Missouri, Greene County, Springfield
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Born in Springfield, MO in 1957 to
William Louis Stewart and Bee Payne-Stewart
Attended Greenwood High School and
Southern Methodist University
Married to Tracey Ferguson Stewart
Father to Chelsea and Aaron
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Champion – 1999
U.S. Open Champion – 1991 & 1999
Ryder Cup Team Member – 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, & 1999
Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame – 1999
SMU’s Distinguished Alumni Award – 1998
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – 1994
Three-time “Skins Game” Winner – 1991, 1992, & 1993
PGA Champion – 1989
Missouri State Amateur Champion – 1979
All-American at SMU – 1979
11 Total PGA Tour Victories
7 Total International Victories
Recognized as a
Missouri Sports Legend
February 2000
(Sports) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Born in Springfield, MO in 1957 to
William Louis Stewart and Bee Payne-Stewart
Attended Greenwood High School and
Southern Methodist University
Married to Tracey Ferguson Stewart
Father to Chelsea and Aaron
AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Champion – 1999
U.S. Open Champion – 1991 & 1999
Ryder Cup Team Member – 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, & 1999
Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame – 1999
SMU’s Distinguished Alumni Award – 1998
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – 1994
Three-time “Skins Game” Winner – 1991, 1992, & 1993
PGA Champion – 1989
Missouri State Amateur Champion – 1979
All-American at SMU – 1979
11 Total PGA Tour Victories
7 Total International Victories
Recognized as a
Missouri Sports Legend
February 2000
(Sports) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
These five panels tell the stories of Alameda County's five courthouses.
In memory of all men and women who honorably served in the armed forces of the United States of America
1824 - George Anthony - 1896
Creating a Harbor
Spreading before you is the Oakland Estuary. This sheltered inlet of San Francisco Bay was once fringed by broad marshes and shallow tidelands which became mud flats at low tide. A rich wildlife habitat, the estuary was a plentiful source of food for Native Americans. The Ohlone Indians established a village near this spot. A long-vanished shellmound was located near the village, marking the location of discarded shells from oysters, clams, and mussels. 
The Minnesota River Valley has been home to many cultures. Paleo, Archaic, Plains, Woodland, Iowa, Oneota and Dakota Indians followed each other in the basin. After 1852, settlers from Europe and the eastern U. S. came to the valley looking for a better life.
Built in 1877, Liberty Hall embodies the many layers of West Oakland history. It is an outstanding example of mid-Victorian commercial architecture, with octagonal turrets, ornamental brackets and window hoods. It was operated as the Western Market by its original owner Harry A. Zeiss, who lived upstairs, and later by another German family, that of Johan Breiling. Early West Oakland was famed as a “melting pot” with large, strong ethnic communities, among them German, Irish, Italian, Portuguese, Slavic, and African-American. In 1925 Oakland Branch No. 188 of Marcus Garvey’s Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) bought the market building and renamed it Liberty Hall after their headquarters in Harlem. The largest mass movement of African-Americans in history, the UNIA had over 1.000 chapters in 40 countries. In Oakland its membership grew to over 500. Garvey believed African-Americans could achieve economic power by owning their businesses. In the mid-1930s Liberty Hall was used by the Peace Mission of Father Divine, an African-American minister who organized 160 mission throughout the country. The Oakland Peace Mission offered Depression-era banquets for a few pennies per meal, a dormitory, and a furniture repair shop in the now demolished stable. The movement began to decline after the start of World War II, but the Oakland branch was listed in the telephone directory at this location until 1956. From the closing of the Peace Mission until the early 1970s, Liberty Hall was occupied by several African-American churches. By 1985 it was abandoned and scheduled to be demolished. Through the vision and leadership of Sister Pat Sears, CSJ, Sister Joanna Bramble, CSJ and many others, Jubilee West bought and renovated Liberty Hall to house its services to the neighborhood. It became an Oakland Landmark in 1987 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
Commanding Officers
The ship’s mast in front of you is salvaged from the USS Oakland, an anti-aircraft cruiser – typical of many ships that received supplies sent from the Oakland Naval Supply Depot during World War II. The Oakland was assigned to the fast carrier strike force. The force was a self-defending convoy of aircraft carriers, battleships, destroyers, submarines and cruisers, equipped to travel at speeds over 30 knots. The Oakland participated in many of the war’s major battles and historic actions, earning nine Battle Stars and numerous other medals.
Route 1, originally known as the Washington-Baltimore Turnpike was part of the major road between Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.
The Avondale Mill was built by Horace Capron in between 1845-1848. Later owned by George Wheeler and others, for many years it was known as Crabbs' Mill after owner Benjamin F. Crabbs. Over the years flour, corn, and lace embroidery were among the products manufactured there. Until its destruction in 1991 from a devastating fire it was the oldest mill in Prince George's County.
Riverfront Park offers visitors the chance to experience the heritage and nature of Laurel, Maryland.