William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody

1846 - 1917

Isaac and Mary Cody and family arrived in the Leavenworth area June 10, 1854, and built a seven-room log cabin in Salt Creek Valley, just north of Fort Leavenworth. Bill was 9 years old, the only son in ...

First Unitarian Church

Has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Birthplace of Bill Arp

The beloved Charles Henry Smith, was born here June 15, 1826. He married Mary Hutchins of Lawrenceville in 1849; began his law practice and moved to Rome in 1851. Major, Confederate Army. His Nom de plume, “Bill Arp,” was first ...

Big Duke Fire Alarm Bell Memorial

( Front)

Chatham County Firefighters

Memorial

Last Alarm

Firefighters who have died in the line of duty

John Butler Fireman 1865 SFD

Charles Schreck Fireman 1871 SFD

George Puder Fireman 1873 SFD

William L. Harroid Hoseman 1887 SFD

John Weihrs Fireman 1889 SFD

Henry B. Goodman Fireman 1889 SFD

Frank ...

Site of Mission Nuestra Señora del Rosario

Established in 1754 for the Cujane Nation.

Here faithful Franciscan

missionaries attempted to

Christianize and civilize

the Indians of the region

until 1794.

Marker is on U.S. 59, on the right when traveling east.

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Battle of Perryville

October 8, 1862

Here 16,000 Confederates under General Braxton Bragg fought 22,000 Federals under General Don Carlos Buell. Bragg, facing superior forces, withdrew. Union casualties, 4211; Confederate, 3396.

Marker is on Park Road 0.1 miles west of Battlefield Road (State Route 1920), ...

Brooklyn Fourteenth

14th Regiment N.Y.S.M. (84th Regiment N.Y. Vols.) This monument is erected in commemoration of the dead of the regiment in the battles of First Bull Run, July 21, 1861 • Gainesville, August 28, 1862 • Groveton, August 29, 1862 • ...

Albert F. Rockwell

Albert F. Rockwell

1862 – 1925

Inventor, manufacturer, public-

spirited citizen. He gave to the

city this park and contributed

liberally to its development.

His initiave and counsel were

of great value in the civic

and industrial life of Bristol.

In appreciation, the people by

voluntary contribution have

erected this memorial.

Bristol, ...

First Train Robbery in The West

Jesse James Robberies

Site of the first train robbery in the west. Committed by the notorious Jesse James and his gang of outlaws July 21, 1873

Marker is on County Road G30, on the left when traveling west.

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Site of Abilene High School

Site of

Abilene High School

1906 - 1918

Abilene Junior High School

1919 - 1954

Attended by

Dwight D. Eisenhower

1906 - 1909

Marker is at the intersection of N.W. 7th Street and Spruce Street, on the right when traveling west on N.W. 7th Street.

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