In Memory of Veterans

1898 - 1902

Spanish-American War

Philippine Insurrection

Boxer Rebellion

Marker is on 33rd Avenue (U.S. 30/81) near 6th Street, on the right when traveling south.

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An Army of Restoration (CCC)

To provide employment and vocational training for youthful citizens of the United States…through the performance of useful public work in connection with the conservation and development of the natural resources of the United States and its possessions. (CCC Federal Enacting ...

Fine Meadows

Where... Droves of Buffaloes and Elks were Feeding

Where were these "Buffaloes and Elks?" Wyoming? Montana? No, they were feeding in the prairies along the banks of the Chippewa River, roaming as far north as Chippewa Falls.

The dry conditions of ...

Harpers Ferry

Prize of War

“It may be said with truth that no spot in the United States experienced more of the horrors of war.” – Joseph Barry, Harpers Ferry resident

Trapped on the border between North and South, Harpers Ferry changed hands eight ...

Fernandez Grant

[South Side of Marker]

During the Spanish and English periods of Florida history, many large tracts of land were granted primarily to induce settlement. All that remains of the Don Domingo Fernandez Spanish Grant is the family cemetery and this park. ...

Confederate Forces – Battle of Lookout.

Nov. 24th, 1863.

The night before the Battle Gen. Stevenson was assigned to command the Confederate line from Chattanooga Creek to the extreme left on Lookout Mountain, a distance of 15 miles. Stevenson’s Division, of Brown’s, Cummings and Pettu’s Brigades then ...

Declaration of Rights

“That every freeman’s

property is absolutely

his own . . . ”

June 21, 1774

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (New York Route 25A) and Stewart Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Main Street.

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Lebsch Confectionery

The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad arrived in 1882, starting a stampede of commercial enterprise. The development of Williams as a community is indicated in part, by this ice cream and confectionery store built by Albert Lebsch in 1914. For a ...

Section of Core

Drilled from Limestone Bedrock during Construction

Guntersville Dam

1935-1938

Marker is at the intersection of Paddle Wheel Drive (U.S. 431) and Taylor Street, on the right when traveling south on Paddle Wheel Drive.

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Fort Robinson

In March, 1874, the U.S. Government authorized the establishment of a military camp at the Red Cloud Indian Agency on the White River. Home of some 13,000 Indians, many of whom were hostile, the Agency was one of the most ...