Historic Oneonta L & N Railroad Depot

Starting in 1889, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, also known as the Birmingham Mineral Railroad, began railroad freight and passenger

service to Oneonta with the completion of the rail line from Boyles Railroad Yard near Birmingham to the Champion Iron ...

Historic Springfield Baptist Church

Springfield Baptist Church was established on January 27, 1864 prior to the abolition of slavery, and is among the first African-American churches founded in Middle Georgia. Enslaved workers purchased land from Mrs. Nancy Bickers and began monthly meetings. Levi Thornton, ...

Lawrence Park

From 1851 to 1892 this was the location of the first railroad depot in Lawrence County. It was built by the New Albany and Salem R. R. And handled both passengers and freight. Starting in 1876 it was also the ...

Power for Amana's Mills

Six and one-half miles in length, the Amana Millrace was built in 1865 - 1869 to provide waterpower for the community's mills in Middle Amana and Amana. Here at Amana the millrace powered the woolen mill, calico factory, flour mill ...

Pioneer Park

Museum of West Louisiana

Is dedicated to

the pioneers of Vernon Parish, their descendants

and to all people of West Louisiana.

November 16, 1993

Marker is on South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site Of Birthplace Of Horace Bushnell

Site Of Birthplace Of

Horace Bushnell

April 14, 1802

Feb. 17, 1876

Noted Theologian For Whom

Hartford's

Bushnell Park

And

Bushnell Hall

Were Named

Marker is at the intersection of Bantam Road (U.S. 202) and Bantam Lake Road, on the left when traveling west on Bantam Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was chartered March 11, 1938, by a group of Mecklenburg County residents. The first office was located in Boydton, Virginia. The group's stated purpose was: "To advance the position of agriculture, to enrich the life of the ...

Johnson's Island Prison

1862-1865

[Marker Front]:

CONSTRUCTION

In 1861 it became apparent to Federal authorities that the war would not end quickly and plans were made for construction of prisons to permanently house thousands of Confederate prisoners. Lieutenant Colonel William Hoffman was assigned the task of ...

The Solution: Wing Warping

By the late 1800s, a handful of experimenters around the world were closing in on the riddle of powered flight. They could fly a plane into the air, but they still couldn't control it - keep it from pitching forward, ...

Grace Episcopal Church

Commemorating the one

hundreth anniversary

of the first service

held in this church

on Quinquagesima Sunday

February 14, 1858

the Rt. Rev. Jackson Kemper

Bishop of Wisconsin

officiating

February 16, 1958

Marker is at the intersection of North Carroll ...