Kolb Studio

The Kolb Brothers: daring, persistent, Grand Canyon legends. Their studio stands before you.

Ellsworth Kolb arrived here in 1901, Emery in 1902. First located in a tent, their photo business grew with Grand Canyon tourism. They eventually produced more than 250,000 ...

Site of Stockbridge Mansion

1630 - 1930

The Stockbridge mansion, built before 1660, stood on this site. It was a garrison house in King Philip’s War for protection of the mills, and was successfully defended. The pond and mill were made famous by Woodworth’s poem ...

Rockville Bridge

The longest stone masonry arch railroad bridge in the world, one mile to the south, was built 1900-02. With forty-eight arches, it has a length of 3,820 feet. This was the third bridge constructed here by the Pennsylvania Railroad. A ...

Battle of Kolb’s Farm

June 22, 1864

The 3 brigades of Williams’ (1st) Div., 20th A. C., [US] were posted on the high ground W. of the road between this point and the Powder Springs Road.

Geary’s (2d) Div. [US] right joined Williams at the ravine ...

Historic Kolb Studio

Established in 1904 by the Kolb Brothers as a photographic studio and operated by Emery Kolb until his death in 1976. Kolb is now operated as a book store and information center by the Grand Canyon Association, a non-profit organization. ...

Buckey O'Neill Cabin

In the early 1890s (exact date unknown) Buckey O'Neill built a log cabin here on Grand Canyon's south rim. It stands in front of you; it is Grand Canyon's oldest surviving historic structure.

Grand Canyon's modern era began with people like ...

Senator Daniel Webster

Civil War to Civil Rights

“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable,” Senator Daniel Webster, January 1830.

Senator Daniel Webster, eloquent advocate for the preservation of the Union and a political giant in pre-Civil War America, lived and ...

Chaubunagungamaug

1630 - 1930

Site of Praying Indian town established by John Eliot and Daniel Gookin in 1674 and known as Chaubunagungamaug.

Marker is at the intersection of Thompson Road and Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on Thompson Road.

Courtesy ...

Fort Gilbert

1630 - 1930

Here stood Fort Gilbert, built about 1688 to protect the second settlement of Brookfield from Indian raids.

Marker is at the intersection of Massachusetts Route 67 and Winter Street, on the right when traveling north on State Route 67. ...

Brookfield

1630 -- 1930

Settled in 1660 by men from Ipswich on Indian lands called Quaboac. Attacked by Indians in 1675. One garrison house defended to the last. Reoccupied twelve years later.

Marker is on W Main Street, on the right when traveling ...