Raising of the Bear Flag Monument

This Monument was erected by the Native Sons of the Golden West and the State of California to commemorate the raising of the Bear Flag on this spot June 14, 1846 by the Bear Flag Party and their declaration of ...

Borchert Field/The Milwaukee Bears Negro National League 1923

Borchert Field

Borchert Field, home to Milwaukee professional baseball for over 60 years, was located between W. Burleigh, W. Chambers, N. 7th, and N. 8th Streets. Known originally as Athletic Park when it opened on May 20, 1888, the ballpark ...

"Bear Medison Island"

Monday, July 2, 1804 [and] Sunday, September 14, 1806

In Lewis and Clark's day, the Missouri River was here where the foot of Weston's Main Street is today. Bear Medicine Island was in the river at this place in 1804. According ...

National Historic Landmark - Bear River Massacre

Very few Northwestern Shoshoni survived a battle here that turned into a massacre by Col. P.E. Connor’s California Volunteers.

In 1863, Conner and his force set out from salt Lake City on a cold January campaign in response to friction between ...

Bear Mt. Bridge

It opened in 1924.

At the time it was the

worlds longest

suspension-bridge

at 2,257 feet.

It was built by the

Harriman family

in 1910, and sold

to NYS in 1940.

Marker can be reached from New York Route 9 W, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Polar Bears

Dedicated to the American North Russian Expeditionary Forces known as the "Polar Bears".

From September 4, 1918, to June 15, 1919, fifty-five hundred American Soldiers of the 339th Infantry regiment (with elements of the 310th Engineers and the 337th Ambulance ...

Bear Butte

Mountain of Plains Indians

This 4,422 foot high volcanic bubble rises 1,200 feet above the plains, a guide for centuries to Indians, fur traders, soldiers, cowboys, and travelers. It was visited or passed by Verendrye, 1743; Lt. G. K. Warren, 1855; ...

Bear Butte (Mato Paha) Indian Camp

This area, extending along Bear Butte Creek, was for centuries a select camp site for the Plains Indians, who found here mountain spring water, wood, protection from the bitter north winds, together with much game and wild fruit in season. ...

Bear Mountain & Harriman Trails

Trails of the Bear Mountain – Harriman Parks

Bear Mountain – Harriman State Park’s trail system is an extensive web of paths, trails and old roads that satisfy the hiker seeking natural beauty and a quiet escape. While the ...

Mountain Charlie Bear Fight

Near here in Mountain Charlie Gulch on May 8, 1854, Charles Henry “Mountain Charlie” McKiernan and a friend named Taylor were attacked by a Grizzly Bear. The bear sprang from a thicket, both men fired; but the bear grabbed Mountain ...