Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia / Reuben Arthur

Side 1: Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia

On this site was situated the Reynoldsville Post Office from April 5, 1898 to April 20, 1913. The community was named by the Post Office Department in honor of Reuben Arthur Reynolds ...

The Battle of Cape Porpoise (Goat Island)

August 8, 1782, a British ship of 18 guns attacked a small force of inhabitants gathered on Goat Island and was driven away by severe musket fire, losing 17 men. Lieut. James Burnham of this town was killed.

This tablet was ...

Court of the Assistants

Near here, August 23rd 1630

Governor George Winthrop

and members of the Massachusetts Bay Company

organized the Court of Assistants

forerunner of the

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts

Marker is on Winthrop Street, in the median.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Village of Fowltown

In this vicinity stood the Seminole village of Fowltown, scene of battle, Nov. 21, 1817, which marked the beginning of the First Seminole Indian War. The engagement resulted when Major Twiggs with 250 soldiers from Fort Scott attempted to arrest ...

First Congregational United Church of Christ

The First Congregational Church was organized in the Public Hall at Vanville (later renamed Bloomer) Chippewa County on November 20, 1868. In 1870, lots 4 and 5 of block 4 of the Town of Bloomer were donated by Mr. Samuel ...

The Tonge Factory

The Tonge Factory, owned by S. D. Tonge, stood on the South bank of the Flint river one-fourth mile West of here. The cloth produced by this plant was used by the women of Bainbridge to make uniforms for the ...

Rainbow Route / Western Fremont County

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Rainbow Route

Completion of this road opens up a scenic paradise unequalled in any other state of the Union and unsurpassed by the scenic gems of the Wild West.

Governor George A. Carlson on the opening of the Rainbow Route, 1915

Conceived ...

Galveston Historical Foundation

In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its archive grew, but in 1880, the secretary died, telling no one where to find the collection. In ...

C. F. Marschner Building

Erected in 1905-06 by local contractor Otto Haase, this building housed the Texas Bottling Works and the family residence of C. F. and Marie Marschner. Shortly before the completion of the building, C. F. Marschner died. His widow inherited the ...

Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle

In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer (1834-1891) bought it in 1884. The German-born Heidenheimer began with a $100 loan and built a fortune as a Confederate ...