The Brule St. Croix Portage

Upper Lake St. Croix end of trail,

discovered 1680.

Indians, voyageurs, explorers,

missionaries, traders and pioneers travelled

this path from the waters of the

Great Lakes to those of the Mississippi.

To all who pass this way

this trail is dedicated.

This tablet was placed by

Claude Jean Allouez ...

Chilhowee

On Abram’s Creek, near the site of the early Cherokee village, Chilhowee, William and Robert James established a water-powered cotton and woolen spinning and weaving factory. A charter for the business was issued in 1846 and the mill was evidently ...

Peter J. McGuire

1852 - - - - - 1906

Founder and General Secretary

United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and Joiners of America

1881 - 1901

Father of Labor Day

Peter J. McGuire was founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in ...

The Commissary Storehouse

This is the oldest building still standing in Fort Smith. Originally built as part of a larger fortification, over the years its appearance and use changed dramatically. The building held supplies used by explorers and soldiers, played a crucial role ...

Nassau County Historic Courthouse

The 1891 Nassau County Courthouse is one of only a few remaining courthouses in Florida built in the late 19th century. An excellent example of the Italianate style, it features a square domed tower with cupola, brick corbelling, bracketed cornice, ...

Vail / Vail Pass Country

Marker Front:

Vail Mountain stood bare just days before the resort’s 1962 grand opening. As luck would have it, a late December storm blanketed the area, dumping several feet of powder on the untracked slopes. Fortune just kept smiling on the ...

Father Flanagan Historic House

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Courtesy hmdb.org

West Seneca Gatling Gun

Model 1897 10 Barrels 30 Caliber #1075

Built by Colt Firearms Mfg. Co.

Delivered to the U.S. Army August 29, 1898

Donated to West Seneca In 1922

Supervisor Henry C. Lein

Restored in 2003 By Ron Fultz Roger Harris

Ed ...

Titanic Eternal Flame

1912 - 2012

In memory of those

who lost their lives

Marker is on Parkway (U.S. 441), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Titanic’s Center Anchor

The center anchor weighed 16.8 US tons, almost twice the weight of the standard port and starboard anchors which weighed 8.84 US tons each. The replica of this anchor will give you an idea how massive the center anchor was ...