First Congregational Church of Ripon

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Ransom Street 0.1 miles south of West Fond du Lac Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Happy Place

In 1950 Walt recreated the barn from Marceline at his home in California and used it as his personal workshop.

It became his "Happy Place" and became the birthplace of "Disney Imagineering."

Marker can be reached from West Broadway Avenue 0.1 miles ...

Hotel Forrest Lake

Known by local residents as the "Mayfair," this three-story Mediterranean Revival hotel was built in 1925. It was named after Forrest Lake, at the time the mayor of the City of Sanford, who commissioned its construction for one-half million dollars.

Citrus to Celery

At the turn of the twentieth century the City of Sanford was one of the largest fruit and vegetable shipping centers in the United States. In the 1870s, the citrus industry was an integral part of the area's economy when ...

The Commercial Appeal / Publishing Locations

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The Commercial Appeal

This newspaper began in 1839 as THE WESTERN WORLD & MEMPHIS BANNER OF THE CONSTITUTION. In 1840 Col. Henry Van Pelt bought and renamed it THE MEMPHIS APPEAL. During the Civil War it published on the run ...

The Ball-Carlin Cemetery

Here between 1766 and 1908 were buried members of the Ball and Carlin families. In 1742 John Ball was granted 166 acres in this area and in 1748 his brother Moses Ball was granted 91 adjoining acres, now the site ...

Carlin Community Hall

Since its construction in 1892 as a meeting hall, this building has been in continuous community service. In addition to its use for community meetings, the building also was used for an elementary school, church services, a nursery school, a ...

John Ball House

In 1742, John Ball received a 166-acre land grant from Lord Fairfax and became one of the first settlers in this area. The oldest portion of the present house is a one-story 18th century log cabin that was probably built ...

The Aerospace Valley

They All Had The Right Stuff

With more than 150 "First Flight" records and numerous milestone in flight, the Antelope Valley has been home to Aerospace throughout the century. These numerous accomplishments include:

-Air Force Capt. Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager's ...

Kate and Ella 1895

"Katella Ranch"

Kate and Ella the daughters of the Rea Family were early settlers

of Anaheim. The family named their ranch "Katella Ranch"

after their daughters. The original Anaheim wagon track was

later named after them and is now Katella Ave.

Artist: Ramon G Velazco

June ...