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Earle Monument
Minnesota, Renville County, near MortonErected by the Renville Co. Pioneers, Aug. 18, 1907. In Memory of Radnor Earle who was killed by the Indians in the massacre of Aug. 18, 1862 while Saving his...
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1910 Bethlehem Steel Strike
Pennsylvania, Northampton County, BethlehemIn February, 1910, over 9,000 steelworkers went on strike over wages, overtime, and work conditions. A striker was shot and killed here during hostilities...
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Richard Sears Memorial Park
Minnesota, Redwood County, North Redwood FallsRichard Warren Sears a 22-year-old Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway agent, first sold a shipment of watches from North Redwood in 1886. His mail-order...
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Missouri Military Academy
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico Presented to Missouri Military Academy in honor of its One Hundredth Anniversary 1889 - 1989 by the Mexico Area Chamber of Commerce with deep appreciation and grateful...
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Reuben Wilson
New York, Niagara County, WilsonReuben Wilson, founder of the Town of Wilson landed near this site, June, 1810. (Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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War in Schoharie County
New York, Schoharie County, SchoharieDuring the American Revolution the large wheat farms of the Schoharie Valley supplied the Continental Army, so they were a frequent target of British-allied...
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Grusendorf Log House
Maryland, Montgomery County, GaithersburgThe Grusendorf Log House is one of a few remaining pre-Civil War structures in the Germantown/Gaithersburg area. The Cabin was relocated to its present site...
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The Green Estate
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico Allen P. Green, with his wife and five children, came to Mexico in 1910 to manage a small, struggling brick plant. He soon bought it and founded the A.P. Green Fire...
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The Churchill Gate
Missouri, Audrain County, Mexico On March 5, 1946, at Westminster College in Fulton, MO, Winston Churchill delivered his renowned "Iron Curtain" Speech. Allen P. Green built this gate in anticipation...
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Wrigley Memorial
California, Los Angeles County, Avalon There are five panels placed at the memorial: First panel in front of the memorial to the right. There is a duplicate panel located at the left entrance of the...
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City of Etna
California, Siskiyou County, EtnaThe city of Etna began in 1853 with the construction of a sawmill. In 1855 a flour mill was built and named Rough and Ready Mill. Stores, a hotel and schools were...
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Hallie Morse Daggett
California, Siskiyou County, EtnaFirst woman U.S. Forest Service Fire Lookout Eddy Gulch Lookout on Klamath Peak Klamath National Forest 1919-1927 (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Horticulture &...
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John Daggett
California, Siskiyou County, EtnaArrived in California in 1852 via Isthmus of Panama Lieut. Governor 1883-1887 Supt. San Francisco Mint 1893-1897 Owner Black Bear Mine Production 3,000,000 dollars...
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Stephen H. Meek
California, Siskiyou County, EtnaEarliest known trapper to visit Scott Valley. Employed by the Hudson Bay Company on 1836. He later made Scott Valley his home. (Cemeteries & Burial Sites •...
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Sawyers Bar
California, Siskiyou County, Sawyers BarSawyers Bar is perhaps the most picturesque of the northern mining towns. It was founded in 1850 by Captain John Best and party who were guided to the spot by a...
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Turkey Island Mansion
Virginia, Henrico County, near RichmondArcheologists uncovered building foundations near this location of a house believed to have been designed by Ryland Randolph in the late 1760s. Ryland Randolph...
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Eddy Gulch Lookout
California, Siskiyou County, Sawyers BarIn 1913, Hallie Daggett accepted the job at the Eddy Gulch Lookout, entering history books as the Forest Service’s first woman lookout (1913-1927). At a time...
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McBride Ranch
California, Siskiyou County, EtnaOhio House Stage Station Oregon Trail 1852 – 1871 (Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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First English Thanksgiving in Virginia
Virginia, Charles City County, near Charles CityOn 4 Dec. 1619, Capt. John Woodlief, a member of the Virginia Company, arrived aboard the ship Margaret with 35 men to take charge of Berkeley Hundred....
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Windsor Ruins
Mississippi, Claiborne County, near Port GibsonSmith Coffee Daniell II, a successful cotton planter, completed construction of Windsor in 1861. Daniell owned 21,000 acres of plantation land in...
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