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The Boulevard

 

[City of Charleston Motto Emblem: Aedes Mores Juraque Curat]

(She Guards Her Buildings, Customs, and Laws)

To Commemorate

The reclamation of 47 acres of mud flats, marsh and water, bounded on the north by Tradd Street and on the ...

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Bright Angel Lodge

First Constructed in 1885

The Bright Angel Lodge, as it is known today, began as a cabin and several tents on this site in 1896. The central unit designed by Mary Jane Colter, was built in 1935. This lodge contains some ...

The Birthplace of Victoria

We would like to take a moment to share with you the history that you are standing over, around and next to.

This harbour was originally the sole domain of the Lekwungen First Nation who plied its protected waters and fished ...

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Honey Run Covered Bridge / Gold Dredge

Honey Run Bridge

Erected

1894

By George Miller

Gold Dredge

The first bucket line gold dredge to operate below the covered bridge used this tumbler – 1898.

Marker is at the intersection of Honey Run Road and Centerville Road, on the right when traveling north on ...

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Brecknock

In 1680 Alexander Humphreys received a warrant from the county court for 600 acres of land which he called Brecknock. The tract is believed to have been named for a shire of Wales. A milling operation was established here in ...

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Action at Butler's Farm

Engagement a Butler's Farm

On the 8th of July, 1813, an outpost of the invading force, encamped near Fort George, was defeated by a band of Six Nations and Western Indians led by Chiefs John Norton and Blackbird and interpreters Michel ...

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The Boulder Dam Hotel

The Boulder Dam Hotel has been part of Boulder City history since its opening in 1933. Designed by Mort Wagner the hotel was built by Paul Stewart "Jim" Webb, Raymond Spilsbury, and Austin Clark. It is located in Cardenas Plaza ...

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The Paper Boy

October 12, 1995

Betty Saletta, Sculptor

[Second Marker:]

For much of our community’s history, the young person who delivered The Modesto Bee to our homes has been an enduring symbol of initiative and pluck. The paper boy celebrates the timeless treasure of hope ...

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John McCabe

Patriot of the American Revolution

Born in 1727, and a resident of this area by the 1750s, John McCabe was among the first to enlist when Delaware's Continental Regiment was reorganized in the winter of 1776-1777. An ardent supporter of Independence, ...

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Woodbury World War I Memorial

In honor of

the men of Woodbury

who rendered service in

the World War

1917-1919

Ralph G. Adams • William M. Adams • Gustave Daniel Anderson • George H. Barnes • Harry J. Bauch • Howard D. Beardsley • Edson J. Bennett • William B. ...

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