Elvis Presley and Sun Records / Sun Records

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In July 1954 Sun Records released Elvis Presley's first recording. That record, and Elvis' four that followed on the Sun label, changed popular music. Elvis developed an innovative and different sound combining blues, gospel, and country. That quality made Elvis ...

Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity was built in 1789 by Philadelphia's German Catholic community. It was the first parish church in the United States established specifically to serve a national group.

The religious turmoil and economic hardships of war-torn Germany had brought German ...

John Hay Center

Historical Society

Organized 1897. Headquarters and Genealogical Library in Museum building.

Birthplace of John Hay

Built in 1824 as a school. John Hay, Secretary to pres. Lincoln and Secretary of State for Presidents McKinley and T. Roosevelt, was born here Oct. 8, 1838.

Stevens ...

Fredericksburg

Where 100,000 Fell

Because of the immense amount of fighting that occurred here, the Fredericksburg area has been called the vortex of the Civil War. Four major battles - Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Wilderness and Spotsylvania Court House - resulting in approximately 100,000 ...

The Bryson Place

John H. Bryson (1850-1930) and his wife Milda (Barton) (1852-1952) had this home constructed on their land in 1906 by local builder Marcus Langford. It is located on a site purchased in 1855 by Milda's uncle Welborn Barton and later ...

Prisoners of War in St. Augustine During the American Revolution

From the onset of the American Revolution in 1775, the British Crown Colony in East Florida was a Loyalist bastion. In its capital, St. Augustine, the British lodged as prisoners many American Patriots and their French allies. Most of these ...

Masconomet Sagamore of the Agawams

Traditional Grave Site

Indians of Agawam

Masconomet

Sagamore of the Agawams

Died March 6 1658

Marker can be reached from Sagamore Hill, on the right when traveling east.

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Briggs State Bank

The Briggs State Bank was chartered on May 27, 1909. Constructed that spring, this limestone and brick building is typical of a commercial architecture style once popular in Texas. It features a three-bay front with central entry and transoms, and ...

Pozer Garden

Old Town Fairfax

Pozer Garden honors Kitty Barrett Pozer, who owned the adjacent historic Ratcliffe-Allison House from 1927 until she bequeathed it to the City at her death in 1981. Mrs. Pozer had a lifelong interest in horticulture and was ...

Site of Camp Lander

Site of

Camp Lander

1862-1865

A training field for

Massachusetts

Regiments

Marker is on Main Street (State Highway 1A), on the right when traveling east.

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