The Columbus Quincentenary Belltower

In 1492 Christopher Columbus,

his crew and three ships, the

Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria

set sail from Spain

to the New World.

That voyage is depicted

in the scene above as

we pay tribute to the man,

the voyage and the

community namesake.

Dedicated April 25, 1992

In Commemoration of

Christopher ...

Hall County Veterans Memorial Park

In memory of the deceased

men and women

of all wars

Courtesy hmdb.org

Rockville Cemetery

Rockville Cemetery

established 1824

A Historic Cemetery Listed in

Indiana’s Cemetery and Burial Grounds

Registry of the Indiana Department of

Natural Resources

Installed 2012 Indiana Historical Bureau

and Town of Rockville

Marker is on East High Street east of South Erie Street, ...

Houston Yacht Club

The Houston Yacht Club was organized in 1897 by a group of prominent citizens. Members met in the Binz Building in downtown Houston and were led by the first Commodore, Dan E. Kennedy. After Kennedy's death in 1904, the boatmen ...

Fort Bonneville

In a grove of cottonwoods across the river, Capt. B.L.E. Bonneville established a winter fur trade post. Sept. 26, 1832. His fort, described by a rival trapper as "a miserable establishment" - - -"consisted of several log cabins, low, badly ...

Freedom Hill Redoubt

Late-War Protection

Small batteries called redoubts were constructed during the Civil War as part of the outer defensive lines that encircled Washington, D.C. Late in the war, the one in front of you was built here on Freedom Hill (according to ...

John Kirby Allen (1810-1838)

Co-founder of Houston

Gravesite of

John Kirby Allen (1810-1838)

Co-founder of Houston

Houston in 1836 was a humid swamp overgrown with sweet gum trees and coffee bean weeds. In this spot, however, two brothers from New York recognized the future "commercial emporium of Texas."

John ...

Alaska's Gold Rush Era

Gold discoveries brought Alaska and the Yukon to the attention of the world. A series of stampedes occurred over more than three decades. Drawn by dreams of gold, men and women from many places and all walks of life participated ...

San Miguel Cemetery District

On October 18, 1886 the railroad arrived at the lands of Mission San Miguel. The railroad provided transportation to take San Miguel cattle and produce to market, it also provided lumber and store goods to fuel the expanding population. The ...

Tanana Valley Gold

The gold deposit found in 1902 north of present-day Fairbanks proved to be the richest in Alaska. Prospector Felix Pedro and trader E.T. Barnette played key roles in the discovery and initial rush. A second strike made the following summer ...