Navy Beach

During the Cold War, Mono County was home to one of many remote facilities used by the US Military to test new weapons and weapons systems. A "secret military installation" operated by the US Navy was located along the south ...

Boxwood Hall

1750

Samuel Woodruff, Elizabethtown mayor, built Boxwood Hall about 1750. From 1772 to 1795 it was the home of Elias Boudinot (1740-1821), who served his as president of the Continental Congress after the colonies signed a peace treaty with England, ending ...

White Hills

Formerly known as Indian Secret Mining District or Silverado, the White Hills Mining Camp started in the 1890's. The mines were rich producers of silver, especially horn silver, also called chloride silver. This large community was devastated by a flash ...

Mario Machi

1914–1998.

A founder of Shelter Cove with brothers Tony and Babe Machi. A ready smile, a friendly wave, a faraway look waiting for his fishermen to return—we’re thankful we’ve known this gentle man.

A hero in war. Survivor of the ...

George L Wendt

Headquarters Company

United States Army

World War II

1924 – 2002

Whose dedication to the memory of his brothers in

arms, who fell in the Battle of the Ardennes, made this

historical park possible.

Marker is on Broadway Avenue (Arizona Route 72 at milepost 27) south of ...

Reason P. Tucker

Born in Virginia in 1806, Reason moved west in successive leaps and arrived in California in 1846 escaping by one day the Sierra snow that trapped the Donner Party. "Captain" Tucker led the first and participated in, later rescue efforts. ...

Texas Louisiana Boundary

Kings Highway

Old San Antonio Road

Marked by the

Daughters of the

American Revolution

and the State of Texas

A.D. 1918

Marker is on State Highway 21, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Lewis and Clark Expedition / Letter to the President

[Marker Front]:

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Meriwether Lewis arrived in Marietta on September 13, 1803. His descent of the Ohio River aboard a keelboat began his expedition to explore the West. Included among his crew was 18-year old George Shannon of ...

Nathanael Greene Monument

(Inscription, south face of monument base:)

Sacred to the memory of

Nathanael Greene, Esquire,

a native of the State of Rhode Island

who died on the 19th of June 1786 -

late Major General in the service of the ...

Seeking Civil Rights

On July 2, 1960, minority citizens of Fredericksburg began a protest to effect social and political change through direct action. A larger Civil Rights Movement had begun in earnest following the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down as ...