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Slavery in the Valley
Abraham Lincoln most likely encountered slavery while livi...
Humble House
The park site’s original residence was built in 1919 by th...
Alderwood Manor Heritage Cottage
This cottage was built in 1917 by the Puget Mill Company a...
Wickers Building
Built by the Puget Mill Company in 1919, this grocery and ...
Noah Webster Birthplace
Has been designated a
Registered National
Hi...
The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry
West of the Mississippi River, in
this well, drill...
Old Mill Creek
In 1780 the British garrison at Fort Michilimackinac moved...
Ironton Tanks / Tanks Memorial Stadium
(Side A) Ironton Tanks
Semi-professional foot...
The Lincoln Tavern
Hattie Howell Howard, born about ten miles from here in 18...
Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend
Across the Ogeechee River from this point was the northern...
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Slavery in the Valley
Abraham Lincoln most likely encountered slavery while living here as a young child in 1811, when Lincoln was two years old, this portion of Kentucky was part of Hardin County. At the time, there were 1,007 slaves in Hardin County, ...
Humble House
The park site’s original residence was built in 1919 by the Puget Mill Company, and first owned by Joseph R. and Harriet B. Holt. In 1934, wanting to “live in the country,” Mildred and Albert Humble and their two daughters, ...
Alderwood Manor Heritage Cottage
This cottage was built in 1917 by the Puget Mill Company as a residence for the superintendent of the 33-acre Alderwood Manor Demonstration Farm. F.C. McClane was the superintendent until the Company closed the Demonstration Farm in 1933. The property ...
Wickers Building
Built by the Puget Mill Company in 1919, this grocery and supply store was located on the North Trunk Road in Alderwood Manor (now 196th Street SW in Lynnwood). The Main Store was a familiar landmark half-way between Seattle and ...
Noah Webster Birthplace
Has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
The History of the United States
U.S. Department of the Interior
National Park Service
1963
Courtesy hmdb.org
The Birthplace of the Petroleum Industry
West of the Mississippi River, in
this well, drilled by H. G. Johnston,
E. H. Akin, and Charles Rittersbacher
under contract for a water well
for the city of Corsicans in
1894, the first oil in commercial
quantities in ...
Old Mill Creek
In 1780 the British garrison at Fort Michilimackinac moved to Mackinac Island as a safer location during the American Revolution. Robert Campbell built a sawmill on this site to furnish lumber for the new fort and settlement. His sawmill and ...
Ironton Tanks / Tanks Memorial Stadium
(Side A) Ironton Tanks
Semi-professional football began in Ironton in 1893 with a team known as the Irontonians. The Ironton Tanks, founded in 1919, was a combination of two Ironton cross-town rival football clubs known as the Irish Town Rags and ...
The Lincoln Tavern
Hattie Howell Howard, born about ten miles from here in 1886, grew up hearing local lore about Abraham Lincoln. After her brother James opened the Nancy Lincoln Inn next to Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Hattie looked for her ...
Guale Village at Seven-Mile Bend
Across the Ogeechee River from this point was the northernmost town of the Province of Guale, the village of Satuache. Spanish records place Satuache about 10 miles northeast of Guale’s provincial capital at Mission Santa Catalina (St. Catherines Island). Indian ...