Coburn-Variel Home

1878

Built in the fall of 1878 by Joshua Variel and his son, Will, the house was the home of several families over the next century. In 1896 Sheriff John Bransford bought the home, then sold it in 1899 to Attorney ...

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 ...

"Liberty Hall"

Site of the home of

Samuel Merdith, Sr., Gent.

(1689-1762)

Processioner-1708

St. Pauls Parish, Hanover Co.

A grandson of

Thomas Meredith, Sr.

Emigrant in 1636, Virginia

His land grant in 1661

Marker is at the intersection of Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) and Adams Farm Road on Mechanicsville Turnpike.

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Birchwood

Caleb Birch, a farmer and constable, built a log house here around 1800 on land granted to his grandfather, James Robertson, by Lord Fairfax in 1724. The original house burned and was rebuilt about 1836. A second log cabin was ...

Walterscheid Pump Factory and Machine Shop Building

Built 1900 and 1901

Historic Address: 122/124 N. Mead

Current Address: 116 N. Mead

Marker is on Mead Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

O. A. Boyle Building

Built 1917 - 1918

Built as a Farm Products Warehouse

Builder: George H. Siedhoff

Construction Company

Historic and Current Address:

139 N. Mead

Marker is on Mead Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Brokers Office and Warehouse Company Building

Built 1929

Built For The Grant-Billingsley

Fruit Company

(Fourth of 4 Buildings)

Architect: Glenn H. Thomas, Wichita, KS.

Renovated In 2004 For Condominiums

Historic Address: 145 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 151 N. Rock Island

Marker is at the intersection ...

Grant-Billingsley Warehouse

Built 1923

Built For The Grant-Billingsley

Fruit Company

(Second of 4 Buildings)

Architect: Glenn H. Thomas, Wichita, Ks.

Historic Address: 141/143 N. Rock Island

Current Address: 143 N. Rock Island

Marker is on Rock Island Street near 1st Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Beckwourth Trail – Greenhorn Creek Canyon

Trail route, 1851 and later. “Drove... through the canyon crossing the creek five times, two miles over the roughest road I ever saw” – Joshua Variel, Sep 16, 1852.

Marker can be reached from California Route 70 at milepost 49.5.

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North Carolina Mutual Building

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The North Carolina Mutual Building was built in 1909 by the N.C. Mutual and Provident Association, a black-owned

life insurance company with an office here until the mid-1930s. Built as a two-story commercial building, with a third

story added ...