Defiance, Ohio.
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Artificer and blacksmithing activities took place in this area.
(Forts or Castles • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Artificer and blacksmithing activities took place in this area.(Forts or Castles • Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Troop quarters located on both first and second levels.
Evidence of a stone or shale storehouse was found in this general area. The gunpowder may have been stored here below ground level. Shale-slate building material was plentiful along the Auglaize River.
Veterans Auxiliary Sons In memory and tribute
May this memroial stand as a tribute to those who gve their lives in gaining and preserving our freedom. May we never forget.
Original Falkville Town Hall Building According to a bronze plaque located on the east side of the building, the original Town Hall was built from 1936-1937 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The two-story brick . . . 
Cedar Plains Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was the first congregation in Alabama - 1837 — of the first denomination formed on American soil-1832 — the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Originally meeting in . . . 
Born in 1832, in 1858 she organized Mothers' Day Work Clubs in Taylor County to improve sanitation and public health. After the Civil War began, Jarvis united women on both sides of the conflict to care for the sick and . . . 
These cannons, used for coastal defense, were located in North Carolina's Confederate Fort Fisher. They were captured by Union forces during the Civil War. They were given to the community of Defiance in 1896 by the U.S. . . . 
McKendree Cemetery and the Massey Community In the fall of 1840. Augustine and Emily Hewlett reserved one acre of land to be used for the church then known as McKendree Chapel. A log building was constructed and services . . . 
Resided on this site with their family from 1922 to 1946
Built between 1826 and 1831 by the C & O Canal Company. The tavern provided meals and lodging for canal travelers and boatmen for nearly a century. 
(side 1) The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroads, but a system of loosely connected safe havens where those escaping the brutal conditions of slavery were sheltered, fed, . . . 
A 125-foot towpath breach opened just upstream from this site in September 2008 as a result of Tropical Storm Hannah. The C&O Canal Trust, the Park's official nonprofit partner, raised $100,000 from private sources, which . . . 
Have you ever had difficulty finding a job? During the Great Depression of the 1930s, 15 million Americans—a quarter of the nation's workforce—were unemployed. Many people lived in poverty. African-American unemployment . . . 
Believed to have been named for Lester F. Miller (1840-1922) who came to Pasadena for his health in 1884. He stayed on to develop a successful real estate business that specialized in subdividing home sites, small ranches . . . 
The first meeting of The Salvation Army in Pasadena was held at this site February 2, 1888 
Has a job ever rewarded you with more than a paycheck? This was the case for many young African-American men who reported for duty each morning at Camp NP-2, where you are now standing. They lived a military lifestyle as . . . 
This park commentators those who pioneered the industries of this area and those who contributed in great measure to their development. Outstanding among these were Moses Austin of Missouri, who brought lead to the . . . 
Constructed in 1923. This building is one of many in Pasadena connected with prominent owner, B.O. Kendall, and served as the office of Kendall Automotive Company. In 1980 Alyce A. Doney acquired the property and built a . . . 
