Jourdanton City Cemetery

T.H. Zanderson and city namesake Jourdan Campbell bought the 40,000-acre Toby Ranch in 1907 and laid out the town of Jourdanton. The original plat included two blocks designated for use as a cemetery. The Artesian Belt Railroad built through the ...

Atascosa County

As early as 1722 El Camino Real (The King's Highway) from the Rio Grande to San Antonio was well established in this area. The Spanish word "Atascosa," denoting boggy ground that hindered travel, gave region its name. The county was ...

First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828

First Settlement in DeKalb County Indiana 1828

Marker is at the intersection of Indiana Route 1 and DeKalb County Road 68 (County Route 68), on the right when traveling north on State Route 1.

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Site of Opera House

c. 1879 – c. 1933

Here in 1916 Gov. Martin H. Glynn

gave his famed speech

“He kept us out of war”

This slogan re-elected Wilson.

Marker is on Upper Main Street (County Route 28A), on the left when traveling ...

Battle of Cook's Mill

[English Text]: Battle of Cook's Mills

In October 1814 an American army advanced from Fort Erie toward the British line along the Chippawa River. Lieutenant-General Drummond ordered a reconnaissance towards Cook's Mills on his right flank in hopes of finding ...

Lower Marlboro

Calvert County

Before the American Revolution, Lower Marlborough (the spelling officially changed to Marlboro in the 19th century) was a thriving port town with large homes, inns, stores, warehouses, a sawmill, a tobacco inspection station, and the British tariff office.

As sails ...

Hope Lodge No. 234 F and AM

Originally built in 1875 and twice destroyed by fire, 1898 & 1909, this edifice continues a century of Masonic service to Sierra Valley.

Dedicated in the spirit of brotherhood Sept. 6, 1975 by Las Plumas del Oro Chapter, E Clampus ...

Post Road - 1772

Albany to New York. Weekly

mail service established

on horseback. Passenger

service by covered wagons

and four horses in 1786.

Marker is on New York Route 9H south of Hudson Avenue (County Route 21), on the right when traveling north.

Sincerity Lodge 132 F. and A.M.

This historic building was built in 1878 by John McBeth and D.D. Compton, merchants, for use as a warehouse. As such it played an important role when Greenville’s two foundries, flour mill, sarsaparilla works, brickyard, wagon shop, and sawmill supplied ...

The Swallow House

c. 1845

Built from the remains of

the steamboat “Swallow” wrecked

on the Hudson River, April 7, 1845.

Marker is on Albany Avenue, on the left when traveling west.

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