McDuffie High School

"Home of the Fighting Scots"

McDuffie High School stood

proudly at this location from

1964 until 1996. Serving

Anderson as a comprehensive

vocational high school,

McDuffie enrollment averaged

1000 students each year it was

open. Many of Anderson's

current business ...

Anderson Boys' High School

This archway

formerly stood at the

entrance to

Anderson Boys'

High School

"Home of the Yellow Jackets"

Anderson Boys' High School

was located on this site.

The school educated many of

our city's young men from

the year 1923 until ...

Wickham-Valentine House

Attorney John Wickham (1763-1839) lived at this location beginning in 1790. A prominent lawyer, he helped defend Aaron Burr against treason charges in 1807. Alexander Parris designed this neoclassical house built here for Wickham in 1812. Wickham’s family, including second ...

Spiegel Grove

Rutherford B. Hayes Home

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.

U.S. Department ...

Valentine Museum

The 1892 bequest of Mann S. Valentine II, creator of Valentine’s Meat Juice health tonic, established the Valentine Museum as one of Richmond’s first museums. He sought to create a museum devoted to the art, history, and culture of the ...

Robert Alphonso Taft

"Mr. Republican"

Son of William Howard Taft

1889-1953

Ohio House of Representatives

1921-19226

Ohio Senate

1931-1933

United States Senator from Ohio

1939-1953Jacques Lipchitx - Sculptor

Gift of the Thomas J. Emery Memorial Foundation

Marker can be reached from Auburn Avenue.

William Howard Taft / Robert Alphonso Taft

William Howard Taft

Born here on September 15, 1857, William Howard Taft is the only American to have served as President and Chief Justice of the United States. His unique career of public service began after he graduated from ...

Restoring a Local Treasure

The Mexican Canyon Trestle was restored in 2009-2010. Over 420 timbers were replaced and large sections of the trestle were rebuilt. The US Forest Service, New Mexico Rails-to-Trails and local efforts continue to preserve this treasure.

The Mexican Canyon Trestle, built ...

Alderson's Ferry

Strategic Crossing

Here, where you are standing, you can see both sides of the Greenbrier River where Alderson’s Ferry crossed. The ferry was named for Elder John Alderson who received the original charter from the Virginia Legislature in 1786. During the ...

Confederate Saltpeter Works

Civil War Industrial Center

Although saltpeter (potassium nitrate or nitre), an essential element in the manufacture of gunpowder, had been mined at Organ Cave since the eighteenth century, the need for the mineral increased dramatically during the Civil War. Several saltpeter ...