Sena Plaza

When Don Juan Sena bought this land in 1796, Santa Fe belonged to Spain. When Major José D. Sena built this house for his bride Doña Isabel Cabeza de Baca in 1831, Santa Fe belonged to Mexico. In 1846 Santa ...

Captain Diego Arias de Quiros

In 1697 this property was granted to Captain Diego Arias de Quiros by Spanish royal decree for his part in the reconquest of New Mexico with De Vargas. In 1879 bought by L. Bradford Prince, later Territorial Governor. In 1942 ...

Saint Patrick's Church

Established 1833

by Bishop Leo De Neckere, C.M.

This church, completed in 1840

during the pastorate of

Father James I. Mullon,

is the oldest parish church

outside the French Quarter.

In 1850

St. Patrick's served

as pro-cathedral

while the St. ...

Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection Memorial

1898 - 1902

This plaque is made from bronze taken

from Battleship Maine when salvaged

from Havana harbor in 1912

In Memoriam

U.S.S. Maine

Destroyed in Havana Harbor

February 15th 1898

This tablet is cast from metal

recovered from the U.S.S. Maine

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1961

Marker is at the intersection ...

Post House

Quakers Isaac and Amy Post hid 15 fugitives overnight in their house, a station on the Underground Railroad at this site.

Marker is at the intersection of N. Plymouth Ave and Church St. on N. Plymouth Ave.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Perryville Dam

1740 - 1935

It was known as Butterworth Falls in the colonial days. Deacon Thomas Carpenter and later the Perry family maintained the saw-gristmill-turning shop here for almost 200 years

Marker is on Danforth st near Perryville Rd.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Old Powder House 1768

Built to store

gun powder and ammunition

used during the Revolutionary War

and the War of 1812

Marker is on Mt. Hope St, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Shipbuilding

Shipbuilding has been an important part of South Portland’s economy since colonial times. Small vessels built prior to the Revolutionary War were used for fishing and the coasting trade which ranged from the Kennebec River to Virginia. During the mid-1700’s, ...

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 ...