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Eastern End of Transpenisular Line Between Maryland and Three Lower Counties...

Maryland, Worcester County, Ocean CityFirst run 1751, Agreed upon 1760 and finally ratified 1769 by King George, III, thus ending almost a century of controversy between the proprietors of the two...

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Pook ng Bilangguang Kampo sa Los Baños

Philippines, Laguna, Los BañosPanel 1:Pook ng Bilangguang Kampo sa Los Baños Ginamit ng mga Hapones bilang bilangguang kampo para sa mga bihag na Amerikano at ibang banyaga noong 1943. Nilusob ng...

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Tower and Water Wheel of Easton Gardens

New Jersey, Bergen County, ParamusNear site of 1745 mill later known as Red Mill (Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Holocaust and World War II Memorial

New Jersey, Bergen County, Fair LawnThis plaque is dedicated to the millions who perished because of hate and intolerance, and the millions who gave their lives defending humanity in the war from...

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Colonel Benjamin Cleveland Monument

South Carolina, Oconee County, near WestminsterErected by members of the Cleveland family in S.C., Ga., & Tenn. in honor of Col. Benjamin Cleveland a hero of the Revolution for American...

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Paul Anderson Memorial Park

Georgia, Stephens County, ToccoaGold Medalist Weightlifting 1956 Olympic Games Melbourne, Australia ——————— "The Greatest Weight Ever Raised by a Human Being 6,270 pounds in a backlift." Listed in The...

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"Johnny Appleseed"

Indiana, Allen County, Fort WayneBorn in Massachusetts, 1776 Died near Fort Wayne, 1843. Buried in the David Archer Cemetery Pioneer apple grower of Indiana and Ohio. The Indiana Horticultural Society...

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The Three Flat-Irons

Arkansas, Carroll County, Eureka SpringsThe original Flat-Iron Building was constructed within sight of Basin Springs in the year 1880. It housed the town's first banking establishment and was the...

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Gladys Trentham Russell

Tennessee, Sevier County, GatlinburgBirthplace of Gladys Trentham RussellAuthor of: Call me HillbillyIt happened in the SmokiesSmoky Mountain Family Album (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements...

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Merritt House

California, Monterey County, MontereyFormer home of Josiah Merritt, first judge of Monterey County. (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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French Consulate

California, Monterey County, MontereyBuilt in the Mexican period. Home of J.A. Moerehaut, a French Consul to California. (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Spanish Presidio

California, Monterey County, MontereyApproximate location of the West wall of the Presidio of Monterey which was established in 1770 to protect the Spanish settlers. (Forts, Castles) Includes location,...

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Lt. Col. Paul H. Kellogg, USMC

Kansas, Saline County, Salina Following distinguished 25 year career in Marine Corps that spanned three wars, Colonel Kellogg spent the next 22 years developing hundreds of SJMS Cadets into successful...

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The Old Mule-Skinner

Kansas, Saline County, Salina In the U.S. Army of long ago, the mule-skinner was the wagon driver who was dedicated to the job of getting supplies through to the fighting men in the field. The...

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Elgin National Watch Company Factory Bell

Illinois, Kane County, ElginThe Factory - 1867 Pocket watch production began in 1867. The factory, located on National Street at the south end of Grove Avenue, grew in stages until by 1920 it was the...

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A Liberty Pole

New York, Montgomery County, near FondaErected on this spot occasioned the first blood shed in old Tryon County in May 1776 (War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...

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We Will Never Forget

New Jersey, Bergen County, Fair Lawn This piece of steel from the World Trade Center is in memory of those residents who perished that day and to the brave men and women who gave their lives to save so...

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The Nauset Lights

Massachusetts, Barnstable County, Orleans In 1838 the United States Government took action to reduce the number of shipwrecks along this dangerous coast by establishing the Nauset Light. To make the...

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Pushed Back by the Sea

Massachusetts, Barnstable County, OrleansBoth the lighthouse standing here and the cliff in front of you have had to give away to the power of the Atlantic Ocean. The first lighthouses built here in...

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The Long, Black Cable

Massachusetts, Barnstable County, OrleansThe long, black cable has carried countless thousands of messages of international finance, personal hope and disaster, and news of war and peace. Now it lies...

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