The Pacolet River Flood of 1903

At dawn on the morning of June 6, 1903, floodwaters roared through the Pacolet River valley. As the high water thundered downstream from mill village to mill village, people in the path of the flash flood had no warning it ...

The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore

Noted for mineral-thick waters and sudden floods, the Pecos River snakes through Texas on its way to the Rio Grande. Historian J. Evetts Haley and folklorist J. Frank Dobie, who called it “a strange river,” and a “barricade,” are among ...

Buchanan and The James River and Kanawha Canal

Celebrating more than two centuries of history

Buchanan, Virginia is the western terminus of the James River & Kanawha Canal. Considered one of Virginia’s most remarkable engineering feats ever attempted, the Canal’s beginnings stretch back to 1785, when George Washington ...

The Palmer's River Meeting House

Site of "The Palmer's River Meeting House" The first meeting house in the second precinct of Rehoboth. Construction started in 1717 and completed November 29th 1721, with Reverend David Turner as pastor. Fifty pounds was donated towards the cost of ...

Conflict and Prosperity on the River

Today's peaceful view of the Penobscot River and the community of Bucksport holds few hints of the early conflicts that plagued the area. For nearly two centuries, the river served as a border between clashing interests - French and English, ...

Early Settlers of the Pleasant River

American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976

Early Settlers of the Pleasant River Known to Have Been in Action Against the British During the Revolution of 1775 to 1783

[Honor Roll of Veterans]

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and the Pleasant River, on ...

Empire and the Carson River Mills

1864 - 1964

When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, the problem of reducing the ore from the fabulously rich Virginia City mines had to be solved. Mills were built in Gold Canyon and Six Mile Canyon. In Washoe Valley, ...

2. The Treacherous River Cliff

The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour

"An unguarded trail up this steep cliff was the only route which the Americans had to the heights of Queenston. The trail was to your right but does not exist any longer. Trapped on ...

The River Lines

The Delta King and the Delta Queen

San Francisco - Daily - Sacramento

Leave 6:30 P.M. Arrive 5:30 A.M.

Marker 2:

June 1, 1927: The Delta King and Delta Queen begin the first of many two-day voyages between San Francisco ...

Prehistoric Irrigation in the Salt River Valley

Approximately 300 B.C. Prehistoric Indians entered the Salt River Valley. They developed an extensive canal system and raised corn, beans, squash, agave and cotton.

Over 500 miles of Hohokam canal have been recorded in the Salt River Valley. Estimates suggest that ...