U.S. 17th Infantry Campsite

River Raisin Battlefield 1813

Elements of the U.S. 17th Infantry were camped in an open field just north of here when the British and Indians launched their surprise counterattack at dawn, January 22, 1813. The Americans held their ground here ...

Avila Adobe

This is the oldest existing house in Los Angeles. Built about 1818 by Don Francisco Avila, it was occupied briefly as American headquarters in 1847. Severely damaged in the earthquake of 1971, the house is now restored as an example ...

Taysom Cabin

Charles Taysom built this cabin at this location in 1866. •

Restored by the descendants of Charles & Mariah Taysom. •

Dedicated in memory of their pioneer sacrifices and endurance, 2002.

Marker is on Main Street (Utah Route 133), on the right when ...

The Homestead Grays

Legendary baseball team that dominated the Negro Baseball Leagues during the first half of the 20th century. Founded by steelworkers in 1900, the Grays inspired African Americans locally and across the nation. Led by Cumberland Posey Jr., they won 12 ...

After the Battle

River Raisin Battlefield 1813

In the words of Laurent Durocher, "after the defeat of Winchester, many of the inhabitants fled with their families to the frontier of Ohio. Others went to Detroit. The British made several attempts to persuade the ...

Buffalo Springs

Interpretive Trail

Early History

In 1728, a survey party led by William Byrd II visited these springs. In his diary he wrote that the spring water was: “…what Adam drank in Paradise … by the help of which we perceived our appetites ...

Shawnee Friends Mission

In 1825 the Federal government began moving Eastern Indians to new lands west of the Mississippi. This sign is on a 2,500 square mile tract assigned to the Shawnees.

With this tribe came Methodist, Baptist and Quaker missionaries. One mile east ...

Buffalo Springs

Interpretive Trail

Springhouse and Gazebo

The gazebo in front of you sits over the cistern and springhouse for Spring #2. Of the three springs that were considered to have medicinal attributes, Spring #2 was the most famous. Bottled water from this spring ...

Wilmington Friends Meeting

Burial Place of Thomas Garrett

The first Meeting House on this site was built in 1738. It was replaced in 1748 when a larger building was constructed. The old Meeting House was then converted into a school. Known as Wilmington Friends ...

Old Boundary

Nevada’s Southern Boundary 1861-1867

The 37th degree north latitude is marked at this point as the dividing line between the Territories of Utah and New Mexico under the provisions of the Compromise of 1850 which originally organized the land ceded by ...