Boyd-Yardley House

Newtown Heritage Walk No. 17

This building sits on land that was on the edge of the Newtown Common next to the original townstead land of Christopher Taylor. This property was originally purchased in 1796 by James Boyd “Minister of ...

The City of El Paso / Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Before you stands

The City of El Paso

in the valley of the Rio Grande

and across is

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico

To the far right is the river's southern exit

through the famed Pass of the North from which

El Paso takes its name.

This is historic ground. ...

Thomaston Soldiers Memorial

Erected 1902

Erected By

C.L. Russell Post, No. 68,

G.A.R.

And Citizens,

In Commemoration Of The

Soldiers Who Served In

The Civil War

[ battle names inscribed on the column ]

Cold Harbor • Gettysburg • Cedar Creek • Appomattox

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street ...

Green Dragon Tavern

Boston

Near this spot the

Green Dragon Tavern

The secret meeting place of the

Sons of Liberty

and in the words of Webster the

Headquarters of the

Revolution

To mark a site forever memorable

as

The birthplace of American

Freedom

This Tavern is restored to its

rightful place on

Boston’s Freedom Trail

June 1993

Marker is ...

Union Oyster House

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

The oldest continually operated restaurant and oyster bar in the United States, constructed between 1716 and 1717, it is a rare surviving brick ...

Harris House

Front

Between May 20-24, 1961 Dr. Harris opened this home to a group of 33 students from Nashville, Tennessee, who were challenging interstate bus segregation. Known as the Freedom Riders, the group was attacked at the historic Montgomery Greyhound Bus Station ...

Nancy Kerlin Barnett

Born May 14, 1793 - Died Dec. 1, 1831

Married to William Barnett, Feb. 29, 1808. He was born Sept. 27, 1786, drowned in Ohio River Sept. 24, 1854. William was the great, great, great grandson of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. ...

Site of Lutheran Teacher’s Seminary

1864-1913

This monument, made from window sills and steps from the seminary, was erected in 1974 by grateful alumni.

The seminary was relocated in 1913 to River Forest, Illinois, and is now named Concordia College.

Matt 28:19 – Go ye and teach all ...

Stuart's Hill Walking Trail

The 2 ¼ mile Stuart's Hill loop trail takes you over the ground where General James Longstreet launched a massive Confederate counterattack late on the afternoon of August 30, 1862. After intense fighting on Chinn Ridge and along the Sudley ...

Goodnoe Farm and Dairy Bar

Newtown Heritage Walk No. 18

The original structure on this property was likely built in about 1725 as the early settlers cabin of William Buckman. In 1918, John Goodnoe purchased the 78 acre farm located at 298 North Sycamore Street ...