Thomas L. Clingman

United States Senator, Confederate General, born at Huntsville, 9 mi. east, 1812. Clingman's Dome, 160 miles west, is named for him.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 601 and Courtney-Huntsville Road, on the right when traveling south on U.S. 601. ...

New Cavalry Barracks

The earliest quarters for soldiers at Fort Clark were tents along Las Moras creek near the spring. During the fort’s 1870s building boom, three cavalry barracks were constructed, but by the late 1920s they had become too deteriorated for continued ...

2. The Treacherous River Cliff

The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour

"An unguarded trail up this steep cliff was the only route which the Americans had to the heights of Queenston. The trail was to your right but does not exist any longer. Trapped on ...

5. The Decisive Battle

The Battle of Queenston Heights Walking Tour

On the plateau before you, the British and Americans met for battle. The British formed a line to your right, the Americans to your left. General Sheaffe formed a British counter-offensive force of nine ...

Lock 36

[Text on Canal Lock Stone Marker]:

Lock 36

Sandy & Beaver

Canal

Dedicated in memory of

Jack A. Lanam

[Text on Display Panel, Page 1]:

Gaston's Lock (Lock #36)

This lock was built in 1836 as part of the Eastern Division of the Sandy & Beaver Canal. It ...

The River Lines

The Delta King and the Delta Queen

San Francisco - Daily - Sacramento

Leave 6:30 P.M. Arrive 5:30 A.M.

Marker 2:

June 1, 1927: The Delta King and Delta Queen begin the first of many two-day voyages between San Francisco ...

Old Chinatown District--Circa 1890

In the 1850s, Chinese came to California, a land they called Gum Shan, meaning Mountain of Gold, for the same reason as other nationalities: to seek their fortune. As the placer gold played out, Chinese took jobs building railroads, dams, ...

Historic Gillespie Dam Bridge

Main Marker - Side A:

The Historic Gillespie Dam Bridge spans the Gila River on Old US 80 Highway, between the communities of Arlington and Gila Bend. Built in 1927 as a Federal Aid Project, the bridge is a unique and ...

Warren Dutton House - Tomales Community Park

Warren Dutton, (1823-1903) co-founder of Tomales, came here from the gold fields in 1852, staked a claim to what is now known as Upper Town, and became partners with John Keys. Within a few years the relationship deteriorated, but the ...

Lee Bros. Building - 1906

Brothers William H. Lee (born 1854) and Charles E. Lee (born 1856) came to California from Michigan and by the 1880’s had established a successful warehousing and drayage business. The earthquake of 1906, which caused greater damage to Santa Rosa ...