How to catch 30,000 carp

Large carp populations provided constant work for Fish Camp crews. While the camp supervisor arranged carp sales to local businesses and commercial markets, the foreman and crewmembers seined fish in Dane County lakes. Lakes Kegonsa and Waubesa were the main ...

Working at Fish Camp

A job at Fish Camp in McFarland was not for the lazy or faint of heart. A former crewmember summed up life at Fish Camp as "8-10 gnarly guys with chest waders, suitable clothing, tough skin, hands weathered by days ...

Memorializing Jackson's Death

The Battle of Chancellorsville

Of his soldiers he was the idol;

of his country he was the hope;

of war he was the master.

Senator John Warwick Daniel

When General "Stonewall" Jackson died eight days after being wounded in these woods, shock waves rippled through ...

The Elms Plantation

Ralph Izard inherited The Elms after his father's death in 1749. During the Revolution he provided financial support to the Patriot cause. He also served as a foreign diplomat, advisor to George Washington, and US senator. The Elms, which remained ...

Jonas Cattell

1758 1849

With four cannon and 1600 Hessian troops, Count von Donop camped 300 yards east of here en route to Fort Mercer at Red Bank. A prisoner that night, Jonas Cattell, 18 years old, was released when the enemy moved ...

Hart Station

Erected by his friends and the Escambia County Bar

Association in memory of James Edward Hart, Jr.

(1942 – 1992), who contributed much to his community, his church and his profession. He loved trains. Due to his efforts, passenger service ...

Father Junipero Serra / Fray Junipero Serra

Marker 1:

Father Junipero Serra

Donated by Wm Hannon Foundation

Commemorating San Fernando Mission

Sept 1797 - Sept 1997

Marker 2:

Fray Junipero Serra

1713-1784

Founder of the California Missions

In Memory of Eugenie B. Hannon

Marker is on ...

Cold Water Falls

World's Largest Man-Made Natural Stone Waterfall

to be known in existence

80 feet wide, 48 feet tall

1,780 tons of Colbert County Sandstone

4,320,000 gallons of water per day passes over falls

Largest stone weights 77,000 pounds

Marker is on S. Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

View Toward Batteries Robinett and Williams

A Look at Civil War Corinth

Looking northwest in this view along the right-of-way of the Memphis & Charleston RR, you can see the earthworks of Battery Williams to the left of the tracks. Battery Robinett lies in the distance to ...

Patton Elementary School

(1891-1958)

First school in Florence Public school system built 1890 on land given by Governor Robert M. Patton. It was occupied in 1891. Designed originally to serve all white elementary school children of Florence. Usually served six grades divided into nine ...