Black Dog Trail Campsite

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Marker is on 4th Avenue near Ridgeway Street, on the right when traveling east.

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Rock Fort Campsite

Travelling on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, around what is now The Dalles, the Corps of Discovery fought large rapids and rough waters. Clark described the condition of the river as rough with many rocks within the stretch ...

William M. Mendenhall 1823 – 1911 / DeAnza Expedition Campsite

[Located at the Livermore Civic Center is a two-sided monument. Side 1 is a marker dedicated to William M. Mendenhall, founder of the town of Livermore. Side 2 is a marker marking this site as a campsite of the Juan ...

Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825

Camping near this location Sept. 10, 1825, the survey team remained through September 21 waiting for a courier with information from the U.S. Government as to how to proceed further. West of the 100th meridian which surveyor Joseph Brown mistakingly ...

Waul's Texas Legion Campsite

In the spring of 1862 Thomas N. Waul (1813-1903) recruited men from Washington and the surrounding counties to form a legion for Confederate service. Composed of twelve infantry companies, six cavalry companies, and two artillery companies, the legion numbered some ...

Early Campsites and River Crossings

Native American hunters on the trail of bison and other game found a favorite river crossing and campsite here where the South Platte River and Lodgepole Creek come together. After burning the first Julesburg in 1865, Indian raiders camped here ...

Mormon Battalion Campsite

Dec. 11, 1846

Herd of Wild

Horses and

Bulls

Erected 1960

Marker is on Arizona Route 90 at milepost 329, on the left when traveling east.

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A Campsite pre-1607

The human history of Jamestown Island begins much earlier than 1607. The first native inhabitants walked this site 10,000 years ago. At that time, the James River was nearly 100 feet lower, a fast moving stream at the bottom of ...

Besley Demonstration Campsite

Recreational camping on Maryland's public lands began near this spot about 1916. Maryland's first state forester, Fred W. Besley, encouraged the public to participate in outdoor recreation on state forest lands in an effort to foster an appreciation for forest ...

“Camp Fisher” Civil War Campsite

The 6th North Carolina Infantry Reg’t (C.S.A.) camped along the hills 100 yard south of here from Sept. 1861 to Mar. 1862 and named the site in honor of their fallen commander Col. Charles F. Fisher. The camp contained more ...