Our Lady of Lourdes Church

Erected 1880-1881

Colusa Heritage Marker 8

Dedicated October 12, 1980

Marker is at the intersection of Oak Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling west on Oak Street.

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Shepheard's Tavern

[South Side]:

On this site stood Shepheard's Tavern

The birthplace of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish

Rite of Freemasonry

The Mother Supreme Council of the World

May 31, 1801

[West Side]:

Founders of the Supreme Council

Abraham Alexander

Sovereign ...

Founding of the Mission and the Origin of Name

The San Antonio de Padua Mission was founded in San Antonio in 1716 by the Franciscan Father, Antonio Olivares, and after merging with the San Francisco Solano Mission in 1718, it was officially founded as the San Antonio de Valero ...

Gilbert Stuart House

Sirs: I am under promise to Mrs. Bingham to sit for you tomorrow at 9 o'clock, and wishing to know if it be convenient to you that I should do so, and it shall be at your house...

The new ...

Mahon Dower House

Former

Mahon Dower House

Originally constructed

in 1740's later used as

Scoil Mhuire Secondary

School until 1967

Marker is on Bawn Street, on the left when traveling east.

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General Adam R. Johnson

Home County of Texas Confederate

General Adam R. JohnsonJoined C. S. Army 1861. Cavalry scout with Gen. Nathan B. Forest 1861-62. Commanded Partisan Rangers 1862-64 executing daring exploits behind enemy lines in Kentucky area. Took Newburgh, Indiana with 12 men and ...

Labor Wars

Miners Win 8-hour Day

Underground gold mining was difficult, dangerous, labor intensive work. Two major labor conflicts between the Association of Mine Owners and the Western Federation of Mines (WFM) Labor Union changed Victor and Gold Camp forever.

The first labor war ...

John A. Wagener Monument

1850-1900

[East Side]:

Erected

to the Memory of

Gen. Jno. A. Wagener

Founder of Walhalla

and to His Co-laborers

of the German

Colonization Society

August 23-24, 1900.

Marker is on West Main Street, on the left when traveling west.

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Coldwater Methodist Church

In the late 1770’s, a large caravan of Virginians, including a Methodist preacher, traveling south in search of a new home, settled in this neighborhood. In the company were the Adams, Alexander, Banks, Cunningham, Fleming, Anderson, Gaines, Johnson, Teasley, Tyner, ...

Library of the American Philosophical Society

Held at Philadelphia

for promoting useful knowledge

begun by Benjamin Franklin 1743

reorganized under its present name

1769

Marker is at the intersection of 5th Street and Chestnut Street on 5th Street.

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