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Measure of Men
North Carolina, Swain County, near Cherokee The high, rounded mountain in front of you is Clingmans Dome (6,643 feet elevation), the highest mountain in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the highest...
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Robert Patrick Casey
Pennsylvania, Lackawanna County, ScrantonPennsylvania public official and lifelong Scranton resident, Casey served as State Senator, 1962-66; First Vice President of Pa. Constitutional Convention,...
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Hints of Slave Row
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonIn the clearing before you – although no visible signs remain – a row of six slave cabins may have stood.Written records reveal little about the slaves’...
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Site of Old Charles Town
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonErected byThe Charles Town ChapterChildren of the American RevolutionNovember 25th 1909---------------This block of regal blue marblefrom the quarries at...
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Blue Whale
Oklahoma, Rogers County, Catoosa Built in the early 1970's as an anniversary gift, the Blue Whale turned into a swimming park and closed in 1988. Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program as...
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Dr. Jur. Kasimir Pfyffer
Switzerland, Lucerne (canton), Lucerne (district), LucerneIn diesem Hause wohnte u. starb Dr. Jur. Kasimir Pfyffer 1794 – 1875 Erster Stadtpräsident von Luzern Mitglied des grossen Rates...
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The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club
California, San Francisco City and County, San FranciscoThe Dolphin Club, in cooperation with the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department, maintains this facility to accomodate it program of open...
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Dr. Henry Woodward
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonHenry Woodward played a vital role in the success of Charles Towne. He spoke several Indian languages, had lived with a Carolina tribe for almost two years...
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Elliott Building
Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa The Elliott Building at 9th and Cincinnati housed the original site of the Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery from July 1974 to December 1977. Tulsa...
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Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Building
Oklahoma, Tulsa County, Tulsa was listed on the National Register of Historic Places April 10, 1984 by the Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C....
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El Quartelejo
Kansas, Scott County, near Scott City In Scott County State Park three miles northwest is El Quartelejo, only known Indian pueblo in Kansas. About 1650, it is believed, Taos Indians migrated here to...
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Dutton's Hill Battle
Kentucky, Pulaski County, SomersetMarch 30, 1863, USA force of 1,250 under General Q. A. Gillmore overtook 1,550 Confederate cavalry under Gen. John Pegram, here. Five hour battle resulted. CSA driven...
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Taken by Surprise
Minnesota, Brown County, near Essig In the summer of 1862, after years of broken treaty promises and late payments that fueled growing tensions and conflict, some Dakota began an attempt to forcibly...
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Burnside
Kentucky, Pulaski County, BurnsideFirst named Point Isabel. Settled about 1800 by pioneers from the Carolinas and Virginia. During the Civil War the Union army, in 1863, set up a troop rendezvous and...
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The Korean War Memorial
Arizona, Pima County, TucsonSide A: We were those whom others did not want to be. We went where others feared to go and did what others feared to do. June 25, 1950 – July 27, 1953 Side B: The United...
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Ghost Structure
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonOften the details of the past are shrouded in mystery. Archeologists and historians have to weave together an interpretation based on limited evidence. In...
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A Temporary Home?
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonA building of the 1670-80 settlement once stood at this spot. Its discovery by archaeologists raised many questions. What was its purpose? Who used it? What...
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Overland Stage Route
Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Point of Rocks At the beginning of the Civil War military strength in the West declined and often it was impossible to safeguard stages carrying the United States mail...
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Almond Overland Stage Station
Wyoming, Sweetwater County, Point of Rocks Ruins Of Almond Overland Stage Station, 1862-8 Located Beyond Railroad Tracks 1640 Feet To Southward Of This Marker (Roads & Vehicles) Includes location,...
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Buildings “All of Wood”?
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonThis small shed represents the construction techniques that might have been used at early Charles Towne. It is not a reconstruction of a specific building,...
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