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First Liberty Pole In The West
California, Butte County, OrovilleOriginal SiteFirst Liberty PoleIn The West 1857 Bicentennial Replica Dedicated 200th Anniversary of Old Glory, June 14, 1977. Oroville Heritage Council (Seal of the...
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First Pharmacy
California, Butte County, OrovilleRandall & McDermott 1855 B.S.A. Troop 29 (Seal of the American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976) (Science & Medicine) Includes location, directions, 2 photos,...
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St. Anthony's Catholic Church War Memorial
New Mexico, San Miguel County, PecosFor the Glory of God and Country These died in World War II Martin Quintana Jr. Ernesto Ortiz Pablo V. Roybal "They died in that we may live in peace" (War, World...
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San Antonio de Padua Catholic Church
New Mexico, San Miguel County, PecosThis is one of the finest surviving examples of Bishop Lamy's French-inspired gothic architecture in New Mexico. Completed in 1906, it is constructed of locally...
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Plum Valley House Site
California, Sierra County, near AlleghanyThe Plum Valley House, built in 1854 by John Bope, was constructed of hewn logs and whip sawn lumber. It was a toll station on the Henness Pass Road between...
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Bovee Building
California, Sierra County, AlleghanyConstructed in the late 1878s, by the early argonaut, J.F. Bovee, to house a clothing store and tavern. In 1928 David H. Casey, the 1918 Marine Corps Light Weight...
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Alleghany
California, Sierra County, AlleghanyAlleghany, “The Treasure Town,” was made up several mining camps; Smith’s Flat, Kanaka Flat, Wet Ravine, Cumberland and Kanaka City. All were established within a...
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The Sixteen to One Mine
California, Sierra County, AlleghanyCalifornia’s Sixteen to One has been producing gold for over one hundreds years. More than one million troy ounces of gold have been mined from its tunnels. In 1853...
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Upton’s Trail
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaBy the night of May 8, the Confederate army was in firm possession of Spotsylvania Court House. With Lee entrenching, Grant looked for opportunities to...
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The Muleshoe Salient
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaOne hundred and fifty yards ahead of you is the Bloody Angle, perhaps the most hallowed site on any Civil War battlefield. The Bloody Angle is a small bend in...
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Harkin Store
Minnesota, Brown County, near New UlmWest Newton in 1870 was a thriving town, serving riverboat travel on the Minnesota River. It consisted of a hotel, a livery stable, a brewery, a sawmill, a wagon...
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Attack on the Muleshoe
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaLike Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant recognized the Muleshoe’s weakness and made plans to exploit it. On May 12, just after dawn, 20,000 men of General Winfield...
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Bloody Angle, Crowded Ravine
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaFighting at the Muleshoe Salient focused on a slight turn in the Confederate earthworks, to your right-front, known as the “Bloody Angle.” The Angle occupied...
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"The Toughest Fight Yet"
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaArtist Alfred R. Waud sketched these Union soldiers under fire here on May 12, 1864. Lee’s counterattacks had driven the Union troops out of the Muleshoe, and...
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Fatal Mistake at the East Angle
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaThe sharp turn in the Confederate works here is called the “East Angle.” It marks the apex of the Muleshoe Salient and was one of the most vulnerable points...
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Dawn Assault
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaIn the dank, pre-dawn light of May 12, 1864, Confederates huddled along these muddy works could hear the rumble of Union troops coming toward them. Moments...
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Struggle for the Bloody Angle
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaFor 22 hours combat raged on the landscape in front of you. Although the fighting extended for half a mile, the battle focused on (and became identified with)...
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The Confederate Earthworks
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaThese modest mounds are all that remain of the Muleshoe Salient’s once-formidable earthworks. Begun by the Confederates on the night of May 8, the works were...
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Aftermath
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaAt 2 a.m. on May 13, 1864, General Lee declared a new line of works a half mile behind you ready, and the Confederate troops in the trenches here quietly...
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Upton’s Assault
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaJust before 6 p.m. on May 10, 1864, 5,000 Union soldiers led by Colonel Emory Upton—formed in deep masses rather than traditional battle lines—emerged from...
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