Village of Cooksville / Village of Waucoma

Village of Cooksville

?Cooksville consists of two villages: Cooksville platted in 1842 and Waucoma platted in 1846. John and Daniel Cook settled here in 1840, establishing Cooksville on the Badfish Creek, where a sawmill was soon constructed. Dr. John Porter of ...

Henry Ford Birthplace

At this intersection stood the home in which Henry Ford was born on July 30, 1863. The farm house was owned by Ford's parents, William and Mary Ford, and in 1944 it was moved to Greenfield Village. In a space ...

God Bless Our Fallen Soldiers

This Monument is to Honor All Those

Who Fought and Died for Our Freedom.

Persian-Gulf, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom

And All Wars Against Terrorism.

Dedicated May 29, 2006

God Bless Our Fallen Soldiers

Marker is at the intersection of Marina Drive and East Lake Boulevard., ...

Fess Hotel

1858, 1901

A hotel for the common man throughout its history, the nineteenth century facade of the Fess remains a reminder of the commercial character of the King Street and Doty Street area. George Fess, the original proprietor of the hotel, ...

Marquis De La Fayette

To the

Marquis De La Fayette,

born September 6, 1757,

died May 20, 1834.

A true friend of Liberty, who served as

a Major General in the Continental Army with

“all possible zeal, without any special pay

or allowances” until ...

1941 “Lest We Forget” 1945

1941 “Lest We Forget” 1945

“In humility before God, and in honor of all who fought and those who died in the Second World War that freedom might live, we gratefully dedicate this stone”

Marker is at the intersection of Marina ...

Sawyer's Fort

On this site, about 1785, Col. John Sawyer, a soldier of the Revolution, built a homestead and fort for protection against Indians. Emory Road, which ran Southwest to the Clinch River 1788 passed through here.

Marker is on Emory Road (Tennessee ...

Cariboo Gold Fields

Districts Aurifères de Cariboo

English:

A search for the source of placer gold found on lower parts of the Fraser River led to discoveries of lode mines in the Cariboo, of which Williams Creek, is said to have yielded $19,000,000. As a ...

Casemates or Bombproofs

1798

Report from the Fort

21 January 1802 • Major J. J. Ulrich Rivardi

The bombproofs are six in number and well arched.

No.1 - used as a guard house has two large bake ovens – its dimensions are 50 ...

1917 “Lest We Forget" 1919

World War I Memorial

1917 “Lest We Forget” 1919

Coleman Agor, Jr. • Glenn B. Arnold • Nathan K. Averill • Imlay L. Benet • Lester G. Bennett • James Benson • Louis J. Bittner • Colie Brown • Thurlow Cargain ...