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Looking Glass Rock
North Carolina, Transylvania County, near BrevardLike a gigantic mirror, Looking Glass Rock reflects a dazzle of sunlight when water collects on its granite face. This display is especially spectacular...
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William Chrisman Swope Memorial Chapel
Missouri, Callaway County, Fulton In memory of William Chrisman Swope 1878 - 1909 Graduated from Westminster 1900 Faithful to every duty, self-sacrificing and helpful. A loyal officer in his church, a...
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Robertson Historic District
Missouri, Callaway County, Fulton Rev. William W. Robertson, (1807-1894), Presbyterian minister and educator, established Fulton Female Seminary (1850) on W 7th Street, originally known as Seminary...
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Fighting at Harriet's Chapel
North Carolina, Lenoir County, KinstonOn December 14, Union troops overwhelmed the Confederate line at Harriet’s Chapel. After making a determined stand, the outnumbered Confederates withdrew, fighting...
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The Site of Harriet's Chapel
North Carolina, Lenoir County, KinstonHarriet’s Chapel saw some of the most intense fighting of the Battle of Kinston. In 2010, Historical Preservation Group moved this building, once New Beaverdam...
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Caring for the Wounded
North Carolina, Lenoir County, KinstonAs the fighting surged past the church and the battle moves into Kinston, surgeons of both armies began the task of caring for the wounded. Harriet’s Chapel became...
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The Confederate Defenses of Kinston
North Carolina, Lenoir County, KinstonConfederate engineers built fortifications around Kinston and along the approaches from New Bern. You can see a portion of these earthworks from the boardwalk....
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G.A.R. Hall
Minnesota, Meeker County, Litchfield The Grand Army of the Republic was an organization established in 1866 by Union veterans of the Civil War to preserve friendships, honor fallen comrades, and...
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Washington’s Retreat to Victory
New Jersey, Bergen County, Fort LeeThe Continental Army’s retreat route ran from the bluffs of Fort Lee’s Palisades, site of the American fortifications and nearby encampment, west on Fort Lee Road...
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Wessells' Advance—December 14, 1862
North Carolina, Lenoir County, KinstonGen. John Gray Foster’s long blue line slowly marched north from Southwest Creek toward the Confederate line. The Confederates, behind a formidable line of...
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Frogtown
California, Siskiyou County, near YrekaNear this spot in 1851 Frogtown was founded. It became the center of trade for the miners working on the nearby flats and gulches. When the Oregon Stage Road was...
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Humbug Mining District
California, Siskiyou County, near YrekaIn commemoration of prospectors, miners & their settlements along Humbug Creek – Frenchtown (Mowry’s Flat), Humbug, Humbug City, Riderville (Plugtown) &...
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Cottonwood Basin
California, Siskiyou County, HornbrookOriginally this area was known as Cottonwood, for the trees that grew along the creek. Gold was discovered here in 1851 by John Thomas, and many rich mines were...
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Cottonwood
California, Siskiyou County, HornbrookStage Coach Station Cottonwood 1854 – 1887 Changed to Henley 1861 Early gold mining town (Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location,...
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Klamathon
California, Siskiyou County, near HornbrookOn this site was located the historic lumber town of Klamathon. Townsite laid out in 1888 by the Klamath River Lumber and Improvement Company with the sawmill...
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All Roads Lead to Ager Stage and Freight Stop
California, Siskiyou County, near MontagueHere along the Oregon-California Stage Road of 1856, a new road east to Linkville, now Kalamath Falls, was built in 1876. With the arrival of the Central...
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Martell Stage Station
California, Amador County, JacksonStarted about 100 years ago as Ryan’s Station. In 1888 became known as Martell’s Station. This was the main terminal for stagecoaches from Amador County gold mines....
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Robbers Rock
California, Siskiyou County, near YrekaOn this site a least four known stage coach robberies occurred. In the hold-up of September 25, 1897, the robber William Harrall was trailed to Delta, Shasta...
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Deadwood
California, Siskiyou County, near Fort JonesThe town of Deadwood, in its brief existence, was one of the most important business centers in early Siskiyou County. In 1857 there wee three stores, three...
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“Fort Jones House”
California, Siskiyou County, Fort JonesDuring the early 1850’s, this site on the California-Oregon Trail served as a stage stop, hotel and pleasure-house frequented by the soldiers of the fort. Also...
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