"Eureka, I found it"

shouted a small band of hardy pioneers in August of 1857. A spring of cool, clear water near this very spot. Abundant drinking water was a strong factor in search for a place to settle. They soon agreed that they ...

Greenwood County and the Bluestem Pasture Region of Kansas

This county lies almost wholly within one of the world's great beef cattle feeding grounds, the Bluestem pasture region of Kansas. The area, more popularly known as the Flint Hills, extends across the state from north to south in a ...

Redoubt No. 2 / Fort No Name

Federal Defenses of Aquia Creek Landing

Twelfth Corps / Army of the Potomac, USA

Stafford County, Virginia

Circa 1863

National Historic Registry

February 2006

Virginia Historic Registry

DHR # 089-5057/44ST0082

Marker is on Old Fort Lane 0.1 miles south of Courthouse Road (State Route 630), on the right ...

Randall County World War I Memorial

To those who offered their lives

in humanity's defense

in the War of the Nation

and in memory of those

of Randall County

who gave their last full measure

of devotion

Archie Key • Clifford Dooley • Willie A. Floyd • Randall Moreland • Warren Muchison • ...

World War and Veterans Memorial

Memorial

A tribute to

Woodson County's

Soldiers and Sailors

of the World War

and Veterans of

All Wars U.S.A.

Marker is at the intersection of State Street and Butler Street, on the right when traveling north on State Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Downtown Galesville Historic District

First platted in 1854, the commercial district surrounding the public square is still the heart of downtown Galesville. Most buildings date from the 1880s to the early 20th century and feature a two-story brick facade, tall narrow windows and elaborate ...

Randall County

Formed from Young and Bexar

Territories

Created, August 21, 1876

Organized, July 27, 1889

Named in honor of

Horace Randall

1821-1864

A distinguished Confederate

officer who fell in battle at the

head of his brigade

Canyon, the county seat

Marker is on 4th Avenue (Texas Route 217) east of 15th Street, ...

Mary E. Hudspeth House

Built in 1909 by Thomas P. Turk, this home was originally located at 402 Palo Duro Street. After the establishment of West Texas State University in 1910, it was moved here to serve as a residence for faculty and students. ...

Co. F, 2nd Bn., 142nd Inf., 36th Div., Texas National Guard

The 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted primarily of Randall County soldiers, including ten sets of brothers, as well as a father and ...

Site of an Early Barbed Wire Fence in the Panhandle

In the latter 1880's, when fencing was needed in the treeless Texas Panhandle, the solution proved to be barbed wire. Joseph F. Glidden of Illinois devised and by 1876 was manufacturing (with I.L. Ellwood) the first really practical barbed wire ...