William Saroyan

August 31, 1908 - May 18, 1981

Born in Fresno, California at 621 Broadway

Son of Armenian immigrants

Writer - Playwright

First American playwright to win both the

Pulitzer Prize and

Drama Critics' Circle Award

in the same year:

"The Time of Your Life", 1940

Academy of Motion Picture ...

Camp Site

Second N. Y. regiment, on way to Stroudsburg May 7, 1779 to build road to Wyoming for Sullivan's march against Indians.

Marker is on U.S. 209, on the left when traveling north.

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Electric Light Tower

When completed in 1881, the 237-foot electric light tower that once spanned the intersection of Market and Santa Clara Streets was the largest single source of electric light in the country. The brainchild of J.J. Owen, founder of the San ...

Upperville

Drama at Vineyard Hill

This site, known during the war as Vineyard Hill, commands a clear view of the road, stone walls, and fields in front of you where 10,000 cavalry and infantry clashed in the Battle of Upperville on June ...

William H. Seward

Governor

U. S. Senator

Secretary of State

of U. S.

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway and E 23rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Broadway.

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Newhall & Stebbins

Formed in 1856, the firm Newhall & Stebbins began manufacturing the Granite State Field Mower in 1860. Machined out of cast iron with few bolts, the mowers were intended for use on the uneven terrain of New England farms. In ...

Fishing Industry Memorial

1883-1999

In 1892 Southern California Fish Corp. was the first cannery in Los Angeles Harbor. In 1903 a technique of preparing and canning was developed to can sardines, mackerel, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna and albacore. In 1912 the first fresh ...

Daniel Boone's Trail

From North Carolina to Kentucky 1775. Erected by the Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution 1915. Also near the site of Fort Estill 1779-1782 built by Capt. James Estill

Marker is at the intersection of Berea Road (U.S. 25/421) and Pace ...

Haymarket During the Civil War

“Pass Around Their Army Without Hindrance”

On June 25, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and about 5,000 of his cavalrymen approached

Haymarket. They acted on orders from commanding Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was on the western side of the Bull Run ...

Presbyterian Church in Westfield

Near this site stood the first permanent house of worship in Westfield, organized in 1728, built in 1735, known as the Presbyterian Church in Westfield.

The bell played an active part in the Revolution, being rung to warn the Patriots of ...