Grosse Point Light Station

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1999

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on Sheridan Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Windsor's Crossroads

Stoneman's Raiders Pass By

(Preface):

On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North ...

National Historic Landmark - Yuma Crossing and Associated Sites

First used by Native Americans, this natural crossing served as a significant transportation gateway on the Colorado River during the Spanish Colonial and U.S. westward expansion periods. The surviving buildings of the Yuma Quartermaster Depot and Arizona Territorial Prison are ...

National Historic Landmark- Washington Crossing

National Historic Landmark- Washington Crossing

This Landmark was the scene of George Washington's crossing of the Delaware on Christmas night 1776 to raid Trenton, thereby rescuing the waning America's struggle for independence.

By this daring act Washington carried the war to the ...

National Historic Landmark-Church of the Holy Cross

National Historic Landmark- Church of the Holy Cross

Built in 1850, this structure was designed to resemble an Old World Parish Church.

The Gothic Revival cruciform-design church features walls of yellow pise de terre and a high-pitched roof of red ...

Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery

The Catholic Church purchased the 40 acres, known to the people of Pensacola as Holy Cross Cemetery, in 1914. In 1942, the property in the East Hill Neighborhood of Pensacola was dedicated for use as a Catholic Cemetery.

The Priest's ...

Pensacola Beach Cross

The Knights of Columbus, a Catholic Fraternal Organization of Men, sponsored the 10-foot, concrete cross which now stands on a dune of Pensacola Beach.

The cross commemorates the first Catholic Mass celebrated in the continental United States on August 15, ...

Greeley’s Crossing

In June, 1859, while the first bridge was being built over Clear Creek, the famous reporter Horace Greeley passed through Golden. He attempted to cross Clear Creek from this point on the south bank. Horace embarked on his mule from ...

Gold Rush Crossroads

The community of Big Delta began during the Gold Rush era as a trading post and roadhouse serving prospectors and travelers.

Known for many years as McCarty, Big Delta was a link in the paths of travel and trade. It was ...

Gaines’s Crossroads

“The Animal Must Be Very Slim”

(Preface): After Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north through central Maryland and across the Mason-Dixon ...