The Benedum Oil Field and Townsite

(About 9 mi. East)

Field named in 1950 by the Texas Railroad Commission in honor of Michael Late (Mike) Benedum, 1869-1959, who devoted 69 years of his 90 years to the oil business,and won fortune and fame as "The Great Wildcatter"

His ...

Lambert's Landing

Port of Saint Paul

Since the advent of steamboats in 1812, this landing has served as a tie-up location for countless numbers of commercial river vessels, from paddle-wheelers to tugs. From here, thousands of barges can be seen passing by each ...

Explosion at Liberty!

On July 30, 1916, the Black Tom munitions depot exploded, rocking New York Harbor and sending sleeping residents tumbling from their beds.

The noise of the explosion was heard as far away as Maryland and Connecticut. On Ellis Island, terrified immigrants ...

"A Beacon Standing for Peace"

In 1931, the state set aside funds for a memorial to honor Massachusetts men and women who had died during the World War. Originally designed as a lighthouse for Boston's Charles River estuary, the tower's beacon was intended "to shine ...

Old Blockhouse

Here stood one of a line of

blockhouses built 1764 by

Montresor to protect the

Army of Bradstreet from

Indian massacres on march

Marker is on Portage Road south of Ferry Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Doctor Still’s Birthplace

Andrew Taylor Still, physician and founder for Osteopathic medicine was born here in a log cabin on August 6, 1828. The cabin now stands on the campus of Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery in Kirksville, Missouri, the first American ...

Braddock’s Crossing

Below this hill, about midday on July 9, 1755, a British army of 1300 made its second crossing of the river and advanced to drive the French from Fort Duquesne. A few hours later, with General Braddock mortally wounded and ...

Woodstock Manual Labor Institute

Prior Foster, an Ohio Negro, began this school "in the woods" in 1844 and four years later it was incorporated. Designed to serve "colored people and others," the Institute taught a full range of subjects and was one of the ...

Battle of Ocean Pond (or The Battle of Olustee)

Here was fought on February 20, 1864

the Battle of Ocean Pond

under the immediate command of

General Alfred Holt Colquitt

"Hero of Olustee"

This decisive engagement prevented a

Sherman-like invasion of Georgia from

the south.

Erected April 20, 1936

By the Alfred Holt Colquitt Chapter

United Daughters ...

The Port of Baltimore

The National Road begins and ends here

Moving Goods

Since 1729, Baltimore has owed its existence to its deepwater port. The city looks east to the Chesapeake Bay and ports around the world. It also looks west with access to ...