Abraham Lincoln

Gutzon Borglum, Sculptor of Mount Rushmore

Born: St. Charles, Idaho 1867

Died: Chicago, Illinois 1941

Copy executed by Irene Deely of Boise, Idaho 2009

"I have tried to give to posterity, in a true, unstudied picture, a glimpse of possibly the best-loved man in ...

Boys Estate

(Elizafield Plantation)

?—1/2 mi.—«

Boys Estate, Georgia`s town just for boys, is located one-half mile west of here, on a part of historic Elizafield Plantation. Elizafield, first the home of Dr. Robert Grant, later of his son, Hugh Fraser Grant, was one ...

If it's Summer, Bring a Sweater

Daly City summers are virtually rain-free, but don't expect sunny skies.

Daly City is usually blanketed with heavy fog and swept by brisk sea breezes from mid-May to mid-September. But while Daly City shivers, the summer fog and sea breezes ...

Venable's Tenn. Infantry

Stewart's Brigade -- Clark's Division -- Polk's Corps

C. S.

Army of the Mississippi.

Venable's (5th) Tennessee Infantry,

Stewart's (2d) Brig., Clark's (1st) Div.,

Polk's Corps.

This regiment was engaged here Monday April 7, 1862 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Marker is on Hamburg-Purdy Road 0.4 ...

Stephens' Brigade

Cheatham's Division - Polks Corps

C.S.

Stephens' (2d) Brigade,

7th Ky., 9th Tenn., 6th Tenn.,

Cheatham's (2d) Div., Polk's Corps,

Army of the Mississippi.

These regiments of this Brigade, in order from left to right as above, were engaged here in two unsuccessful charges at about ...

The Ground Beneath Your Feet

Here at Thornton Beach, the ground is not as solid as it seems. The ground itself is made up of a semi-consolidate sedimentary rock from here to Mussel Rock. It doesn't hold together well, which makes the coastline very unstable.

Putnam’s Stone Cabin

One hundred thirty feet west of this site, Charles Putnam built the first cabin of permanent habitation in what is now Inyo County in August 1861. The building served as a home, trading post, hospital, and “fort” for early settlers, ...

Oldest Rock Building in City

Completed in 1903. 24-inch walls are made of sand and lime mix mortar. Originally used as grain and feed store.

Marker is at the intersection of Depot Street and Victor Street, on the left when traveling south on Depot Street.

Courtesy ...

Dr. William B. Laughlin

Dec. 17, 1778 - - Jan. 1, 1837

To the honor of the man who may be called the first and most prominent citizen of Rushville, Rush County, Indiana.

He helped create the County in the Legislature. He surveyed and named it. ...

Myers' Battery

Hurlbut's Division

U. S.

Meyers' Battery,

13th Ohio Lt. Art., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This battery took position here at 9 a.m. April 6, 1862, and soon after abandoned its guns.

Marker is on Hamburg-Purdy Road 0.4 miles east of Eastern Corinth Road, ...