Rockville Stone Chapel

Erected by pioneers of Methodist Episcopal Church South with volunteer labor and donated funds. Cornerstone laid October 3, 1856. Dedicated February 1857. Site supplied by Landy and Sandy Alford. Chapel deteriorated by 1929 and deeded by the church to Rockville ...

The Iron Man: Vulcan

The giant, cast iron statue you see towering above you is Vulcan, the Roman god of metalwork and the forge. The 56-foot tall statue was commissioned by Birmingham leaders to represent their new, growing city at the 1904 St. Louis ...

15th Massachusetts Infantry

1st Brigade, 2nd Division

(Front): 15th Mass.

(Back):15th Regt. Mass. Vols.

1st Brig. 2nd Div. 2nd Corps.

July 3. 1863.

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Nelson International Raceway

This was the original name of SMP when the track was first built in 1975.

After coming to Canada from Ireland in 1954, John Nelson followed his passion for motorcycles and racing. He owned several bike shops in Toronto and became ...

Academy Methodist Church

First services were held here under an arbor

in 1865. Building erected in 1868. Land donated

for church building by Sarah M. Simpson.

Sign erected in memory of those who have given their time to establish, preserve and maintain this place of worship.

Dedicated ...

James Babson Farm

James Babson

Farm

Granted by Special Town Act December 23, 1658

James and his mother Isabel were the first Babsons to reach America, arriving in 1632.

James' father died on shipboard while crossong.

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Town records show that Isabel was a very active ...

Republic F-105D Thunderchief

This aircraft, of a type used extensively in Southeast Asia air operations, is dedicated to all the courageous airmen who gave their lives in honor during that conflict.

Marker is at the intersection of McDill Blvd. and Brookley Ave., on ...

Union Hill Cemetery, Union Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Unio

This cemetery is the final resting place of many of Shades Valley's pioneer residents. A few of the earliest headstones date from the mid-1850s. Descendants of these settlers helped mold the cities of Mountain Brook and Homewood. Located on property ...

Mark Twain's Plum Point Landing & Overlook

Mark Twain referred to Osceola as "the famous and formidable Plum Point" in his book, Life on the Mississippi, as well as other writings. First established in 1837 as Plum Point, Osceola was incorporated in 1853. From this vantage point, ...

Dawn Manor

Site of the Lost City of Newport

Here on the Wisconsin River the village of Newport was begun in 1853, planned for a population of 10,000. Assuming that the Milwaukee & LaCrosse Railroad would cross the river here, over 2000 settlers ...