Nelson International Raceway

This was the original name of SMP when the track was first built in 1975.

After coming to Canada from Ireland in 1954, John Nelson followed his passion for motorcycles and racing. He owned several bike shops in Toronto and became ...

Main Gateway

Two sets of gates protected the main entrance, or sally port. During the improvements made in the 1840s the drawbridge was added to make the approach to the gates more difficult.

The drawbridge, operated by a unique system of iron counterweights ...

The Great Fire of 1875

The most spectacular calamity to befall Virginia City had its origins within fifty feet of this marker. Early on the morning of October 28, 1875 a coal oil lamp was knocked over in a nearby boarding house and burst into ...

Guyton Confederate General Hospital

In May 1862 the Confederate Government established a General Hospital in Guyton, Georgia. This hospital was located on a nine acre tract of land between Central Railroad, a determining factor in locating hospitals, and current Georgia Highway 119, Lynn Bonds ...

El Conquistador Water Tower

Constructed in 1928, the tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has been designated as a Tucson Landmark.

The tower's Spanish colonial revival sheathing was designed by Tucson architect Roy Place and added in 1932.

In 1994, the ...

Amazing Pikes Peak Feats

Thrill-seekers, fund-raisers, and publicity hounds have been attracted to Pikes Peak for decades. Daring adventurers have hang-glided and skied off the summit, and rock climbers have challenged steep rock faces. Here is the scoop on some of the zanier stunts.

Julia ...

First Soil Conservation District Plan

On February 4, 1938, Mrs. Ploma M. Adams, owner of this farm, assisted by the Upper Savannah Soil Conservation District, initiated the first Farm-Conservation Plan of any district in America.

Marker is on West South 4th Street, on the left when ...

Bath County

Formed from Montgomery County, 1811. Named for its many mineral springs. The birthplace of CSA Gen. John B. Hood and US Senator Richard H. Menefee. Owingsville named for Col. Thomas D. Owings. Organizer US 28th Inf. Reg., 1812. Associate in ...

Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery

Maj. Robert Martin's Battalion.

Bledsoe's (Missouri) Battery.

4-3 inch Rifles.

Maj. Robert Martin's Battalion.

Capt. Hiram M. Bledsoe, Commanding.

1st Lieut. R. L. Wood.

1st Lieut. C. W. Higgins.

2d Lieut. E. W. Anderson.

2d Lieut. L. L. Maughas.

2d Lieut. J. S. Wheatley.

Nov. 25, 1863.

The battery came into ...

Chattanooga's First Citizens

In June, 1837 the fifty-three householders living on the two hundred forty acres bounded by Tennessee River. Georgia Avenue, Ninth Street and Cameron Hill elected commissioner to represent them in securing legal title to their individual parcels of land, thus ...