Persons) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sugar in Jamaica

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, Jamaica.
Sugar Sugar was introduced to the New World by Columbus on his 2nd voyage. In 1493, he took canes from Gomera in the Canaries to Hispaniola. It is recorded that Francisco Garay, Spanish Governor in 1527, built a mill and . . .

(Agriculture • Colonial Era • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rose Hall Great House

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, Jamaica.
National Monument Jamaica National Trust Commision

Includes location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Eli Noland

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Houston, Texas.
In Captain William S. Fisher's company at San Jacinto Born in Ohio in 1804 Died in Houston, December 17, 1841

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Harvey Homan

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Houston, Texas.
Came to Texas in January, 1836 Fought at San Jacinto in Captain Richard Roman's company Born in Kentucky, 1806 Died in Houston July, 1846

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Jacob Maybee

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Houston, Texas.
Came to Texas in 1835 A member of Captain William S. Fisher's company at San Jacinto Died at Houston February 8, 1838

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William Gammell

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Houston, Texas.
Born in Scotland. Fought at San Jacinto in Captain A. H. Wyly's company. Died in Houston, April 10, 1869 and was buried here. His widow Jane McDaniel Gammell Died November 11, 1908 and was buried in the Glenwood Cemetery . . .

(War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Major Isaac N. Moreland

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Houston, Texas.
Born in Georgia. Came to Texas in 1834. Storming of Bexar, 1835. Commanded the artillery at San Jacinto. Made Major, July 20, 1836. Law partner of David G. Burnet, 1837. Died June 7, 1840 while Chief Justice of Harris . . .

(War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

William S. Stilwell

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Houston, Texas.
A Private in Captain Isaac N. Moreland's company of Artillery at San Jacinto. Appointed Captain, December 26, 1836. Born in New York 1809. Died in Houston September 12, 1837 "Died in this city, on the 12th inst., suddenly, . . .

(War, Texas Independence) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Fielding G. Secrest

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Houston, Texas.
Served in Captain Henry W. Karnes' company of Cavalry at San Jacinto. Died in Houston, June 1, 1840 His wife Eliza Sneed Secrest Died in 1839

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Moses W. Brigham

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Houston, Texas.
A member of Captain Amasa Turner's company Battle of San Jacinto Died in Houston 1854

(War, Texas Independence) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lincoln Highway

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Auburn, California.
This monument was erected in recognition of the historical significance of this transportation corridor by the Placer County Water Agency and dedicated to the California Chapter of the Lincoln Highway Association. Ophir Road . . .

(Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Rapids Lodge Historic Site

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Grand Lake, Colorado.
Rapids Lodge is one of three tourist hotels built between 1900 and 1920. The other two burned. Laps Ish, the owner and builder, sawed all lumber of lodgepole pine. Until about 1935 the lights and some heat for the hotel came . . .

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