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Kansas, Ford County, Dodge City Seven million head of longhorns marketed from Dodge City [18]70's - [18]80's Lest We Forget Modeled by O.H. Simpson, D.D.S. (Animals • Man-Made Features • Roads &...
View ArticleH.B. (Ham) Bell
Kansas, Ford County, Dodge City Deputy U.S. Marshal, Pioneer Sheriff Mayor of Dodge City and Grand Old Man of the Southwest since 1874 ———————— National Youth Administration Work Project A-D-1939...
View ArticleM551A1 Sheridan AR/AAV
Maryland, BaltimoreArmored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle-Turret Armament 152mm Gun/Launcher-M-219 7.62 cal. Machine Gun (Coaxially Mounted)-M-2 .50 Cal. Machine Gun-M-176 Grenade Launchers...
View ArticleSite of Woolen Mill
New York, Oneida County, Oriskany Erected in 1810 believed to be the 1st in America to manufacture fabrics from raw material (Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS...
View ArticleScriba Patent
New York, Oneida County, Camden499,135 acres granted to G. Scriba 1794, 24 townships surveyed by Benjamin Wright. Camden created from original towns of Linley & Bloomfield (Settlements &...
View Article1799
New York, Oneida County, CamdenSite of first town meeting Log house of Samuel Royce Ordinances, "swine allowed at large - fence viewers paid 75 cents a day." (Settlements & Settlers) Includes...
View ArticleCongregational Church - 1814
New York, Madison County, CanastotaFounded by pioneers from CT on the theology of J. Edwards Meeting house built 1824 Early leaders: R. Bushnell, E.S. Cadwell, & P. Cadwell (Churches, Etc. •...
View ArticleCigarville Station
New York, Onondaga County, ClayBuilt 1871 - served Syracuse Northern RR - burned and rebuilt about 1890. Renamed Clay Station 1903. First PO in town. D. Sotherden, Owner (Railroads & Streetcars)...
View ArticleLog Cabin Site
New York, Onondaga County, BaldwinsvilleJonas Baldwin founder of Baldwinsville, built the first log cabin on the north side of the Seneca River near this spot in 1807. (Settlements & Settlers)...
View ArticlePort Byron
New York, Cayuga County, Port Byron Named 1825, inc. 1837. Formerly called Bucksville from Aholiab Buck, settler in 1798. Also King's Settlement from P. King 1797 (Settlements & Settlers) Includes...
View ArticleF.M. Jones House
New York, Monroe County, WebsterF.M. Jones House Built c. 1890's Hoffman Hospital 1930-1937 (Charity & Public Work • Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS...
View ArticleWebster Grange
New York, Monroe County, Webster Organized 1880 - Grange Hall 1899 An institution of social and agricultural influence in Webster Largest grange in the U.S.A. (Agriculture • Charity & Public Work •...
View ArticleImmanuel Lutheran Church
New York, Monroe County, Webster Dedicated September 13, 1868 as the German Evangelical Lutheran Church Present church built in 1888 (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS...
View ArticleFirst White Men
New York, Wayne County, PultneyvilleFrom 1687 French Batteaux men stopped here to trade with Indians. First settler "Yankee Bill" Waters, a hunter lived here 1804. (Colonial Era • Native Americans •...
View ArticleFrom the Nearby Ravine
New York, Wayne County, PultneyvilleFrom the nearby ravine, the militia and volunteers hastily gathered under General Swift, bravely defended the northern frontier, their kindred and homes, from the...
View ArticleThe Battle of Pultneyville
New York, Wayne County, PultneyvilleBattle of Nerves The Battle of Pultneyville was a skirmish between British forces under Commander Yeo and American Militia forces. The British periodically raided...
View ArticleFort Site
New York, Monroe County, Webster Here Denonville's French Army landed to invade the Seneca Country; July 12, 1687, 400 men were left to build fort; Battle at Victor July 13, 1687 (Colonial Era • Native...
View ArticleBay Road Elementary School
New York, Monroe County, WebsterBay Road Elementary School 1957-1983 Lloyd Vanhoover, Principal Dedicated 2002 (Education) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleOrigin of Lynch Law
Virginia, Campbell County, AltavistaDuring the Revolutionary War, loyalists in the Virginia backcountry periodically conspired against the Revolutionary authorities. Colonels Charles Lynch, James...
View ArticleNew London
Virginia, Campbell County, New LondonAt New London, Patrick Henry made one of his most famous speeches. John Hook, a Tory, brought suit for two steers impressed for the American Army in 1781. Henry,...
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