Motorless Flight

To honor the pioneering spirit

and enthusiam of the Citizens

of Akron who supported the

significant advances to

motorless flight from

1929 to 1936

a commemorative flight

today re-enacts the

first towed glider

flight 50 years ago

from Akron to Columbus

carrying U.S. mail in

a Gross 4-place glider.

June 29, 1985

The National ...

Ceres Volunteer Fire Department

Dedicated to the

CERES VOLUNTEER

FIRE DEPARTMENT

Organized June 1, 1911

George W. Wood

First Chief

— Reorganized 1921—

Erected by the People of

Ceres 1940

Marker can be reached from 3rd Street near El Camino Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First County Seat - Braxton Small

Established in 1827, Wilmington served as the first County Seat. During the flood of February 1832, Braxton Small, serving as the first County Court Clerk for McCracken County (1825-1858), removed all records to Paducah from the original Courthouse in Wilmington. ...

The Historic Home of Annie and John Bidwell

A House With a Style

Completed in 1868, the home featured many surprisingly modern conveniences including running water, flush toilets, an acetylene gas lighting system, eight fireplaces, and wall-to-wall carpeting. The pink stucco mansion was designed by San Francisco based architect ...

F. D. N. Y.

To the men of the Fire Department who died at the call of duty at this site on August 2 1978

Soldiers in a war that never ends

Lieutenant James E Cutillo Bat 33 Eng 276

Firefighter 1st Gr Charles ...

The Irish Connection to Fort Adams

Problem . . . Insufficient workforce to build a Fortress.

The solution would come from Ireland. Five hundred families came to not only escape famine and economic hardship, but here they obtained the freedoms they so longed for in their homeland.

Fort ...

Murderkill/Motherkiln Friends Meeting

Quakers were gathering for worship in this area by 1712, when members of the Religious Society of Friends met "at the widow Needham's at Murderkill Creek." Established as Motherkiln Preparative Meeting (under the care of Duck Creek Meeting), the group ...

The Siege of Charleston, 1780

(Front text)

The British capture of Charleston in May 1780 was one of the worst American defeats of the Revolution. On March 30-31 Gen. Henry Clinton’s British, Hessian, and Loyalist force crossed the Ashley River north of Charleston. On April ...

The Life and Times of John Bidwell

An Amazing Life and Legacy

John Bidwell was born on the east coast to a poor farming family in 1819. In spite of these modest roots, he would eventually become a key figure in California history, one famous for being a ...

Municipal Fountain

Sponsored by

the Greenwood Beautification

Commission with contributions

from individual, businesses,

civic groups and city funds

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Dedicated September 18, 1864

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Beautification Commission

Mrs. George A. Byrd, Chairman

Mrs. J.G. Jenkins, Vice-Chairman

Mrs. Paul Baker, Secretary

Thomas H. Maxwell, Jr., Mrs. Bruce Barksdale

Dr. H.B. Odom, Mrs. Robert May

Col. E.R. Rosenberg, Mrs. ...