Prairie Home Companions

The semi-arid plains are home to hundreds of wildlife species. but even species specialty adapted for life on the prairie need water to survive. The South Platte River and nearby State Wildlife Areas provide excellent habitat for a variety of ...

Washington's Reconnaissance

Generals Washington, Greene and Lafayette came to Iron Hill, August 26, 1777 in hope of viewing British army then landing along Elk River. Only a few tents could be seen. A heavy storm coming up, they spent the night in ...

Nearby Things to See and Do

Julesburg, Colo.

1. DePoorter Lakeis located off U.S. 385, just south of Julesburg. It offers fishing, picnic tables, restrooms and a wheelchair accessible pathway around the lake.2. Hippodrome Theatre is newly restored and a source of community pride. This historic theatre, ...

Concord Battle Monument

Here

on the 19th of April

1775

was made

the first forcible resistance

to British aggression.

On the opposite bank

stood the American Militia.

Here stood the invading Army

and on this spot

the first of the enemy fell

in the War of that Revolution

which gave

Independence

to these United States.

In gratitude to ...

Andrew Jackson Higgins

(1886-1952)

Andrew Jackson Higgins, designer and manufacturer of World War II landing craft known as "Higgins boats," was born August 28, 1886, at Columbus, Nebraska. His parents were John Gonegle Higgins, a prominent lawyer and judge, and Annie Long O'Connor Higgins. ...

Fortified Settlement

About 800 feet south of this point, on the south bank of the Muskingum River is the site of the

Fortified Settlement

Erected in April, 1799, by Nicholas Coburn, Robert Allison, Nathan Kinney, William Davis and their families, and Oliver Dodge, Daniel ...

Battle of Cooch's Bridge

American light infantry and cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian troops under Generals Howe, Cornwallis and Knyphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American troops were expert marksmen drafted by General Washington from the ...

Outer Fortifications

The Exterior Line of Richmond's Civil War defenses crossed Brook Road near here. Occasional Union cavalry raids threatened from the north, making this portion of the city's elaborate earthen defenses especially significant. Union troops briefly captured this line on three ...

Lowell Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to all those who have served

Dedicated Memorial Day 1995

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Ohio Route 60) and Lock Street, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pencader Presbyterian Church

On October 15, 1701, William Penn granted 30,000 acres of land to William Davies, David Evans, and William Willis "in behalf of themselves and Company of new Welsh Purchasers." Known as the Welsh Tract, this expansive holding attracted large numbers ...