New Windsor Cantonment

…Going, going, gone!

A “cantonment” was a more permanent quarters for troops than an encampment of tents. New Windsor, like Valley Forge, contained orderly lines of log huts that housed troops over the winter. After the Revolutionary War, New Windsor’s huts ...

Coronado Hotel

1928 — Built by the T.C. Triplett Company for Harold M. Brooks as a 46-room hotel.

1928-1974 — Remained in operation as an active hotel.

1982 — Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

1991 — Restored and re-dedicated by the Downtown ...

Ambassadors of Faith

Roads to Diversity

Three dramatic religious structures dominate this corner. They are among some 40 religious institutions lining 16th Street between the White House and the Maryland state line.

Many serve as unofficial “embassies” representing the interests of their faiths ...

Knute Rockne

Head Coach

105 wins, 12 losses, 5 ties

National Champions: 1924, 1929, 1930

Marker is on Dorr Rd, on the right when traveling east.

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Eusebio Francisco Kino, S. J.

1645-1711

Pioneer Jesuit missionary,

Explorer of Northwestern New Spain,

Cartographer, historian and mission builder.

The other original casting, representing Arizona,

is located in the capitol, Washington, D.C.

Sculptor-Suzanne Silvercruys

Marker is on East 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Sugar Making

In the early nineteenth century, many of this region's large agricultural ventures focused on sugar - coarse, brown, and valuable. To get the most from their sugar cane, some planters had their own crushing and cooking operations. At plantations like ...

Miller's House

1782 / 1834

“Last night about 11 o-clock the alarm of fire was heard in our streets...It was occasioned by the discovery of fire in the old ‘Bethlehem Mill,’...A narrow escape of a sick lady was among the serious events of ...

"Lest We Forget"

Avondale World War II Memorial

Dedicated to the sacred memory

of the Avondale Boys of

World War II who made the Supreme

Sacrifice for Liberty and Humanity.

Thomas Nelson •

Albert W. Moore •

James A. Williams •

John L. Warner •

Wayne Daily • ...

World War II

1941 - 1945

To honor and commemorate those of us who served in the Armed Forces

Andersen, Alber T.; Andrews, Kenneth S.; Arnold, Lester e.; Bailey, Charles W.; Baker, Wilfred E.; Baquol, Calvin L.; Barbaro, Joseph R.; Barnes, Beverly L.; Barnes, Richard ...

Fort Clifton

A stronghold that was never taken

Fort Clifton, constructed between 1862 and 1864, helped protect the city of Petersburg from Union gunboats. Its high elevation and well-placed gun embrasures made Fort Clifton a stronghold that was never taken by Union forces ...