Olympic Silver, 1956 to 1971

The Olympics Are Coming!

News that the 1960 Winter Olympics were coming to tiny Squaw Valley and to Lake Tahoe’s West Shore marked a milestone in Tahoe City development. All at once Lake Tahoe became known world-wide. Many new facilities were ...

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Greenwich. To her loyal sons who fought for the Union, 1861-1865.

Marker is at the intersection of Maple Avenue and East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on Maple Avenue.

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Camp of General Burgoyne

Site of

Camp of

General Burgoyne

October 10th to 17th

1777.

Marker is on Spring Street (New York Route 29), on the right when traveling west.

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Morgan's Raid

Gen. John H. Morgan in command of Confederate Troops passed here July 26, 1863: Burned a County bridge and proceeded northward via Nebo (now Bergholz) pursued by Gen. James M. Shackleford commanding 14th Ill. Cav., First Ky. Cav., 9th Mich. ...

Major William Horton

Born in England

Came to Georgia in 1736

Died at Savannah in 1748

These are the remains of Horton's tabby house. Major Horton of Oglethorpe's Regiment, the first English resident of Jekyll Island, erected on the north end of Jekyll a ...

Christ Church Burial Ground

1719

Christ Church Burial Ground is most famous as the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin, a man who captured the spirit of his age and of the city. Franklin's genius touched nearly every aspect of Philadelphia's life and produced ...

Columbia Baptist Church

In 1859, the church trustees bought this ½ acre (part of 1729 248-acre Trammell Grant) for $100. The 2-story clapboard over timber church served as a Union hospital and appears in Matthew Brady photos. Pastor John Read was shot by ...

Providence Methodist Church

(Front text)

This church grew out of services held in the area by circuit riders as early as 1806. Its first church, a log building, was built on what is now Vance Rd., 1/2 mi. SW. About 1810 Timothy Shuler donated ...

Benjamin Franklin

1706 - 1790

The class of 1930 at its 50th reunion honors Benjamin Franklin founder of the University of Pennsylvania which began at this site in 1749 and which in 1779 became the first university in this nation. We recognize ...

Murder of C. M. Taylor

Baxter Springs Historic Walking Tour

In 1872, the Mayor of Baxter Springs, J. R. Boyd, shot and killed C. M. Taylor, marshal, near this spot. Bad blood had existed between the two for some time.

The marshal approached Boyd to serve him ...