Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

stood here

when he raised the flag

on Independence Hall

February 22nd 1861.

This tablet placed by Post 2

Department of Pennsylvania

Grand Army of the Republic

Marker is on Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling east.

Blackwater Presbyterian Church

In The 17th century, the colony of Maryland was founded as a refuge for Catholics and members of other religious faiths then subject to persecution. Many of the early settlers of this region, then a part of Maryland, were Presbyterians ...

Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Bridge

———

Built by the City of Appleton

as a lasting monument to

the memory of the soldiers

and sailors of the Civil,

Spanish-American and World Wars.

———

1924

The above plaque dedicated

the original Memorial Drive

Bridge. This monument is

intended to serve as a

continuing remembrance.

———

1982

Marker is on South Memorial Drive ...

Farmer - Goodwin Mansion

Begun in 1885, this adobe house was completed in February 1886 by Hiram Bradford Farmer. Professor Farmer was the first principal and sole instructor of the newly founded Territorial Normal School, now Arizona State University. Unofficially the building served as ...

(Hadley Mountain) Fire Tower

Fire Tower

Erected of wood in 1916

Steel tower erected in 1920

Cabin built to house ranger

Closed 1990, restored and

staffed summers from 1996

Marker is on Tower Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Niels Petersen House

Niels Petersen, a Danish immigrant, homesteaded 160 acres in Tempe in 1872. He was involved in almost every aspect of area development and was an organizer of the Tempe Methodist Episcopal Church in 1888.

This Queen Anne style farm house was ...

Malvern Hill

(left panel)

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 of the ...

Independence Square

...The said ground shall be enclosed and remain a public open green and walks forever.

Act of Pennsylvania Assembly 1735

The State House Yard, now known as Independence Square, was the scene of both turmoil and tranquility in the late ...

Benjamin Harrison

Benjamin Harrison (1726-1791) - Virginia planter, politician, and signer of the Declaration of Independence - was born at nearby Berkekey plantation. He first served in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1752, though elected in 1749, and remained in office ...

A Street Scene in the Capital City

The building at the corner of Library Street is a quaint and substantial example of the old style architecture where substance and solidity were objects of the first importance.

Public Ledger, April 20, 1887

Close by the Pennsylvania State House ...