Oldest Parish in the State

St. Peter’s is the oldest parish in the state. Founded in 1698 when the Bishop of London sent the Rev. Edward Portlock to be its’ minister. Chartered in 1718 by King George I. Used as a barracks for British troops ...

Secession Convention at Neosho

A State Divided: Civil War in Missouri

Directly in front of this marker, at the corner of Washington and Spring Streets, there stood in 1861 a two-story frame building that served as a Masonic Hall. In this building, known as Missouri's ...

Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell

A tiny chapel, built here in 1915, served the Barriada del Rillito, a community now called El Fuerte. The fifteen immigrant Mexican families of this village gathered outside under mesquite trees to hear Mass. In 1917, Senora Josefa de Mule ...

The Battle of Palo Alto

The Battle of Palo Alto

was fought here

May 8, 1846

and was won by

the

Army of the United States

Marker is at the intersection of Farm to Market Rd (County Route 511) and Arroyo Blvd/Paredes Line Rd (County Route 1847), on the ...

The Great Oak

This is the place of the Great Oak or Wi’ia$ha (We-awsh-ah). The great oak is a member of the wi’ia$al or Coast Live Oak Family (Quercus Agrifolia). Estimates range anywhere from 500 to 2000 years old. The Great Oak continues ...

Cold Harbor Battlefield Walking Trail

Hanover County Parks and Recreation

For thirteen days Union and Confederate armies faced each other around Cold Harbor, their lines separated by only 150 yards of ravaged ground. Twice, on June 1 and June 3 1864, savage fighting erupted when the ...

Nation's Oldest Ferry

State Historic Landmark

Nation's oldest continuously operating ferry. Since 1655, public transportation across the Connecticut River has been provided at this site, connecting the towns of Rocky Hill and Glastonbury, both formerly parts of Wethersfield. Motive power has been supplied at ...

Fort Atkinson

Civilization came to the west bank of the Missouri with establishment of Fort Atkinson in 1820 about a half mile southeast of here. Named after its founder, General Henry Atkinson, this western-most Fort protected the frontier's developing commerce.

Established as a ...

Fort Quiatenon

First post in Indiana area built nearby in 1717 by French Canada to counter British expansion in valleys of Wabash and Ohio rivers. Served as trade and communication post. French surrendered fort to British in 1761 during the French and ...

Warren County Confederate Memorial

CSA

1861 – 1865

Unveiled

July 4, 1911

This monument was erected

to commemorate the courage

and patriotism of the men

from Warren County, who

served honorably, in the Confederate Army

“To those who fought and lived and to

those who fought and died. To those

who gave much, and ...