Madison County Pioneers

The gold rush to Alder Creek in 1863 spurred settlement of the Madison Valley, and among the first families to settle here were the Jeffers, the Switzers (whose home is preserved here in Nevada City) and the Careys. Irish-born Nick ...

Joseph McMinn

500 yards southeast is buried Joseph McMinn, governor of Tennessee, 1815-1821. A Quaker, born in Pennsylvania, he came to Hawkins County in 1790. He also served in the State Constitutional Convention, 1796; State Senate, 1798–1812; Speaker of the Senate, 1805, ...

Palatine Road

c. 1712

First Road West By

German Refugees To

Schoharie Valley

Marker is on New York Route 146 near Wagner Road, on the right when traveling east.

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Reliance Hose Company No. 3

This building, housing

Reliance Hose Co. No. 3

Since 1891, is hereby marked

for preservation, thus honoring

The Volunteer Fire Department

of Grass Valley

March 26, 1988 100th Anniversary of

Manzanita Parlor No. 29

Native Daughters of the Golden West

Marker is on Race Street east of South Auburn ...

The Pioneer Christian Church Bell

This bell cast in 1848, hung from 1854 until 1896 in the Pioneer Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). On demolition of the church, the bell was rescued by Senator C.L. LaRue. Presented by the Ellis McLanahan family, In the interest ...

White Mountain Apache War Memorial

January 11, 1969

Roy Burnette

Ross Colelay

Ross Pinal

Cyrus Burnette

Marker is on Chief Avenue (Arizona Route 73) ½ mile north of East Fork Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Eisenhower Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Works Progress Administration was the basis for the construction of Abilene's swimming pool, stadium, rose garden, and other buildings located in this park. This park project under the WPA was one of thirty such ...

Superintendent’s House

“Silver Queen City”

By 1899, this house stood at the head of Magnolia Avenue, or “Silk Stocking Row,” where the elite of Granite lived. The first floor housed the living quarters for the Superintendent of the Granite Mountain Mining Co. The ...

Nez Perce Camp

The Nez Perce camped near here on Horse Prairie Creek, Aug. 12 1877 following the Battle of the Big Hole Aug. 9-10. General Howard was summoned when beating drums arroused [sic] the citizens of Bannack. Women and children were quartered ...

Columbus Penn Evans

(1824 - 1854)

Side One:

Columbus P. Evans

A Citizen of Delaware

Born in Pennsylvania

September 6th 1824

Died at West Chester

February 19, 1854

Side Two:

Editor of the

Delaware Republican

1843 – 1854

Mayor of the

City of ...