New York, Niagara County, Wilson
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Site of Wilson Collegiate Institute 1845, Wilson Union Free School 1869. Rebuilt in 1900.
(Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Site of Wilson Collegiate Institute 1845, Wilson Union Free School 1869. Rebuilt in 1900.(Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
South Attleboro
Memorial Wall and
Veterans Pavilion
By the Community
For the Community
EST. Nov 11, 2012
Dedicated
In Honor of the Employees of the
L.G. Balfour Company
Who Served in the Armed Forces of
The United States During World War II
and
In Memory of Those Who Made
The Supreme Sacrifice
1254-62 Montgomery Street
About two miles southwest of this marker, the Greenhorn Cutoff ascended and wound through the hills for about twelve miles to avoid river crossings in Carlin Canyon.
"The water is warm and tastes but little better than soap suds. We use acid in all the water we drink, by that means we manage to get along, although we are all anxious to get off this river" - Ephriam Brandiff, Aug. 16, 1852
"Saw in this distance a flag flying denoting a trading post, rode over to it but found the most they had to sell was very poor whiskey. ... These traders get a great price for everything they sell." - Henry S. Anable, Aug. 25, 1852
This 210 foot monument was built in 
First fortified by the Spanish in 1797, this bluff above the bay was re-armed by the U.S. Army in 1864. The post remained active through the Civil War, western Indians Wars, and conflicts abroad, beginning with the Spanish-American War in 1898. During World War II, Fort Mason was the Army’s logistics center for sending troops and supplies to the Pacific.
In response to the 1906 earthquake and fire, and recognizing the critical role of Fort Mason as a naval operations center, Congress appropriated funds to construct the tree piers in use today. Built on land reclaimed from a tidal cove, Fort Mason served as the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, the organizational center for the military, from 1909 to 1962. 
Founded by 
David D. Colton arrived in Yreka in 1851, mined for a time, established the Mountain News Herald, and at age 21 became the second Siskiyou County sheriff. His original 1853 hewed-log house on this site was replaced the same year by a brick structure known as the D.D. Colton Building. Although considerably altered in front, it stands today having survived the 1871 fire. E. Laurer (sic) and A. Wetzel were subsequent owners who operated clothing and general merchandise stores at different times. While under the ownership of Lauer, the second floor was occupied by the Union Printing Company, the new name for Colton’s newspaper.