Pioneering Murphy Family

Charting a course of their own to become founders of Santa Clara Valley

In 1844, Martin Murphy Sr. brought his large, Irish family across the continent in the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend overland part. Their determination, optimism and close family bonds helped them cross ...

Wabash and Erie Canal Completed 1853

The approximately 460 mile canal from Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville, Indiana, was the longest canal built in the United States. Here a section constructed above the natural land surface to prevent flooding and erosion, remains intact.

Marker is on Indiana Route ...

Herman N. Hipp Hall

Named to honor the memory of

Herman N. Hipp, Class of 1935

President of Liberty Life Insurance Corporation

Trustee of the Greenville Hospital System

and the Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce

Member of the Furman University Advisory Commerce

Philanthropist, Loving Husband and Father.

This building is named ...

Mississippi

The Father of Waters

The Mighty Miss

The Great River

Source: Lake Itasca MN 552 River Miles

Mouth: Gulf of Mexico 1788 River Miles

This natural water highway made possible many of man's experiences on the North American continent. The ...

Spiritual Life

Midcity at the Crossroads

Washington’s first black Muslim temple opened in 1940 when the Nation of Islam established Temple No. 4 at 1525-1527 Ninth Street. The Nation of Islam’s second national leader, Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975), presided over the event. Founded ...

Jane Fishburne Hipp Plaza

Named in honor of a beloved member of the extended Furman University Family, generous benefactor, and wife of Herman N. Hipp, Class of 1935.

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Kevin Earl Carper

In memory of deputy

KEVIN EARL CARPER

Loving husband, Father, Public Servant, Hero

Killed in the line of Duty

February 27, 2007

We appreciate your 10 years of

service to Spartanburg County.

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall

be called the children ...

Gun Positions

The four mounds in this section of the water batteries are some of the first structures built to defend the river. The Confederates mounted three 32-pounder cannon here but moved them before the gunboat attack. From this position they could ...

Chiquola Baptist Church Bell

Rang from 1924 until 1959

August, 1980

Rang for 75th Anniversary

Mr. Ben L. Davis (Uncle Ben, as he was

called) rang the bell until his retirement in

1958. The bell was rung at 9:00 am and

10:00 am and 10:30 am and 11:00 am.

After his ...

McWilliam Park Whale Burial Site

Whales (generally humpback or southern-right) can provide a magnificent spectacle off this coastline during their annual migration south, from September to November.

Many long-time residents of Tuross Head can recall the arrival of a whale on the beach below, in November, ...