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Lockwood Cemetery

This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from Missouri in 1833 as part of Stephen F. Austin’s “Little Colony.” Gordon was the oldest defender ...

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Vestal's Gap Road

Vestal's Gap Road is among the oldest remaining segments of colonial highway in America. Initially an Indian trail, it became an important route for commerce from Alexandria to Leesburg and Winchester, westward migration, and troop movements. Lt. Col. George Washington ...

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Will Semple Green House

Will Semple Green House

Erected 1868

Colusa Historical Marker 11

Dedicated - May 15, 2002

[Supporting plaque below reads]:

Will S. Green Home

California Historical

Landmark 831-1

Prominent Pioneer

Marker is on 6th Street near Market Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Lt. Richard Wickes

In memory of

Lt. Richard Wickes

who died June 29, 1776 in

an engagement near Cape May

• • •

Lt. Wickes was one of the first naval

casualties of the American Revolution

• • •

Dedicated June 26, 1976

by

Harry Snyder Post 193

American Legion ...

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Live Oak Cemetery

The original four-acre section of this cemetery included land donated by James M. Turley (1856-83) and Andrew Jackson Hammett (1829-1907). the oldest grave is that of Turley's daughter, Tennessee Belle Hart, and her baby, who died on Aug. 27,1874. A ...

Carnegie Library

Erected 1906

Colusa Heritage Marker 9

Dedicated October 6, 1981

Marker is at the intersection of 6th Street and Jay Street, on the right when traveling south on 6th Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Kimbro

Named for pioneer landowner Lemuel Kimbro, this community was settled in the late 1870s by Swedish, Danish, and German immigrants. Most of the residents were cotton farmers, and at its height the community boasted homes, farms, the Swedish Evangelical Free ...

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Euharlee Creek Covered Bridge

In 1886 the county contracted with Washington W. King, son of freed slave and noted bridge builder Horace King, and Jonathan H. Burke for the construction of this 138-foot bridge. It was adjacent to a mill owned by Daniel Lowry, ...

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Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

The Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church became part of the Tombecbee Presbytery in 1825 and joined the New Hope Cumberland Presbytery in 1866. The cemetery was established in 1827 and contains the graves of many veterans. The date Beersheba Cumberland was ...

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Lone Cypress

Perched over the Pacific for Hundreds of Years

Even though Monterey cypress trees prefer this area's rugged bare granite headlands, the Lone Cypress is a testament to the hardiness of these trees. It has withstood Pacific storms and winds for roughly ...

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