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T.B. Sutton General Store

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Granville, Tennessee.
Has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior. May 7, 2019

(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

We Will Remember/Nous Nous Souviendrons

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near Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia.
Welcome to #5 Radar Unit. RCAF Queensport / Cole Harbour. Bienvenue à Ja Sieme unité de radar deP'ARC, située à Queensport / Cole Harbour. This base, along with ten others situated along the rocky shores of Nova Scotia, Was . . .

(Air & Space • Forts, Castles • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

The Northernmost Point of Lake Michigan

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near Naubinway, Michigan.
About a mile west of here is the northernmost point of Lake Michigan. This geographical location is of historical importance because the act of Congress which created the territory of Michigan in 1805 used it to mark the . . .

(Natural Features • Political Subdivisions) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

New Hill Village

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Hill, New Hampshire.
In February 1937, Hill residents learned that their village, near the Pemigewasset River, was to become a flood control reservoir for the Franklin Falls dam project. By January of 1940, the citizens of Hill formed an . . .

(Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Gaslight Square

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Saint Louis, Missouri.
For 10 years, Boyle and Olive was the center of St. Louis' entertainment universe. The Square gained its national reputation as a magnet for the beat and the hip. Later, it became home to legendary and local performers in . . .

(Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Masiero – Winship Post 1811 Veterans Monument

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Wingdale, New York.
Masiero – Winship Post 1811 To Honor Those Veterans Who Defended God and Country Dedicated to the Men and Women of Wingdale Who Served in the Armed Forces of Our Country Chartered July 30 1953 Erected May 30 1991 To Honor . . .

(Military) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Nine Partners School

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Millbrook, New York.
Nine Partners School On this site, 1796-1863, Influential in Education Famous for its teachers And pupils State Education Department 1935

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

Meeting House

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Millbrook, New York.
Meeting House Built in 1780 by the Nine Partners Meeting of the Society of Friends State Education Department 1955

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

Jacob Willetts   Deborah Willetts

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Millbrook, New York.
Jacob Willetts Deborah Willetts Widely Known Educators Lived here in early 19th Century State Education Department 1935

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

Festival of Progress

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Garretson, South Dakota.
Side1 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. (RFC) granted a $410,000 relief loan to South Dakota in 1932, the third year of the Great Depression, Garretson became one of five towns in the county allotted funds. Its City . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Big Slide

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Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Side 1 Between about 1913 and 1920, adventurous children and adults could enjoy exciting rides on a giant plank-and-timber, tin-lined slide which began near this marker. The slide was the creation of Edwin A. Sherman, a . . .

(Entertainment • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Sacrificial High Place

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, Israel.
English Text: The inhabitants of the kingdom of Geshur were Aramaens and the high places and ritual objects reflect their religion. On the sacrificial high place were found fragments of basins, horned altars, and an . . .

(Anthropology • Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Luther Forest

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near Malta, New York.
A 7000 acre forest preserve created by the Luther family. 10,000,000 trees planted between 1898 and 1937.

(Horticulture & Forestry) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

South Harbour War Memorial

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near South Harbour, Nova Scotia.
In grateful memory of the men who gave their lives in two World Wars 1939-1945 E.J. Cameron D.C. MacDonald T. J. MacDonald R. N. MacInnes H. J. MacLennan C. MacLennan E. MacLennan N. MacLennan J. A. MacNeil 1914-1918 M. . . .

(War, World I • War, World II) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The Bell of Our First Church

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Mildred, Pennsylvania.
Built in 1896, St. Francis of Assisi Church burned to the ground April 12, 1957, Friday before Holy Week. Fire broke out at 10:20 p.m., and the Rectory was also destroyed. Father Luke Hally kept the broken bell until he . . .

(Churches & Religion • Communications • Disasters • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

The First Coal Workings in North America

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Port Morien, Nova Scotia.
Commercial coal mining began in Port Morien in 1720 after a mine had been opened to supply The Fortress at Louisbourg. This was the first commercial coal mine in North America. After the English victory at Louisbourg in . . .

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce • Labor Unions • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Judge Maury House

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Port Gibson, Mississippi.
302 Jackson. Ca. 1827-1840, Greek Revival. Henry Clay often visited in Port Gibson and stayed in this house as guest of his friend, Judge James H. Maury. Descendents(sp) of Judge Maury still live here (1979).

(Architecture • Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Veterans Memorial

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Dushore, Pennsylvania.
Memorial to all those who have served

(Patriots & Patriotism • War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World II) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Commercial Building

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Port Gibson, Mississippi.
212-14 Carrol. Ca. 1840 Greek Revival. One of the finest commercial/residential buildings from this era in Mississippi today. The center doorway opens to a stairhall which leads to the residence area upstairs.

(Architecture • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Colley Union Church

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Colley, Pennsylvania.
Upon this site in the year 1890 the Colley Union Church was erected. The Colley Union Church was founded on lands reserved for this purpose by the Annie Potter family, and it was officially deeded as a church property on . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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