Rainbow Route / Western Fremont County

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Rainbow Route

Completion of this road opens up a scenic paradise unequalled in any other state of the Union and unsurpassed by the scenic gems of the Wild West.

Governor George A. Carlson on the opening of the Rainbow Route, 1915

Conceived ...

Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster Memorial

Coal was discovered in Moweaqua in 1886

With mining operations beginning in 1891

The method of mining was room and pillar

At a depth of 620 feet

Haulage was by mule and motor

On Christmas Eve 1932 an explosion in the mine

Claimed the lives of ...

Galveston Historical Foundation

In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its archive grew, but in 1880, the secretary died, telling no one where to find the collection. In ...

C. F. Marschner Building

Erected in 1905-06 by local contractor Otto Haase, this building housed the Texas Bottling Works and the family residence of C. F. and Marie Marschner. Shortly before the completion of the building, C. F. Marschner died. His widow inherited the ...

Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle

In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer (1834-1891) bought it in 1884. The German-born Heidenheimer began with a $100 loan and built a fortune as a Confederate ...

Johnson County Court Houses

1ST ~ Court held Smiley’s Mill, 5 miles S.E. of Franklin Oct. 16, 1823

2ND ~ George King home, Franklin, Indiana,

March, 1824

3RD ~ North Main Street, Lot 35, Log, 2 stories, Oct., 1824

4TH ~ Brick, 2 stories, May ...

American National Insurance Company

Founded in 1905 by Galveston business pioneer W. L. Moody, Jr. (1865-1954), American National opened for business on third floor of the Moody Building at 22nd and Strand streets in Galveston. At that time the home office staff numbered ten. ...

The Colonial Church of Augusta

"But as Indian Friendship is sometimes precarious, we have built it opposite one of the Curtains of the

Fort."

Augusta, April 12, 1750

In June 1737, under orders from General James Oglethorpe, Captain Roger Lacy began a musketproof fort of wooden ...

Putnam School

Site of Fort Putnam

Erected by the American forces

December 1775

During the Siege of Boston

Marker is at the intersection of Sciarappa St and Otis St, on the right when traveling south on Sciarappa St.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Peter Tufts (Cradock) House

Known for many years as the Cradock House because it was thought to have been built in 1634 for Matthew Cradock, the construction of the house is now attributed to Peter Tufts. Although the exact date of its origin is ...