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Vogler-Reynolds House

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleLate nineteenth century homestead of James Emmanuel and Elizabeth Irene Standiford Vogler. Residence of Lamb Archibald and Bessie Binkley Reynolds from...

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Methodist Church Parsonage

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleIn 1884 the Forsyth Circuit of the Methodist Church bought this house, known as the Wesley Vogler house, for a parsonage. The Circuit consisted of twelve...

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George Mock House

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleGeorge Mock (1847-1925) built this house in the 1870s and brought his bride, Adeline Shouse, here. The structure of the house had not changed until their son,...

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Lewisville Baptist Church

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleLewisville Baptist Church was established in 1881. In 1882 on this highest knoll in the Lewisville village, a 40'x60' wooden building with double doors and a...

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Racepond Named For "Race Pond"

Georgia, Charlton County, near FolkstonRacepond was named for “Race Pond,” a round cypress pond near here, where, about 1836, United States soldiers ran their horses for sport. The troops were...

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Lewisville United Methodist Church

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleThe church was established in 1878 by Methodists from Brookstown and Sharon. The chief founder, Augustus Eugene Conrad, made plans for the first church, a one...

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Shiloh Lutheran Church

North Carolina, Forsyth County, LewisvilleFounded in 1777 as the German Church Beyond Muddy Creek. Named Gerber's Church in 1813. Graveyard and old church site, quarter mile east. Called Shiloh since...

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Joe DiMaggio's Birthsite

California, Contra Costa County, MartinezJoe DiMaggio was born here 11/25/1914. The 8th of 9 children to parents Giuseppe and Rosalia. Later moved to San Francisco, but returned often to this...

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History of Treck Through Mountains

New Mexico, Hidalgo County, near AnnimasOn November 28, 1896 the Mormon Battalion of the U. S. Army West crossed these mountains near this summit enroute to California during the Mexican War. Col....

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All American Veterans

Kansas, Crawford County, Pittsburg Dedicated to the memory of All American Veterans [Dedicated] Nov. 11, 1955 —————— U.S. Army Mothers National honoring Gold Star Members Irene Kinsch, National Comm....

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The Freedom Tree

Kansas, Crawford County, Pittsburg With the vision of universal freedom for all mankind this tree is dedicated to Col. William H. Nelson and all Prisoners of War and Missing in Action (Patriots &...

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St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church

South Carolina, Charleston County, Charleston The Roman Catholic Church of St. Mary's Charleston Established 1789 Incorporated February 19, 1791 The first Roman Catholic Church in South Carolina, North...

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Bradford's Landing

Tennessee, Haywood County, near BrownsvilleHiram S. and Miles Bradford inaugurated this landing in 1824. Together with Brownsville Landing, 10 miles upriver, it was a river terminal for the first...

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Stanton Masonic Lodge And School

Tennessee, Haywood County, StantonBuilt in 1871, just six years after the end of the Civil War, the Stanton Lodge and School enjoyed dual purposes from its beginning. Before the arrival of free public...

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Bayonne Terrorist Victims

New Jersey, Hudson County, BayonneIn remembrance of the Bayonne residents who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks on our country on February 26, 1993 and September 11, 2001.Dedicated by the...

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Monument to the Struggle Against World Terrorism

New Jersey, Hudson County, BayonneGiftFrom the people of RussiaPresident Vladimir PutinArtistZurab Tsereteli (Notable Events) Includes location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Tear of Grief

New Jersey, Hudson County, BayonneGiftfrom the people of RussiaPresident Vladimir PutinThis site will be a homefor the monumentto the struggle againstworld terrorismArtistZurab Tsereteli (Disasters)...

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Port Jersey Peninsula Preserve

New Jersey, Hudson County, BayonneThe Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has established preserved areas within the Port Jersey Peninsula to protect and maintain fragile wetlands and wildlife,...

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Cherryvale War Memorial

Kansas, Montgomery County, Cherryvale Erected to the memory of the Union Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War Dedicated in memory of the U.S. Armed Forces of the War with Spain Dedicated in memory of...

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Turkey Red Wheat

Kansas, Harvey County, Walton Children in Russia hand-picked the first seeds of this famous winter wheat for Kansas. They belonged to Mennonite Colonies preparing to emigrate from the steppes to the...

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