Pioneer Burying Ground

Lexington's first burial ground was on this site, part of “first hill” on route from fort toward Georgetown. In 1781, this square was set aside by town trustees for house of worship and graveyard. The cemetery was used until end ...

Town Branch

Under Vine Street flows the Town Branch of Elkhorn, the stream upon whose banks Lexington was established in 1779. Used in the early days to bring merchandise to Lexington from Ohio River. On Town Branch was launched Edward West's steamboat ...

Joseph A. Beirne

1911 - - - - - 1974

President

Communications Workers of America

1938 - 1974

Joseph Beirne helped found the CWA in 1938, and served as President until 1974, helping develop CWA into the largest communications union in the Nation.

In 1949, ...

The Brule St. Croix Portage

Upper Lake St. Croix end of trail,

discovered 1680.

Indians, voyageurs, explorers,

missionaries, traders and pioneers travelled

this path from the waters of the

Great Lakes to those of the Mississippi.

To all who pass this way

this trail is dedicated.

This tablet was placed by

Claude Jean Allouez ...

Brule River

The Brule River flows in the former channel of a larger river which once flowed in the opposite direction and drained melting ice from glacial lake Duluth. The receding glacier created Lake Superior and also carved the valley now occupied ...

William D. "Big Bill" Haywood

1869 - - - - - 1928

Co-Founder and General Secretary-Treasurer,

International Workers of the World, 1905-1921

Secretary-Treasurer,

Western Federation of Miners, 1901-1906

Haywood’s visionary leadership as Secretary-Treasurer of the Western Federation of Miners laid the groundwork for his historic initiative, together with ...

Nobles' Emigrant Trail

Pioneered by William Nobles, this trail linked the Applegate Trail in Nevada to the Northern Sacramento Valley. During the 1850s and 60s, several thousand emigrants used this trail in their migration from the eastern United States.

Marker is on Lassen Peak ...

The Battles for Chattanooga

1863

A series of battles in 1863

secured Chattanooga

for the Union

The city of Chattanooga with its railroads and riverboats was a vital transportation center during the Civil War. Both armies recognized its importance. In the late summer and fall of 1863, several ...

Belle Ziegler Park

This park land, originally called North Takoma Park, was donated by city founder Benjamin Franklin Gilbert as part of his effort to create public spaces within the city. By the mid-1920's it had been renamed Washington Park and was the ...

Commander Barry Carle

In Memoriam

Commander

Barry Carle

U.S. Navy

1933-1974

Died while in the service of his country

Deputy District Civil Engineer for the Commandant of the First Naval District

Responsible for the concept and the initial development of the plans for the Charlestown Naval Yard

Boston

National ...