The Old Rock Church

Symbol of Heritage

Listed on the National Register of Historical Places in recognition of its architectural and historical significance, and to encourage its preservation.

The 1869 completion of the transcontinental railroad ended an era, that of Utah’s overland pioneers. For 23 ...

Hollister Train Service

The Tres Pinos Branch of the Southern Pacific Railroad began train service to Hollister on July 13, 1871. Train service was a main reason the population grew from 300 in 1870 to over 2000 in 1873. Besides passenger service, major ...

Thomas R. R. Cobb

The monument across the road marks the spot where General Thomas R. R. Cobb suffered a mortal wound. A brilliant Constitutional lawyer prior to the war, he left his practice to take up arms for the South. At Fredericksburg Cobb ...

Lincoln Speech Memorial

(Monument's Right Side Plaque):

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil ...

Clifton A. F. Sprague, Vice Admiral, USN

Born 8 January 1896 - Died 11 April 1955

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Awards

Navy Cross for the 25 October 1944 action off Samar. Admiral Sprague was aboard the escort carrier, USS Fanshaw Bay during this engagement.

Legion of Merit Medal for his command of the USS ...

Kimberly's Korner

Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake

Named for sports car and racing enthusiast James S. Kimberly who more than any other person was responsible for bringing open road racing to Elkhart Lake.

Marker donated by: Steve Knauf.

Historic Race Circuits of Elkhart Lake ...

Father Albert Braun O.F.M.

Born September 5, 1889 Died March 6, 1983

Father Albert was a young missionary and teacher to the Mescalero Apaches in New Mexico and other tribes in Arizona.

Father Braun was an Army chaplain in World War I and World War II ...

The Battle at the Bridge

The Revolutionary War

25 April 1781

In the late afternoon and evening of 24 April 1781, Virginia militia regiments of Brigadier General Peter Muhlenberg’s Corps of about 1,000 men marched into Petersburg in order to counter an expected attack by the invading ...

Cannon Replica Project

These Napoleon 12-Poind Light Field Cannons are replicas created by Mountain View High School students during the 1990 to 1992 school years in Vancouver, Washington. They are the property of the City of Vancouver, which supplied materials. This community project ...

Mount Tabor Church

Organized as a result of the preaching of Elder James Singleton, the Mount Tabor congregation was constituted October 21, 1832 and admitted into Welsh Neck Baptist Association the same year. Samuel Hennecy and Uriah Woodard represented Mount Tabor at the ...