King Street Arcade

Charles Huart, Architect

The King Street Arcade is an example of an arcaded block, a distinctive building type popular in the United States during the first half of the twentieth century. The exterior is characterized by a series of tall, evenly ...

Luther Memorial Evangelical Lutheran Church

Claude & Starck; Reginald Stehr

The Gothic Revival style church by preeminent Madison architects Claude & Starck is a masterwork example of this style. The mid-century Gothic Revival style education building by Reginald Stehr is significant as a contemporary representation of ...

The Old Pirates House

Associated with Savannah's

maritime history and Robert Louis

Stevenson's "Treasure Island".

Built in 1754. Visitors Welcome.

Marker is on East Broad Street near East St. Julian Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

About River Transit ...

Riverfrontiers

The great Ohio River - and the Beaver River that flows into it - played important roles in attracting settlers to the Rochester area. Two hundred years ago, the rivers here served as main transportation routes, sources for industrial water ...

Voyages for Victory

Each new ship strikes a blow at the menace to the Nation and for the Liberty of the Free People of the World…

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt

September 27, 1941

At the launching of the first Liberty ship, Patrick Henry from Bethlehem-Fairfield Shipyard

In ...

De Soto Trail

1540

In this neighborhood Hernando de Soto and his army discovered the inland waters of the Flint river (“the River of Capachequi”) on Friday, March 5, 1540. Leaving the vicinity of the present Tallahassee, Florida, the Spaniards marched northwest, spent the ...

El Camino Real

(The King’s Highway)

In this vicinity was the Indian trail which, during the period of Spanish occupation, became known as El Camino Real or King’s Highway. This road, connecting St. Augustine and Pensacola, Florida, crossed the Flint River at the ...

Samual Baker Grist and Sawmill Site

1810-1870

Founded by Josiah Millerd in 1731. For over 140 years neighborhood farmers had their corn ground into meal and their logs sawn into lumber at this mill.

Marker is on Brook Street north of Pleasant Street, on the left ...

Sumter's Memorial To Its Brave Soldiers

In solemn and thankful remembrance of the unselfish and patriotic sacrifice on the part of the brave men of Sumter County who served in the forces of the United States of America in the war against Germany and her allies ...

Elfego Baca

1865-1945

"I will show the Texans there is at least one Mexican in the county who is not afraid of an American cowboy"

Elfego Baca - 1884

In October 1884, seven drunken cowboys committed horrific acts against two Mexican men in Upper Frisco, ...