Robert Docking

1925 - 1983

"Robert Docking was a constant -- a man with Kansas qualities: plain spoken, affable, optimistic, strongly loyal and committed to family, friendship, community and public service. Enduring qualities."

Governor of the State of Kansas 1967 to 1975

Marker is on ...

1996 Olympic Torch Relay

Arkansas City

May 18, 1996

Torch Bearers

Charles Dow, Local Community Hero

Emily Bergkamp • Michael Goff

Amanda Crouse • Shaunta Lolar

Greg Gann • Trisha Morgan

Jenny Graham • Brooke Snowden

Nick Gilliland • Chad Taylor

100th Anniversary of the Olympic Flame

26th Olympiad

Atlanta, Georgia

Gordon-Piatt Energy Group.

Designer and Manufacturer

of ...

Donner Camp Site

On October 28, 1846 the six covered wagons brought west by George and Jacob Donner and their families halted here for repairs. By March of 1847 one half of the party of 22 adults and children had died of starvation ...

Pollard's Station

On this site Joseph Delos Pollard constructed the first resort on the west end of Donner Lake. Between mid 1864 and early 1868 Pollard’s Station on the Dutch Flat and Donner Lake Wagon Road was office to the Pioneer Stage ...

Birthplace of the Texas Oil Industry

First important oil field in Texas

opened here Oct. 15, 1895.

First successful refinery in Texas

Completed Christmas Day , 1898

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Plaque presented to

The Citizens of Corsicana

by the

Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association

Marker can be reached from S 12th ...

Diller's Island

Children and teachers

crossed footbridges to reach

the "Island" public school here

from 1864 to 1895

Marker is on Middlefield Road ½ mile from Woodside Road (California Route 84), on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Brunswick County / Greensville County

Brunswick County

Formed in 1720 from Prince George, Surry, and Isle of Wight. Named for the House of Brunswick, which came to the throne of England in 1714, when George I was crowned king. Colonial Fort Christanna was in this county.

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Court House Hill

Site of second known court

house of Somerset County on March 1,

1694, the court purchased land near

Dividing Creek and erected a

structure 50 feet by 20 feet,

"with gable ends of brick." The

court house functioned until 1742.

Marker is at the intersection of Dividing ...

Bethel Shipyard

With the incorporation of the Lewisville Marine

Railway Company in 1871, Bethel’s reputation as

a center for ship repair and construction was

firmly established. Approximately 40 vessels

were built here before the last ship was

launched in 1918. Many were ...

Howell Station Historic District

The Howell Station Historic District is located northwest of downtown Atlanta in an area dominated by light industry associated with the development of Marietta Street. The district consists of intact residential buildings, a recreational park, and four churches in a ...