Shoal Creek Baptist Church
Alabama, Marshall County, near ArabThe church was founded on March 14, 1886 by charter members R.J. Riddle, Julie Riddle, W.J. Wright, A. M. Preston, W.B. Scott and F.E. Scott. It is named after Shoal...
View ArticlePainted Desert Inn
Arizona, Navajo County, HolbrookPainted Desert Inn Has been designated a National Historical Landmark This site possesses National Significance in Commemorating the History of the United States of...
View ArticleRoute 66
Arizona, Navajo County, HolbrookYou are standing near old Route 66. The line of the roadbed and the telephone poles in front of you mark the path of the famous "Main Street of America" as it passed...
View ArticleThe Teutonic Order House
Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckUm während der Hof- und Landtage in der Residenzstadt eine eigene Wohnstätte zu besitzen, hat Heinrich v. Kneringen, Landkomtur des Deutschen Ordens “an der Etsch und im...
View ArticleFanny M. Bair Library
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, VicksburgFanny M. Bair, a member of one of Vicksburg's pioneer families, built this library and presented it to the Ladies Library Association on November 21, 1902. Charles...
View ArticleVickers' Mill
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, VicksburgIn 1831, John Vickers built a brush dam over the eight-foot waterfall on Portage Creek and erected a log grist mill. The mill is believed to have been the first...
View ArticleVicksburg's First Mill
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Vicksburg On this site stood Vickburg's First Mill Erected 1850 Burned and rebuilt 1853 Destroyed by fire 1885 This marker placed by Vicksburg Community Council May 31, 1920...
View ArticleFort Wilkes Barre 1778
Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-BarreThis monument was erected by the Wyoming Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution assisted by the Sons of the Revolution to mark the spot...
View ArticleJakob Hutter
Austria, Tyrol, InnsbruckHier Wurde Am 25. Februar 1536 Jakob Hutter Haupt der Wiedertäufer in Tirol, auf dem Scheiterhaufen Hingerichtet. German-English translation: Here On 25 February 1536 Jacob...
View ArticleThe Lion Monument
Switzerland, Lucerne, Lucerne (District), LucerneThe Lion Monument is dedicated to the memory of the Swiss mercenaries who, in the service of Louis XVI, King of France, were killed during the French...
View ArticleSite of the Battle of Marianna
Florida, Jackson County, MariannaHere at high noon on September 27, 1864, a Federal raiding force of 900 men under Brigadier-General Alexander Asboth fought a Confederate home guard of 95 old men and...
View ArticleFirst Rural Free Delivery Carriers
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Climax (Tablet facing East) First rural free delivery carriers starting out from Climax post office. (From photo taken by Frank Hoogman) This tablet erected by Michigan...
View ArticleClimax World War II Memorial
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Climax In memoriam World War II Max Bailey    Loyd Puffer Amos Force    Wesley Simmonds Wilford Gibson    Carrol Smoke Dallas Malone    Fred Truby (War, World II) Includes...
View ArticleDaniel B. Eldred House
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, ClimaxIn 1835, New York native Daniel B. Eldred built this house, which is believed to be the earliest frame dwelling in Climax. Eldred's house, with its delicate Federal...
View ArticleCrex Meadows
Wisconsin, Burnett County, GrantsburgDuring the last Wisconsin glaciation the advance of the Grantsburg sublobe blocked drainage, resulting in the formation of Glacial Lake Grantsburg. Natural...
View ArticleThe Kalamazoo Region
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, near GalesburgKalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of...
View ArticleThe Kalamazoo Region
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, near KalamazooKalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of...
View ArticleU.S.S. Maine Memorial
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Galesburg In Memoriam U.S.S. Maine Destroyed in Havana Harbor February 15th 1898 This tablet is cast from metal recovered from the U.S.S. Maine (War, Spanish-American)...
View ArticleWilliam Rufus Shafter Memorial
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, Galesburg (Left Side Tablet) William Rufus Shafter A Michigan solider whose valorous conduct in the Rebellion, in the Indian Wars and in the Spanish-American War, added...
View ArticleCongregational United Church of Christ
Michigan, Kalamazoo County, GalesburgThis congregation has held services continually since 1832. In 1852 it was formally organized as an offshoot of the First Presbyterian Church of nearby Comstock....
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