The Rainbow Viaduct

Dedicated to the Brave Men of the 167th Infantry who fought to Preserve Our Freedom

On May 10, 1919, soon after its completion, this 21st Street Viaduct was named the Rainbow Viaduct in tribute to Alabama's famous 167th Infantry of the ...

The University “Corner”

A Student Rendezvous Since the Mid-1800s

In the early 1900s “The Corner,” so named by the University crowd, was but a sparse collection of businesses at the entrance to the University Grounds—literally just a corner. In the intervening years “The Corner” ...

The "Corkscrew" Railroad

When wealthy North Bennington resident Trenor Park purchased the Bennington-Rutland Railroad, he found that the railroad "barons" of the Troy and Boston Railroad refused him access to the New York lines. Rather than fight this monopoly, Park built a rail ...

Prisoner of the River

LaGrange

Among the many sailing ships bound for California in 1849 was the LaGrange, a three-masted bark from Salem, Massachusetts. The ship arrived at Sacramento on October 3, 1849, and the following June was purchased by the city for a prison. ...

Richwood Opera House and Town Hall

Side A:

The Richwood Opera House and Town Hall was erected in 1890 as a community center designed to house the town council chambers, fire department, jail and opera house. The Richardsonian Romanesque styled building served Richwood in all these capacities ...

Here Stood Lincoln

1809 -1865

At the invitation of the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, Abraham Lincoln delivered a memorable address here on the sixteenth day of September, eighteen hundred fifty nine.

This commemorative marker was erected on the 75th anniversary of that event by the ...

Jefferson Warriors

In honor of the men from Mt. Pinson who formed the "Jefferson Warriors" in mid-July, 1861. Marching to Huntsville, they were mustered into the Confederate army on August 12th as Company C of the Nineteenth Alabama Infantry Regiment under the ...

Raritan Water Power Canal

1840

The potential of the Raritan River to provide waterpower for industry was recognized early. In 1840, the success of similar projects along the Passaic and Delaware Rivers prompted the Somerville Water Power Company to begin building a power canal along ...

Peter J. Dalessandro

Congressional Medal of Honor

Peter J. Dalessandro

Congressional Medal of Honor

Technical Sergeant, US Army, Company E. 39th Infantry, 9th

Infantry Division Sergeant DAlessandro was born May 19, 1918.

Entered service at: Watervliet, N.Y.

Presented the Congressional Medal of Honor

by President Harry S. Truman ...

New Idria Mine

54 Miles

New Idria Mine ranks amoung the most famous quicksilver mines of the world. Named for Idria Mine, then in Austria. Mission Fathers, before the American Occupation, made assays and determined ore to be cinnabar. Work begun in 50's. In ...