Coyote Post Office

Now a relic from the days when Monterey road served as cattle trail; stage route, and Mission road between San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Monterey, Coyote Post Office was once the oldest surviving and functioning post office in Santa Clara ...

Original Home of Major F.A. Tilston V.C. Armoury

This armoury was named after Major Fred Tilston, a true military hero of this community. Maj. Tilston, a member of the Essex Scottish, was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for bravery, for his exploits at the Battle of ...

The Changing Face of Glen Echo

Lost Attractions.

From its beginnings as a National Chautauqua to its years as an amusement park, Glen Echo has experienced countless changes. Some of the old Glen Echo Park remains, but much of it has not survived. Many old amusements, like ...

Fort Herkimer

Fort Herkimer

Stood 86 rods west of this church.

It served as a place of refuge

for the pioneers

from attacks by the French and Indians,

and during the War of the Revolution,

with this church,

as a place of defense

and a base of military supplies.

Marker is ...

Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks

July 19, 1864. The march of Stanley’s div. (4th AC.) on the Old Cheshire Bridge Rd from Buckhead was delayed by the burning bridge at N. Fork, Peachtree Cr. Opposition by Confederate cavalry had marked the progress of the 4th ...

Fitchburg Civil War Memorial

Fitchburg

erects this monument

in memory of her

brave sons who fell

and in honor of

all her loyal citizens who perilled

their lives in the great struggle

which secured the

unity of the Republic

and the

freedom of an oppressed race

1861-1865

"For these are deeds which should not pass away

and ...

The Roller Coasters of Glen Echo Amusement Park

Roller Coasters.

The first primitive version of a roller coaster called the “Flying Mountain” emerged in Russia in the 1400’s. Americans encountered their first taste of a roller coaster-like thrill ride in 1827 when Josiah White constructed the Mauch Chunk Railway, ...

Allegheny Furnace

Opposite are remains of furnace built in 1811, the second in this section. It was operated until 1884. The stone store building built in 1837 is the oldest in the city of Altoona.

Marker is at the intersection of Crescent Road ...

Birthplace of Republican Party

In 1852 Alvan Earle Bovay of Ripon met with Horace Greeley in New York and advocated dissolution of the Whig Party and formation of a new party to fuse together anti-slavery elements. At the same time he suggested the name ...

Virginia & Truckee Railroad Right of Way

Soon after the Chinese laborers graded this section during the summer of 1871, track gangs commenced laying rail south, reaching Steamboat Springs by late October. To celebrate the occasion numerous residents rode an excursion train to Steamboat on November 7. ...