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Pickwick Mill

Built 1854 - 1858

Named by Mary Davis in 1857 after

reading Charles Dickens novel,

Pickwick Papers

Sign donated by Worldwide Dicken's Fellowship

open May to Oct, Sat & Sun 11AM to 5PM.

or by appointment call 452-9658 or 452-7341.

Open weekends May and October. Open Tuesday ...

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Johnson County Spanish American War Honor Roll

[ Plaque One ]

—?— ( Official Crest ) —?—

United ?Spanish ? War ? Veterans

1898 ? 1902

—?— —— —?— —— —?—

[ Plaque Two ]

In Honor and Memory of

The Volunteers of 1898

Erected and Dedicated by

Franklin Camp No. ...

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Cradle of North Mississippi Methodism

The North Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, now the United Methodist Church, was organized one block East on November 30, 1870. It was created from portions of the Memphis, Alabama and Mississippi Conferences - Bishop D. S. ...

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Civilian Conservation Corps (C. C. C.) Camp 1935~1940

This rock entrance is all that remains of Camp Ala. SP-16, 3486 and Camp Ala. TVA-7, 3483 which were built here due to available water. They were part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's conservation projects. When WW II started the ...

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First Congregational Church of South Portland

Near this hallowed ground our earliest settlers erected in 1722 a garrison-meeting house for worship and protection. This was the beginning of the First Congregational Church of South Portland, which was established on November 10, 1734.

Dedicated November 10, 1984

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Coast Artillery Corps at Fort Preble

Dedicated to the

men and women of

the Coast Artillery Corps

who defended Portland Harbor

at Fort Preble in five wars

from 1808 through 1945

Marker is on Fort Road near McKernan Drive, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Morris P. Cates

In memory

Morris P. Cates

Deputy Commissioner of Education

through whose untiring efforts

- Maine -

Vocational-Technical Institute

was established

in 1946

Marker is at the intersection of Fort Road and Campus Center Drive, on the right when traveling north on Fort Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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The First Landing Place of the Pilgrims, Nov. 11, 1620, O.S.

The map in Mourt's Relation shows that near this spot the Pilgrims first touched foot on American soil.

Marker is at the intersection of Province Lands Rd and Commercial St, on the left when traveling south on Province Lands Rd.

Courtesy ...

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First Farm in Chippewa County

(Located directly southwest of this Tilden Fire Station)

In 1847, a German by the name of George Myers arrived in Chippewa Falls looking for a tract of land for farming purposes. Prior to that time no one had attempted to cultivate ...

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Peculiar Corners

(Vermont Township)

In 1898 at this site a post office named Peculiar was opened in Tom Denny's farmhouse. Many colorful tales are told as to how it got its name.

Marker is at the intersection of County Highway F and County Highway ...

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