Jolon

The town of Jolon (pronounced H?e-L?ne) was established in the 1860s to meet the needs of miners traveling to the Los Burros Mining District on the coast. It later developed into the center of commercial and social activity in southern ...

Keene Glass Industry

The first of two famous Keene glass factories was established near this site in 1814 and produced window glass for the New England area until 1853. Another glass works (1815-1842), 1.5 miles southeast of here on Marlboro Street, made bottles ...

In memory of Jeff Allen and Shane Heath

In memory of

Jeff Allen and Shane Heath,

Indianola Helitack Crew members,

lost in the Cramer Fire near here on

July 22, 2003.

This will be a lasting place of remembrance and gratitude for their lives and service, a place for wildland firefighters to reflect ...

The First Meeting House in Upper Ashuelot

The First Meeting House in Upper Ashuelot, now Keene was built on this knoll in 1736-7. Here also was located the Burying Ground of the original settlers. Erected by Ashuelot Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution in 1913

Marker is on ...

First Church Built in Parke County Indiana

Site of

Shiloh Presbyterian Church

Organized on Thursday

Dec. 17, 1822

First Church Built

in Parke Co. Ind.

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 100 N and Adams Road (County Route 349), on the left when traveling east on County ...

Holland Lodge No. 1

Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Texas

First Masonic Lodge in Texas. Organized in March 1835 at Brazoria. Set to work Dec. 27, 1835, under dispensation of Grand Lodge of Louisiana, for whose 1835-37 Grand Master, John Henry Holland, this ...

Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

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Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

Born in this Mining Community of Nyesville, Indiana.

The first Indiana player inducted into the

Baseball Hall of Fame

His 14 year Major League career Boast the following Records:

Total Games —————– 481

Games Started —————332

Games Completed ...

House on Fire at Sainte-Mère-Église

Ici emplacement de la maison

incendiée le 5–6 juin 1944

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Here stood the house that

was afire on 5–6 June 1944

Marker can be reached from rue Eisenhower.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Major General Richard Montgomery

Major General

Richard Montgomery

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Born In Ireland Dec. 2, 1736

Entered British Army 1756

Served In North America 1757-1765

Returned to New York, Married

Jane Livingston and Settled

At Rhinebeck 1773

In 1775 Made Brigadier General

In the ...

Loara School Bell

In 1869, near this location, Mr. Benjamin F. Kellogg helped establish the pioneer farming community of Fairview. In 1870 Mr. Kellogg donated land for the first Fairview school, built at today's Ball Road and Euclid Avenue. By 1888 the school, ...