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Defining the Boundry of the Great Divide
Alberta, Lake LouisePrior to 1913 the Alberta-British Columbia boundary was defined by the divide or watershed of the Rocky Mountains. The discovery of valuable coal deposits and the availability of...
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Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School 1989-2007
Tennessee, Monroe County, SweetwaterThis monument commemorates Tennessee Meiji Gakuin High School (TMG) which existed here. The school was founded on the Christian principle of service to mankind, with...
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Erected in Memory of New Bethel Baptist Church
Tennessee, Oak RidgeOpened 1851 - Closed 1942 Church building Stood 47 feet in front of this stone In Memory of our Dead And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes, and there shall be no more...
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Welcome to the Overlook at Panther Creek State Park
Tennessee, MorristownThe valley before you was located at the heart of Cherokee Indian tribal territory until the late 1700's Welcome to the Overlook at Panther Creek State Park The platform, on which...
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Military Road School
District of Columbia, WashingtonThe Military Road School opened in 1864 here along what then was Military Road, an artery linking Civil War forts. The School was one of the first to open after Congress...
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Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Virginia, RichmondOrigins in the James River & Kanawha Canal Co. (1785) and the Louisa Railroad (1836). Headquarted in Richmond. Profits came from hauling WVA coal to Newport News shipyards. Merged...
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Rex McDonald 833
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico With his last owner, B. R. Middleton, riding him, defeated every horse ever shown against him. Owned, raised and trained in Audrain County. Sire and Grandsire and Great...
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Bonnot Combined Brick Machine
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico Here rests a faithful servant of our company retired on account of age after twenty two years of continuous loyal service. It is a Bonnot Combined Brick Machine...
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Diaspore Boulder
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico This is the largest "surface boulder" of Diaspore found in the Missouri Diaspore Fields lying south of the Missouri River. - It was taken from a diaspora pit near Aud,...
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Red Banks Church
North Carolina, Pitt County, GreenvilleFederal expeditions frequently disrupted Confederate activities late in 1863. Union forces often assembled here at Red Banks Church because it was near...
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A History of the Winona / Bethany Christian Schools
Indiana, Elkhart County, Goshen (Side One) A History of the Winona In the early 1900's, Indiana had more miles of electric train lines than any other state in the United States. The lines blossomed...
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Old Stones
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico Acquired 1973 Indian Mortar (Grist) Stone c.1700-1800 [Acquired] 1960 Granite Millstones used in first Audrain County mill 1850 (Industry & Commerce • Man-Made...
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Mexico
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico [Side A] Internationally known for its firebrick industry and famed for its saddle horses, this county seat was laid out by Robert C. Mansfield and James H. Smith not...
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Bradford Pear Tree
District of Columbia, Washington(Pyrus calleryana Bradford) An ornamental shade tree developed by U.S.D.A. Scientists Planted May 2, 1966 by Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson Orville L. Freeman, Secretary of...
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Smokey Bear Blue Spruce
District of Columbia, WashingtonBlue Spruce Picea pungens Planted April 11, 1984 To honor the 40th birthday of Smokey Bear by John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture R. Max Peterson, Chief, USDA Forest...
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Billy Drew Bridge
Colorado, Jefferson County, Golden(left side) Bridging Our History This bridge is the second Billy Drew Bridge erected on this site. The original Billy Drew Bridge was built in 1976 as part of Golden’s...
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Churchill County Courthouse
Nevada, Churchill County, FallonChurchill County was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1861 but attached to Lyon County for judicial and revenue purposes. Churchill County was organized in 1864...
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Churchill County Courthouse
Nevada, Churchill County, FallonIn 1903, Senator Warren Williams introduced a bill allowing the county seat to be moved from Stillwater to Fallon. The courthouse was constructed at its present location...
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Gunnison Massacre Site
Utah, Millard County, DeltaIn 1853, Captain John W. Gunnison was selected to lead an expedition to find a trans-continental railroad route. He followed the Old Spanish Trail through Salina Canyon, over...
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Henderson Monument
Minnesota, Renville County, near MortonErected by the Renville Co. Pioneers, Aug. 18, 1907. In memory of Mrs. S. R. Henderson and her two little daughters, Jehiel Wedge, and Eugene White, who were...
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