Japanese Bomb Balloon

The Japanese paper balloon landed in a tree near the Charles Lafffranchini Ranch 2½ miles N.W. of here on the afternoon of February 1, 1945 and after time exploded leaving the gas valve lines, ballast, 4 bombs, sandbags and the ...

Reading’s Bar

Major Pierson B. Reading discovered gold on this bar behind this monument in July, 1848. After crossing the Trinity Divide from the North Fork of Cottonwood Creek. His party of three whites, close friend Delaware Indian scout Tom Hill, and ...

C.R. Burrow House

Charles Richard Burrow moved to Canyon city in 1899 to work for Eagle Hardware, and by 1919 he was able to buy the business and rename it Burrow Lumber Company. Burrow remained an active business and civic leader until his ...

Presbyterian Church Building

Constructed in 1926 for Canyon's growing Presbyterian congregation, this church building is a fine example of classical revival architecture. After serving the Presbyterians for 48 years, it was purchased by the First United Pentecostal Church in 1974. Prominent features of ...

Greenwood County and the Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas

This county lies almost wholly within one of the world's great beef cattle feeding grounds, the Bluestem pasture region of Kansas. The area, more popularly known as the Flint Hills, extends across the state from north to south in a ...

Stony Brook

Chartley Pond Area

This historic area along Stony Brook was named Chartley before 1700. The name is thought to be related to the iron business, which thrived in this area.

In 1695, the Taunton North Purchase granted to Thomas and James Leonard ...

Redoubt No. 2 / Fort No Name

Federal Defenses of Aquia Creek Landing

Twelfth Corps / Army of the Potomac, USA

Stafford County, Virginia

Circa 1863

National Historic Registry

February 2006

Virginia Historic Registry

DHR # 089-5057/44ST0082

Marker is on Old Fort Lane 0.1 miles south of Courthouse Road (State Route 630), on the right ...

The Smith Building

(Palace Hotel)

J. Frank Smith constructed this commercial building in 1906, the year Canyon was incorporated as a town. Elected to the first city board of alderman, Smith operated a land company on the second floor. The ground floor was initially ...

Brinson / Simeon Brinson

1847 ~ 1918

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Brinson

First settled in the 1850’s present day Brinson was originally known as Spring Creek. The name was changed in 1889 when the town was laid out and established by Simeon Brinson. In that same year the ...

Co. F, 2nd Bn., 142nd Inf., 36th Div., Texas National Guard

The 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted primarily of Randall County soldiers, including ten sets of brothers, as well as a father and ...