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Prince K?hi? Birthplace & Park

K?loa Heritage Trail — Ka Ala Hele Waiwai Ho‘olina o K?loa

Prince Jonah K?hi? Kalaniana‘ole was born in a grass hut near this spot to Princess Kinoike Kekaulike and High Chief David Kahalepouli Pi‘ikoi. He became a delagate to U.S. ...

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Columbiad

This replica of a coast defense cannon known as the columbiad was manufactured, 1964, by Savannah Machine and Foundry Company as a public service. A similar cannon was positioned here during Union naval attacks, 1863. The columbiad fired 87-lb. shells; ...

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Raritan Bay & New York Harbor

Industry & Trade

Boating is a popular activity on Raritan and Sandy Hook bays. These waters provide both shelter from and access to the Atlantic Ocean. Over the past three centuries, maritime traffic in the Raritan Bay – New York ...

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A Town at the Bottom

About two miles in front of you, the remains of the town of Callville lie buried in silt on the bottom of Lake Mead. Originally developed as a port on the Colorado River to supply goods to Mormon settlements, Callville ...

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Penn-Eben Hotel

The three-story red brick Penn-Eben Hotel was the finest example of a "salesman" hotel within the Borough of Ebensburg. With the introduction of the automobile and improved highways, Ebensburg gradually became a point of passage rather than a final destination. ...

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The King Avenue Bridge

A Brief History

• Around 1863 a steel truss was constructed across the Olentangy River at King Avenue. It was the first roadway to be extended across the Olentangy River.

• Although the great flood of 1913 destroyed or damaged numerous ...

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G.F. Tolly Building -- c. 1910

This building was erected as the home of G.F. Tolly Furniture Company, an outgrowth of Anderson's first cabinet shop established at this site by Ezekiel George. George F. Tolly entered business with Mr. George in 1856. Later married George's daughter ...

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Horns Creek Baptist Church / Revolutionary Skirmish at Horns Cre

Horns Creek Baptist Church

This church was constituted in 1768 by the Reverend Daniel Marshall, one of the founders of the Baptist faith in this part of South Carolina. Other early ministers of Horns Creek included Hezekiah Walker, Samuel Marsh, and ...

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Boo Boo's Tree Swings

Opened May, 1975

This "Kiddie Chair Carousel" (as named by the manufacturer Intamin AG of Switzerland) has also operated under names "Totem-Go-Round" and "Hickory Limbs" since its opening debut.

A concrete "tree" surrounds the original ride structure.

The construction cost in 1975 was ...

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Camp of Waterhouse's Battery

Sherman's Division

U. S.

Camp of

Waterhouse's Battery,

"E", 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., Sherman's (5th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, 2 guns at Rhea House; 4 guns in front of this camp.

Marker can be reached from Peabody ...

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