The Old Fisk Building

One of the pioneer structures in Murphys, built after the great fire of 1859 by Freeman Dunbar and Company and called Union Saloon and Bowling Alley. It was operated in the 1870’s by W.C. Crispin, and in the 1880’s by ...

Bickur Cholim

San Jose’s first Hebrew congregation – Bickur Cholim – was founded August 5, 1861. The congregation met in City Hall and at various locations in the downtown prior to building their first facility on this site in 1870. Used continuously ...

The Battle of Point Pleasant

The Chief Event of Lord Dunmore's War

[Front Plaque, Facing East]

This monument was erected in the year 1909 in commemoration of the Battle of Point Pleasant, fought at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River, now in West Virginia, October 10, ...

Booker T Washington School

Public education for African American students in Texas City began in 1915. The Texas City Independent School District hired Mrs. J. R. McKellar to teach the students; classes were held in churches and lodge halls until 1937, when the district ...

The John A. Wilson Building

The John A. Wilson Building is headquarters of the local government that serves the nearly 600,000 citizens who call the Nation's capital their home. The Mayor and the 13-member Council, elected by residents of the District of Columbia, oversee all ...

First Baptist Church of Texas City

On March 16, 1905, five Texas City residents met for worship and Bible study. The Rev. D.L. Griffith assisted them in founding Texas City's First Baptist Church. The Rev. W.C. Ponder served as pastor for the first decade, during which ...

The Nevada Bank of San Francisco

Built in 1862-63, this building was first the office of the private bankers Paxton and Thornburgh. After their move to Reese River in 1864-65, it was used sporadically until the Nevada Bank of San Francisco opened January 10, 1876.

Owned ...

Five Brothers

In honor of

Five Brothers

from Staten Island who served

in the Revolutionary War

Joshua Mersereau, 3rd Quarter Master General

Col. Jacob Mersereau

Cornelius Mersereau, soldier

Capt. John Mersereau

Paul Mersereau, sailor

Erected by the Staten Island Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution June 19, 1925

Rededicated November 14, 1998

Marker is ...

Branch Brook Park

Celebrating 140 Years

In October of 1867, the firm of Olmsted & Vaux selected this site for our great park.

It took almost 30 years to

pass the correct legislation,

and in 1895, Branch Brook Park was built.

We are so grateful to the visionaries ...

William Augustus Bowles

During a storm in 1799, the schooner Fox ran aground off the eastern end of St. George Island. On board was William Augustus Bowles, a British citizen and self-styled leader of the Creek-Cherokee nation. Bowles was bringing gunpowder and bullets, ...