Cloverlawn

Located one block East

David Davis swapped for the farm just east of here with Normal's founder Jesse Fell. Davis forgiving Fell's debts. Judge Davis was a friend of attorney Abraham Lincoln and the two of them rode the 8th Judicial ...

Lincoln's Real Estate

"His love of wealth was very weak....he said he had no capacity whatever for speculation and never attempted it."

So said attorney friend Joseph Gillespie who once asked Lincoln how much land he owned and why he had never speculated in ...

Center Ridge School

Center Ridge School, established in the late 19th century, was located at this site. A white, framed building, the school served the Center Ridge community until 1956, when it was consolidated with a nearby school. The Unity United Methodist Church, ...

John and Carl Roebling House

Built in 1832

Many of the newly arrived settlers stayed here until they could build their own houses.

Marker can be reached from West Main Street 0.1 miles west of Rebecca Street.

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The Phoenix Block

"Herewith is a little sketch...there is not much of it...I suppose, that there is not much of me." Lincoln thus fulfilled Jesse Fell's 1858 request for an autobiography. Catching Lincoln as he emerged from the courthouse, Fell invited Lincoln to ...

The Rounds Block

Built 1857

The Rounds Block was built in 1857 by brickmaker S.D. Rounds. Rudolph Richter who was employed by Rounds, is believed to be the architect for the building. Richter was a trained architect who had immigrated to America from Prussia.The ...

First Christian Church of Lufkin

A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many ...

Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home

1893-1938

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Confederate Plot Section Six is the final resting place for the Confederate Veterans who resided at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, a refuge for aged and disabled Veterans. The Florida Soldiers Home Association was formed in ...

The Earliest Inhabitants: Native Americans

Based on artifacts excavated in and around Port Royal, archaeologists estimate that the area was inhabited as early as 11,000 years ago. At the time the English arrived, the area was occupied by tribes united in a confederacy ruled by ...

The Fox Tavern: A Colonial Landmark

Until the coming of the railroads in the 19th century, the Rappahannock River town of Port Royal was the commercial center of what is now Caroline County, Virginia. Like many ports, it was a raucous place and boasted a disproportionate ...