Route of Abraham Lincoln

1832 and 1859

Twice in his lifetime Abraham Lincoln is known to have traveled within sight of the Rock River east of this marker.

Lincoln passed this way July 2, 1832, as a private in a mounted company of Illinois militia ...

McDonnell CF-101F Voodoo

S/N 101022

The Royal Canadian Air Forces 409th Fighter Squadron based at Comox B.C. began replacing their worn CF-100s with CF-101s in mid 1961. While assigned to the 25th NORAD Region, the 409th FS "Nighthawks" commitment in the defense of the ...

Fort Bend

Built in November, 1821 by William Little, William Smithers, Charles Beard, Joseph Polly and Henry Holster. Its name was given to the county when created in 1837.

Marker is on Jackson Street near South 2nd Street, on the right when ...

Fort McCausland

The Confederate Right Flank

To your right, Confederates built an earthen redoubt in 1864 to defend the strategic Virginia & Tennessee Railroad trestle over Ivy Creek. The six-gun battery of the Botetourt Artillery manned the redoubt and a position on ...

McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle

S/N 76-0048

On 10 June 1983 McChord's 318th FIS received its first F-15 replacing the units venerable F-106. The 318th "Green Dragons" captured the 1984 Hughes Achievement Trophy, presented to USAF's Top Fighter Squadron. In 1989, plans to convert the 318th ...

Captain William Clark and Private Reuben Field

On July 27, 1804, Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery left their “White Catfish” camp and proceeded up the Missouri River. After traveling some distance, Clark “took one man R. Field and walked on Shore with a View of Examoning ...

Position of the Monitors

The monitors took positions against the far marsh in the direction of the arrow, between 900 and 1200 yards from the fort during the following series of attacks: by the MONTAUK, January 27, February 1, and February 28, 1863; and ...

Convair F-106A Delta Dart

S/N 56-0459

F-106A S/N 56-0459 was the primary aircraft flown during USAF's World Speed Record operation named "Project Firewall". Piloting another F-106, Capt. Joe Rogers set the record of 1595.95 MPH on 15 December 1959, a record that stands today for ...

Last Home of Chief Little Turtle

1752.......................1812

Site of British Fort

and

Last Home of

Chief Little Turtle

(Me-she-me-noc-quah)

1795.......................1812

Marker is on De la Balme Road north of East Old Trail Road, on the left when traveling north.

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First Methodist & Episcopal Church

The first Methodist & Episcopal Church in Tehachapi was built here in 1881. It was later torn down and the present house was built with the wood from the church.

Marker is on D Street.

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