Smithton Lodge No. 1 A.F.&A.M.

The oldest Lodge in Kansas [1854]

Chartered March 17, 1856

Dedicated June 8, 1991

M[ost] W[orshipful] Conrad F Johnson

First Grand Master from Smithton Lodge

AF and AM of Kansas

Marker is on Main Street near Genesee Street, on ...

Butterfield Overland Stage

On September 16, 1857, John Butterfield, a New Yorker, received a contract with the U.S. Post Office Department to establish reliable transportation between Missouri and San Francisco.

As a young man he joined with Henry Wells and William Fargo to ...

Claxton First United Methodist Church

First organized church in Claxton, Georgia,

First Pastor -- Rev. C.S.T. Strickland

Charter Members

Member`s Name, Date Joined

Joseph M. Bradley, May 10, 1893

Mrs. Agnes Bradley Rogers, May 10, 1893

Willis F.M. Edwards, May 10, 1893

Hattie Edwards, May 10, 1893

Mrs. Ida ...

St. Francis Xavier Cathedral Complex

When Poste du Rapides was established in Pineville the Catholic mission of St. Louis des Apalachees was founded. Mass was said in private homes in the new town of Alexandria. A chapel built in 1817 was the first church of ...

6 - pounder Field Gun

With these guns, a few guards were able to control thousands of prisoners. Canister could cut a wide swath through a crowd.

Gun tube:

Bronze, 884 lbs.

Smoothbore, diameter 3.67 inches

Projectile:

Solid shot, Case shot, Canister

Range:

Solid shot 1,523 yds.

Case shot 1,200 yds.

Canister effective to ...

Korean Conflict

The Forgotten War

To cherish

liberty one

need only

remember how it

was earned.

Laurens County shall

never forget their

own who have served

their country

in war and peace.

Marker is on East Main Street (U.S. 80), on the right when traveling west.

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First Baptist Church

This congregation was organized in July 1823 as Concord Church, later known as Union Church, then as Tuscumbia Baptist. Jeremiah Burns was the first pastor. It began meeting at this site about 1845 in a plain wooden building. The New ...

3 - inch Ordnance Rifle

Model 1861

These guns could defend against a cavalry attack. Loaded and aimed at the prison yard, Confederate cannon also discouraged mass escape.

Gun data

Gun tube: Wrought iron, 817 lbs.

Projectile: Shell and case shot

Range: ½ mile with case shot

Marker is on Cemetery ...

Arch of Constantine

IMP • CAES • FL • CONSTANTINO • MAXIMO • P • F • AVGUSTO • S • P • Q • R • QVOD • INSTINCTV • DIVINITATIS • MENTIS • MAGNITVDINE • CVM • EXERCITV • SVO • ...

John Fullerton House

Architect - Builder - Owner

c. 1772

Georgian period Built of

Cypress, Charleston single

house design. Drawing room

Mantle by Thomas Elfe.

Quarters for British

junior officers of Clinton's

and Cornwallis staffs.

Legends:

Ghost which continues to appear:

Duel with pistols ...