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Saint Patrick's Church

Established 1833

by Bishop Leo De Neckere, C.M.

This church, completed in 1840

during the pastorate of

Father James I. Mullon,

is the oldest parish church

outside the French Quarter.

In 1850

St. Patrick's served

as pro-cathedral

while the St. ...

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Jacob Cochran, 1782-1836

Saco Main Street Museum Walk

Cochranism was the name given to the religious sect led by Jacob Cochran in the years 1816 to 1819, before this charismatic preacher was convicted and imprisoned for four years on charges of “gross lewd and ...

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Spanish War and Philippine Insurrection Memorial

1898 - 1902

This plaque is made from bronze taken

from Battleship Maine when salvaged

from Havana harbor in 1912

In Memoriam

U.S.S. Maine

Destroyed in Havana Harbor

February 15th 1898

This tablet is cast from metal

recovered from the U.S.S. Maine

Dedicated Nov. 11, 1961

Marker is at the intersection ...

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Seminole County World War Monument

(Base: front side)Dedicated

to

the Memory of

the brave sons of

Seminole County

who laid their lives

on the sacrificial altar

of

Democracy

in the World War

1914 — 1918

(Base: right side)Erected and presented

to

Seminole County

by

Frank ...

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Dr. Laura Black Stickney, 1879-1961

Saco Main Street Museum Walk

Dr. Laura Black Stickney promoted public health, women’s suffrage, and ran for mayor during her 50 years of Saco civic leadership.

Born September 8, 1879 in Porter, Maine, Laura May Black learned to read in a one-room ...

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Yolo County Savings Bank

History

This sandstone building was constructed in 1903 for the Yolo County Savings Bank, which occupied part of the lower floor. Other establishments in the building were J. D. Musgrove Insurance, F. V. Stening, Tailor and occupying the upstairs were the ...

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Indian Oven Rock

About 200 feet south of this spot is a natural oven shaped hole in a rock. According to local tradition, Indians used this as a bake oven and to parch their corn.

Marker is on Homestead Ave., on the left when ...

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Woodcock-Hatch-Maxcy House

Top PlaqueThis marker

is given by

Massachusetts Society

Daughters of the American Colonists

in recognition of

The role this historic building played

in the area's early growth

presented: September 13 1969

Bottom Plaque

Woodcock-Hatch-Maxcy House

Historic District

has been place on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States

Department ...

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Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia / Reuben Arthur

Side 1: Site of U.S. Post Office Reynoldsville, Georgia

On this site was situated the Reynoldsville Post Office from April 5, 1898 to April 20, 1913. The community was named by the Post Office Department in honor of Reuben Arthur Reynolds ...

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A Legacy Remembered

(Left side text)

During the Great Depression, President Roosevelt approved a plan to recruit thousands of unemployed young men

into a "Civilian Conservation Corps" (CCC)

From 1933-1942 the CCC employed over 3 million Americans. They built and repaired roads, planted ...

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