Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church

Established in 1837; present church built in 1849-50. The first Presbyterian church in Wilkes County.

Marker is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling east.

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Terreplein

Fort Knox's roof, or terreplein, has emplacements for thirty cannons. These cannons would have been smaller than the guns planned for the casemates on the main level below.

The 30 gun circles on the terreplein were all laid and ready for ...

Seminole Scout Camp on Fort Clark

Under Spanish rule, Florida was a haven for freed or escaped slaves in the 1700s. Once there, many integrated into the Seminole tribe, intermarrying and adapting to the culture. Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, and after approximately 30 ...

James Larkin Pearson

1879-1981

Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor. Published newspaper, The Fool-Killer, 1910-29. Grave 5 mi. S

Marker is at the intersection of River Street (Route 268) and Collegiate Street, on the left on River Street.

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U.S. Army Signal Corps Building

This building served as the communications center for Fort Clark from 1932-1944. The building is of tile brick construction with a veneer of irregular cut field stone. The original footprint was enlarged c. 1940 to accommodate barracks for enlisted soldiers. ...

State Hospital

Opened in 1889, grew from 40 patents to 10,000 by 1954. Inc. nursing school, farm, power & train depots. Closed October 10, 1996.

Marker is at the intersection of Carlton Avenue (County Route 17) and Smith Street, on the left ...

Oldest Commercial Building in Chippewa Falls

The building to your right is the oldest commercial building in Chippewa Falls. It was built (Circa 1859) by Peter Morie (Morey) and was used originally as a Saloon and Boarding House for lumberjacks and others. In 1861 at the ...

Plant City High School

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on North Collins Street north of East Herring Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Birthplace of Farm Credit

This 280 acres was collateral for the nation's first Federal Land Bank loan made on April 10, 1917 to farmer-stockman A. L. Stockwell. In those days, farmers and ranchers found credit hard to come by. If available, it was often ...

Camp Criley 1872

Camp Criley was established in 1872 as a supply station for workmen building the Santa Fe Railroad, name changed to Garfield in 1873 by pioneers settling here.

This park was planned in 1880 and the first trees planted in April 1882. ...