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Whitewater Canal State Historic Site
The Whitewater Canal was one of several projects begun by ...
Tidewater Pipe Co.
Opposite here was station no.1 of the first pipe line to c...
City of Watervliet
The land now occupied by the City of Watervliet is part of...
Battles of Falling Waters
“A splendid falls”
During the Civil War, the strateg...
Turning Water into Gold
The Rising Tide of History in the Trinity Unit of the Whis...
Washburn Historic Waterfront
Bigelow / Hines Railroad Trestle
In the early days o...
Bayfield Historic Waterfront
Eastern Waterfront / Ferry Dock
Bayfield’s history h...
Bell's Trading Post and Village Water Well
1869 - 1870
Location of
Dr. J. W. Bell's Tradi...
Widewaters Field
These stones from the first aqueduct and the locks were se...
Watertown Region
Historic New York
Where the North Country touches ...
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Whitewater Canal State Historic Site
The Whitewater Canal was one of several projects begun by the Indiana Improvement Act of 1836, which was designed to improve transportation and develop commerce state-wide. Constructed to link southeastern and central Indiana, the canal was completed in 1847. The ...
Tidewater Pipe Co.
Opposite here was station no.1 of the first pipe line to carry oil across the Alleghenies. Built by an early competitor of Standard Oil, it began May 28, 1879, to pump oil 109 miles to Williamsport, Pa.
Marker is at the ...
City of Watervliet
The land now occupied by the City of Watervliet is part of a tract purchased by the first Patroon, Kiliaen van Rensselaer in 1630 from the Mohican or River Indians. The tract was within a large area on the west ...
Battles of Falling Waters
“A splendid falls”
During the Civil War, the strategically important Valley Turnpike crossed the stream just above the small waterfall here. Two battles were fought nearby. The first occurred on July 2, 1861, half a mile south on the Porterfield Farm. ...
Turning Water into Gold
The Rising Tide of History in the Trinity Unit of the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area
By 1956 the Gold Rush was only an echo along the river now covered by Trinity and Lewiston Lakes. The abandoned remnants of fevered mining activity ...
Washburn Historic Waterfront
Bigelow / Hines Railroad Trestle
In the early days of Washburn, the waterfront was filled with saw mills. The A.A. Bigelow Mill (1887-1902), later to become the Hines Mill, was the largest of three major sawmills in Washburn. It rested on ...
Bayfield Historic Waterfront
Eastern Waterfront / Ferry Dock
Bayfield’s history has been powerfully shaped by its location. Situated on the shores of a deep, natural harbor, the city is sheltered from Lake Superior’s notorious storms by the outlying Apostle Islands. Lighthouses, shipwrecks, and a ...
Bell's Trading Post and Village Water Well
1869 - 1870
Location of
Dr. J. W. Bell's Trading Post
and Village Water Well,
hand dug by John Luppy.
Also, original Caney
Survey Point and Marker
Marker is at the intersection of 4th Avenue and State Street, on the right when traveling west on 4th Avenue. ...
Widewaters Field
These stones from the first aqueduct and the locks were set October 30, 1926 at the eastern widewaters to commemorate the first centenary of the Erie Canal presented to the City of Rochester
Marker is on Culver Road 0.1 miles ...
Watertown Region
Historic New York
Where the North Country touches Lake Ontario is the western gateway to the Adirondacks. Although reached by Samuel de Champlain in 1615, and viewed by other French explorers, La Salle and Frontenac, this area was an unsettled ...