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Josephus Daniels

North Carolina, Beaufort County, WashingtonSecretary of the Navy, 1913-21; Ambassador to Mexico; editor; author. Birthplace stood here. (Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...

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Matthew Rowan

North Carolina, Beaufort County, BathActing governor, 1753-54. Councilor, assemblyman, and Surveyor General. Merchant in the Irish trade. His home was here. (Notable Persons) Includes location,...

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John F. Tompkins

North Carolina, Beaufort County, BathAgricultural reformer, a founder of the State Fair, published and edited the "Farmer's Journal", 1852-53, in Bath. This was his home. (Notable Persons) Includes...

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St. Thomas Church

North Carolina, Beaufort County, BathEpiscopal. Oldest church building in the state of North Carolina; was constructed in 1734. (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...

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Monumental Stories

Pennsylvania, Adams County, Gettysburg About the Art Monumental Stories is a dedication to the History, Heritage, and Honor of the African American community of Gettysburg, PA, and the United States...

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Zane Grey's Cabin

Arizona, Gila County, PaysonAn Ohio born dentist, Zane Grey spent many years under the Mogollon Rim, writing "To the Last Man" and a dozen other westerns with Arizona settings and characters. His...

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Shoofly Village Ruin

Arizona, Gila County, near PaysonShoofly Village Ruin is the remains of a large masonry and Jacal prehistoric community. It contains 80+ rooms and covers 4 acres. Between A.D. 1000 and 1200 as many as...

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Camp Verde Arizona to Payson Arizona Mail Trail

Arizona, Gila County, PineThis historic mail trail is dedicated to the memory of the mail riders named below and unknown mail carriers that braved weather, rough terrain and the Verde River to deliver...

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John Lawson

North Carolina, Beaufort County, BathNaturalist, explorer and surveyor general for the Lords Proprietors, John Lawson traveled the interior of the Carolina colony in 1700-01. He described the 550-mile...

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Colonial Bath

North Carolina, Beaufort County, BathBath, oldest town in North Carolina, was established in 1705. The first settlers were French Huguenots from Virginia. Among the early English inhabitants were John...

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Historic Bath

North Carolina, Beaufort County, Bath(MAP OF TOWN OF BATH) Bath, the oldest incorporated town in North Carolina, was established in 1705. By the 1708 the town consisted of twelve houses and a...

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Madison Historic District

Indiana, Jefferson County, MadisonMadison Historic District, listed in National Register, 1973, in over 130 blocks contains hundreds of structures of every type, size, and period, 1812-1920, including...

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Confederate Forts

North Carolina, Dare County, HatterasFort Hatteras and Fort Clark, 2 miles s.west, fell to Union troops on Aug. 29, 1861, after two days of heavy naval bombardment. (Forts, Castles • War, US Civil)...

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C. Wayland Spruill

North Carolina, Bertie County, Windsor"Cousin Wayland". Farmer, businessman, and state legislator. Advocate of mental health programs. Home was 100 feet N.E. (Notable Persons) Includes location,...

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Owen L. W. Smith

North Carolina, Wilson County, WilsonU.S. minister to Liberia, 1898-1902; born into slavery. Pastor, St. John A.M.E. Zion Church in Wilson. Lived 1/10 mi. N. (Notable Persons) Includes location,...

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Jesse Fell

Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-BarreAt his tavern here on Feb. 11, 1808, Fell burned “stone coal” successfully in an open grate. This famed experiment spurred the rise of the anthracite industry...

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Franklin County Courthouse

Kansas, Franklin County, Ottawa This is the oldest surviving courthouse designed by George P Washburn of Ottawa. Before coming to town, Washburn had worked for the Kansas City architectural firm of...

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Garfield & Lake Point Resorts

Utah, Tooele County, near MagnaFrom 1881 to 1893 Garfield Beach was the most famous and finest recreation resort on the shores of Great Salt Lake, with its railroad station, lunch stand, restaurant,...

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Pioneer Black Rock Resort

Utah, Tooele County, near Magna On July 27, 1847 an exploring party of pioneers bathed near historic Black Rock. In 1851, the first recorded Fourth of July celebration was held here when about 150...

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Third Reformed Church

Michigan, Ottawa, HollandSide 1: Under the leadership of the Rev. Albertus C. Van Raalte, founder of the Holland colony, the Third Reformed Church was organized on September 9, 1867. The first house of...

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