North Branch, Oregon Trail

Gratefully dedicated to

early pioneers

Marker is on 33rd Avenue (U.S. 30/81) near 7th Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Cutler - Donahoe Covered Bridge - 1870

Designed and built by Eli Cox.

Length: 79 feet Weight: 40 ton.

Covered timber superstructure, towne lattice truss

with overlay queenpost frame, fastened with round

wooden pins and iron bolts.

Originally located 18 miles N.E. of Winterset,

near Bevington, over ...

Possible Vicinity of Juan Ponce de Leon's Landing

While there is disagreement among scholars, it is believed that this site may be in an area where Juan Ponce de Leon made landfall in April 1513. It has long been thought that this event too place near St. Augustine, ...

“Columbus Stockade Blues”

“Way Down in Columbus, Georgia,

Wanna be back in Tennessee,

Way down in Columbus Stockade,

Friends have turned their back on me.”

The “Columbus Stockade Blues” by Thomas Darby and Jimmie Tarlton, was written and recorded in 1927. Many famous artists have since played ...

Sgt. John P. Beech

Born May 1, 1844, in Staffordshire, England.

Beech emigrated to Boston in 1848. In 1856, he moved to Trenton and found a job with City Pottery, at the corner of Perry and Carroll Streets.

Beech joined Co. B, 4th New Jersey Volunteer ...

The North Brothers

The West produced many fighting men and ranking high among them are Frank and Luther North of Columbus, leaders of the legendary Pawnee Scouts. The Pawnee, located at their nearby reservation, were eager to cooperate with the Army in fighting ...

Civil War Battle of Baton Rouge

1862

On August 5, 1862, Confederate Divisions of Generals Charles C. Clark and Donald Ruggles under General John C. Breckinridge attacked Federal forces of General Thomas Williams among the tent camps of the 21st Indiana and 7th Vermont Regiments. Williams was ...

Leander Presbyterian Church

Organized in 1857 by the Rev. R. M. Overstreet, this church was originally known as Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church and was located in the town of Bagdad. When the new railroad bypassed Bagdad in 1882 and the town of Leander ...

The Old Vet’s Building

In 1852 Phillip L. Platt preempted a ½ quarter section here. He erected a log building for the lodging of miners. He named his hotel The Kossuth House. Dr. Platt died in 1853. His widow sold the property to Anna ...

Bridgewater World War I Monument

Honor Roll

Adams, Ernest J. • Adams, Leon D. • * Adams, Lester W. • Adams, Royal L. • Atwood, Harland • Atwood, Leon A. • Ayer, Melvin C. • Baker, Harold • Becker, Levi • Biathrow, Phillip • Bradley, Clifford ...