Crawford - Capper Burial Site

Samuel Crawford, publisher, attorney,

farmer, and financial agent, served

as Third Governor of Kansas, 1856-1868,

and as head of the 19th Kansas Volunteer

Cavalry, 1868-1869. His wife, Isabel,

the daughter of Enoch Chase, a founder

of Topeka, at age 18 became the youngest

First Lady of Kansas.

Arthur ...

Freedom Boat Yards

Moving from Phillipsburg, Stephen Phillips and Jonathan Betz built a three acre yard for building of steamboats and barges in 1832, on land bought from Abner Lacock. The firm changed ownership many times in the next forty years. 138 boats ...

Fighting Tradesmen

During World War I, the Public Works Department at Great Lakes was tasked with the original construction of new facilities. Originally, Public Works was to use local civilian contractors. The problem, however, was that patriotic tradesmen joined the armed forces ...

Historical Facts of Burt County

(South Side)

Old block house was built by U.S. War Department on this site in 1855 to protect white colony from Indians.

Crowning achievment of the pioneers was a gold medal award for best agricultural display at World's Fair 1893 in ...

The Queen City of the Hudson

The city's early economic & social

history ties it to the river with

Poughkeepsie known as

The Queen City of the Hudson

1776 – 1876, Shipyard Point. Site of the Revolutionary War shipyards, various ships were built along the City's ...

Sentinels of the Coast

Since early times, coastal towers were important in the defense of St. Augustine. From the wooden lookout here in 1586, Spanish sentries warned of approaching English raiders under Sir Francis Drake. Later the tower was built of stone. It served ...

In Memory of Those Whose Bodies Were Moved From Ontario Street C

1826

Name - Age - Date of Death - Grave*

Trumble - 32 - Oct. 1813 - 1st

Deming Brainard - 25 - Aug. 28, 1824 - 2nd

Unknown - - - 3rd

Horace Pitkin - 20 - Dec. 20, ...

This Tablet Marks the Final Resting Place of the Shakers of the

This tablet marks the final resting place of the Shakers of the North Union Society. Their remains were moved from the Shaker burial ground on South Park Boulevard to this cemetery in 1909.

"Do all your work as though you had ...

Lefty Gomez Field

In Memory of Vernon Lefty Gomez, born Nov. 26, 1908, in Rodeo. New York Yankees pitching great from 1930-1942. Set World Series record with 6 victories and no defeats leading team to 7 pennants and 6 World Series Championships. Inducted ...

The Capture of Paul Revere

Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass

While passing through Lexington at around midnight, Revere and William Dawes met Dr. Samuel Prescott of Concord, who was riding home after courting Lydia Mulliken. Prescott agreed to help spread the alarm that “the Regulars ...