James Vandenburgh’s Home

1821

Master Mason

Trinity Church

Marker is on Bedford Street.

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Davis Subway

Richards Blvd. Underpass

Built in 1917-18, this entrance to Davis is among the oldest surviving examples of I-beam construction on a railroad grade separation. The underpass was part of the Lincoln Highway. The bicycle bore was added in 1978. Listed in ...

Soviet War Memorial

Tiergarten

1941 – 1945

English text:

Eternal Glory to the heroes who fell in the struggle against the German fascist invaders for the freedom and independence of the Soviet Union. 1941 - 1945

Marker is on Straße des 17. Juni ...

The Site of Camp S-60

Barnum Pond - Town of Brighton

The Site of Camp S-60

Barnum Pond - Town of Brighton

1933-1942

U.S. Civilian Conservation Corps

Company 220

Paul Smiths, N.Y.

Honored for these accomp[lishments:

Fought fires, helped build Meacham Lake and Fish Creek ...

Franklin Co. Fair

Held here since 1852 and described by L.I. Wilder in Farmer Boy. Marshalling site for two Irish Fenian invasions of Canada.

Marker is at the intersection of East Main St. and Raymond St. on East Main St..

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Fox-Watson Theatre

1931

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Kansas Preservation Alliance

Award For Excellence

Marker is at the intersection of Santa Fe Avenue and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling north on Santa Fe Avenue. ...

M60 Main Battle Tank

The M60 Main Battle Tank was developed to take the place of the aging M48 Patton Tank. It began production in 1959 and included an improved 105mm Main gun instead of the 90mm and a 750 cu. in. diesel engine ...

Gold Furnace

A gold furnace was commonly used to separate mercury from the gold. In gold placer mining, in which small specks and veins of gold were often found in quartz, mercury was used to separate the gold from the quartz. This ...

Leeds Historic CCC Camp

In the depression year of 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt initiated the Civilian Conservation Corps. This program provided much needed employment for the nation's youth 18-25 years old. The men had to complete the 8th grade, and have 3-4 family ...

Lincoln-Era Fire Companies

Lincoln's Springfield was vulnerable to fire, Crowded wood-frame buildings, open flames in stoves, fireplaces, candles, and primitive gas lighting ineffective alarms, muddy streets, and inadequate water supplies---all combined to make fires potentially devastating. Springfield had its share of fires. In ...