Sabin Sawmill

Site of Sabin Sawmill

circa 1695

one of the first sawmills built in Rehoboth

Marker is on Pond St., on the right when traveling north.

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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 ...

A Legacy Remembered

(Left side text)

During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt approved a plan to recruit thousands of unemployed young men

into a "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC)

From 1933-1942 the CCC employed over 3 million Americans. They built and repaired roads, planted ...

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 ...

Last Wooden Bridge

These arches replace the last wooden bridge on the main line constructed in 1880

Henry A. Whitney pres't.

Albert A. Folsom sup't.

George F. Folsom Eng'r.

Marker is on South Main St. (Massachusetts Route 152), on the left when traveling south.

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Dr. Lilburn Howard Colley

A veteran of the Union Army during the Civil War, Dr. L. H. Colley (1843-1924) and his wife, Martha Sabrina (Fowks) (1860-1914), migrated from Missouri to Texas in 1880. They settled in Bransford community in 1885, where Dr. Colley became ...

U.S.S. Boston

U.S.S Boston

From 1776 to tomorrow

Dedicated to all shipmates who served on the seven vessels named U.S.S. Boston

July 2001

Marker is on 3rd Street.

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Monastery Bell

This bell was cast by George Holbrook in East Medway MA in 1840, and was installed at 22 Broad St. It remained there until 1977 when it was dismantled by the Knights of Columbus and brought to the Hayden Library ...

Blacksmith Home

Built in 1871, this 5-room house with native timbers and 18" thick sandstone walls was the first to be built in Pawhuska. When the Osages were moved from Kansas, Sid Delarue, a Swiss blacksmith, was promised the house if he ...