Taylor Burying Ground

In 1786 the State of South Carolina

purchased for a part of the site of

Columbia, the plantation of Col.

Thomas Taylor (1743-1833), Revolutionary

soldier. His house was situated near the

S-E corner of Richland and Barnwell

Streets, across from this walled

enclosure, where ...

Wilkeson Eagles Building 100th Anniversary

On this Hundredth year of the Wilkeson Eagles Building we dedicate this plaque to all the Fraternal Orders that have called it home. We also want to recognize the past and present members of these groups that have helped preserve ...

School for Bakers and Cooks

Fort George G. Meade

In compliance with instructions contained in a letter from Adjutant General of the Army, dated March 17, 1924, a School for Bakers and Cooks was established at Camp Meade in April of that year. Throughout its existence ...

Thankful Baptist Church

Thankful Baptist Church was founded on April 26, 1840 under the name “Independent” in an area of Augusta

known as “Pinched Gut”. It was the first daughter church established out of Springfield Baptist Church who emerged from the Silver Bluff ...

Dr John Sebastian Helmcken

(1824-1920)

Dr Helmcken earned acclaim for his work as a physician, colonial legislator and negotiator of British Columbia’s entry into Canada.

This statue, created by Armando Barbon and Gabriele Vicari, was donated to the Royal BC Museum by the family of Yole ...

Corner of Highland and Eau Gallie Blvd.

The First State Bank building was open for business on the south side of Eau Gallie Boulevard in 1883. One day in 1896, the cashier of the First State Bank was seen boarding a northbound train with two large suitcases. ...

The Livery Stable

This was one of three livery stables in Upper Lake in the 1880's. As far back as 1870, Upper Lake was the terminus of both the Cloverdale and Clearlake stage lines, bringing tourists to the famous mineral waters of Witter ...

RI Pilots of Brenton Reef Pilot Station

In memory of Rhode Island State licensed pilots serving the Brenton Reef Pilot Station located 4 miles due south.

Capt. John J. Neary, Jr. Serving 1955 – 1997

Capt. Walter H. Fricke Serving 1971 – 1989

Capt. Carl T. Ohrn Serving 1972 – ...

Eau Gallie Yacht Club

The Eau Gallie Yacht Club was completed in January, 1912, at a cost of $3,000. The officers of the club were George F. Paddison, President; Col. C. W. Fowler, Vice-President; J.E.M. Hodgson, Secretary and Treasurer. J.A. Carr was Commodore. The ...

Historic Battery Park & Castle Clinton

Exploring Downtown

From early Dutch times the tip of Manhattan was fortified with the batteries of guns from which the Battery takes its name – first at the 17th-century Fort Amsterdam on the Custom House site, then at Castle Clinton. ...