Union Station and the Santa Fe

1914

1911

The City Commission forced the railroads to elevate the East Douglas tracks, which solved the problem of having the Santa Fe, Rock Island and Frisco lines crossing and often blocking the street. It also proposed that a single, or unified, ...

Plainsfield Plantation

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Plainsfield Plantation, on this site, and Pawletts Plantation, nearby, were established ca. 1690

by Joseph Blake (1663-1700), one of Carolina’s Lords Proprietors and governor of the colony 1694 and 1696-1700.

Blake, who had come to the colony ca. ...

The Hogarth Family

The Hogarth Family has had a long involvement with the mining industry in Angels Camp. Patriarch Henry ("Harry") Hogarth, Sr. was born in Scotland in 1831. He immigrated to the United States at an early age and soon settled on ...

Feather Publishing Co.

Marker on Left:

Feather Publishing Co.

A tradition of newspapers serving Plumas County since 1866

Dedicated September 15, 1978

Marker on Right:

Commemorating 125 Years of Journalism

Serving Plumas County

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Crescent Street (State Highway 70 / 89) and ...

Fort Stockton Guard House

Founded in 1859, Fort Stockton was abandoned during the Civil War and reestablished in 1867, when this guard house was built. Stone for the structure was quarried locally. The lumber was hauled from Indianola by oxcart. The Guard House consisted ...

"Ornamental Nursery Capital of Mississippi"

In 1898, E.E. Bolen established a nursery and orchard company in George County. Other wholesale nurseries were established in the early 1900s. The production of ornamental plants, trees and shrubs has since become a thriving commercial industry in the area.

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Battle of Trent's Reach

In a daring attempt to attack the Federal supply base at City Point, 11 warships of the James River Squadron ventured downriver on the night of January 23, 1865. Confederate land batteries fired against Fort Brady as the darkened warships ...

Fort Brady

Richmond-Petersburg Campaign

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Fort Brady

Visiting Richmond National Battlefield Park

The concentration of Civil War resources found in the Richmond area is unparalleled. The National Park Service manages 13 sites, giving visitors an opportunity to examine the battlefield landscapes, to hear the stories ...

Sargent's Folly

This Stone tower was part of the estate of Lucius Manlius Sargent. The owner of the property it sits on before Franklin Park Zoo was built.

A folly is generally a nonfunctional building erected to enhance the landscape. Follies were first ...

Richmond County Iraq and Afghanistan War Memorial

In memory of the men and women from Richmond County who lost their lives in the following wars and conflicts

Iraq

Afghanistan

Marker is on Caroline Street, on the right when traveling south.

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