Bing Crosby

1904 - 1977

After Meadow Court wom the Irish Sweeps Derby of 1965, fans were treated to Bing Crosby's impromptu crooning of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." The famous singer and actor was part owner of the winning colt. Years before, ...

The Florence Armory

The North Carolina Armory at Florence, was located 1/4 east. Commanded by Captain Z.S. Coffin, the armory converted hunting rifles into military arms, repaired broken guns, and assembled new guns between 1862 and 1865. On April 11, 1865, a detachment ...

Eleventh Michigan Infantry

Eleventh Michigan

Infantry

Nov. 25, 1863

Major B.G. Bennett

Commanding was killed on the

Slope below this position.

Marker is on South Crest Road north of East View Drive, on the right when traveling south.

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Lincoln in Beardstown

Abraham Lincoln first saw Beardstown in the Spring of 1831 as he, two friends, and Denton Offutt steered Offutt's flatboat laden with merchandise on their way to New Orleans. He returned in 1832, first in March to help get the ...

Captain Abraham Lincoln

Rejecting a treaty, Black Hawk, a leader of the Sauk and Fox, led his hungry people back into Illinois from Iowa in early 1832, intending to plant corn. Black Hawk also hoped to form an alliance with the Winnebago and ...

Anderson Dock

Aslag Anderson, Norwegian born mill-wright, built this store and dock in 1858.

The dock served as the transportation center for this area from the sailing days through the steamship era in the 1920's.

On Anderson's death in 1892, two of his children, ...

Lincoln and Blackhawk

Abraham Lincoln and his men were among the 1,500 or so volunteers who had poured into Beardstown for basic military drills. These men had answered Gen. John Reynolds' call to drive Black Hawk and his people out of Illinois. The ...

SS Gulfamerica

This marker commemorates the attack on the USS Gulfamerica on April 10, 1942, during World War II (1941-1945) by a German U-boat just off the coast of Jacksonville Beach. The Gulfamerica, a merchant marine vessel, was on her maiden voyage ...

Red Rocks Amphitheatre

City and County of Denver Landmark

Principle construction by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 1848, SP-13C, Mt. Morrison, CO.

1936 - 1941

Dedicated as a memorial to all who served at Mt. Morrison and to the 3 million who served in the CCC nation-wide, ...

Center Cemetery

Early burial ground established 1813 on land given by Lyman Barker

Marker is on Ayrault Rd. 0 miles from Thornfield Way, on the left when traveling east.

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