Golden Gate Mine

The mine was discovered in 1903 and was owned and operated by various owners until 1939 when it ceased operations.

The total amount of bullion taken from this site is unknown. However, one owner did ship $12,000.00 in 1912. The ...

Georgetown Historic District

Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States.

Marker can be reached from ...

The Fredonia Rebellion

December 16, 1826 to January 28, 1827

For a brief while, the flag that flew over Nacogdoches Plaza Principal was the red-and-white banner of Haden Edwards' forty-four-day Fredonia Rebellion.

Edwards had obtained a grant from Mexico to settle 800 families ...

Jefferson Davis

Late on May 8, 1865, Jefferson Davis, with his family and a small escort, camped in Abbeville, unaware that hostile pursuit was close behind. His pursuers, the 1st Wisconsin Cavalry [US], Lt. Col. Henry Harnden, arrived next morning, shortly after ...

Wyckoff Bennett Mont House

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

This Dutch-American farmhouse is a quiet reminder that the Battle of Brooklyn, one of the biggest conflicts of the Revolutionary War, took place when Kings County was still mostly farm country. The country boasted fewer than ...

Santa Fe Trail

This marks the route of the Santa Fe Trail from Kansas City to Santa Fe 1822 - 1880.

Marker is at the intersection of Shawnee Street and Elm Street, on the right when traveling north on Shawnee Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Breakfast Branch

Near this spot on March 9, 1818, 34 men of the Telfair County Militia, commanded by Major Josiah D. Cawthon, engaged about 60 Creek Indians in combat. Four Indians and five whites, including Capt. Benjamin Mitchell Griffin were killed. Three ...

The Georgia Navy

During the American Revolution four heavily-armed row galleys were constructed in Savannah for the Georgia Navy, all underwritten by the Continental Congress. In nearby Frederica River, beginning at dawn on April 19, 1778, Georgia galleys Lee, Washington, and Bulloch, commanded ...

Old Medical College

has been designated a

National

Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1996

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on Telfair Street near 6thStreet, on ...

Confederate Cemeteries

During the late summer of 1861, Confederate troops from Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia camped in the vicinity of Bristoe Station. Typhoid, measles, and other contagious diseases quickly swept through these camps decimating many of the regiments. The ...