Stephen Collins Foster

In Loving Memory

Stephen Collins Foster

Composer of

"Suwanee River," "Old Kentucky Home," "Massa's in The Cold Ground," "O Susanna," "Old Black Joe," "Nelly Bly," "Old Dog Tray," and other well known songs

Born near Pittsburgh, PA., July 4,1826

Died in New York City, January ...

This Tablet Commemorates the Visit of Lafayette

Soldier of France

Volunteer in the cause of

American Liberty

Guest of the Nation

Entertained in Selma

On his way to Cahaba

1825

Placed by the Cherokee Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

Selma, Alabama

June 14, 1931

Marker is at the intersection of Water Avenue and Washington Street, on the ...

George Westfeldt

In Loving Memory

George Westfeldt

A member of Calvary Episcopal Church

Fletcher, N.C.

to whom

Sidney Lanier

a visitor here

beloved poet of the South

dedicated his last poem, "Sunrise,"

"Send him my sunrise, That he may know How Entirely we are one in thought."

Marker is on Old Airport ...

On the Trail of Discovery

By George Lundeen

As Meriwether Lewis and William Clark wound their way westward, they encountered many indigenous people. The Native Americans portrayed here represent those who helped Lewis and Clark during their travels to the Pacific Ocean. The flag that the ...

Site of Selma-Dallas County’s 1st Bridge 1884-1940

Toll Fees

(Until 1900)

5¢ Pedestrians

10¢ Peddlers, Horseman

25¢ 1 Horse Buggy

50¢ 2 Horse Buggy

75¢ 4 Horse Buggy

Camelback type

High Truss Bridge

1- 228’ Swing Span

2- 200’ Fixed Spans

1- 265’ Approach

Built by

Milwaukee

Bridge Works

Cost: $55,000 (1885)

The corner stone of the 1st bridge across the Alabama River ...

Frances Fisher Tiernan

"Christian Reid"

In Loving Memory

Frances Fisher Tiernan

"Christian Reid"

Novelist

Born in Salisbury N.C. July 2,1846

Died in Salisbury N.C. March 24,1920

In 1876 she published her novel, "The Land of The Sky." For sometime she lived in Western North Carolina and she gave to this ...

Slate Roofs on Colonels Row

Above your head is nearly three million square feet of historic roofs. More than sixty percent of these roofs are covered in historic slate. In 2008, the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC) undertook the repair of these ...

Wolf Creek Tavern

Wolf Creek Inn

Wolf Creek Tavern was built c. 1883 by Henry Smith, a highly successful and influential local entrepreneur. The establishment of the hotel, mercantile and post office occurred at the time the Oregon and California Railroad was being completed ...

Matthew Fontaine Maury

Born

Spotsylvania County, VA.

January 24, 1806

Died

Lexington, VA

February 1,1873

"Pathfinder of the Seas"

Marker is on Old Airport Road (North Carolina Route 1547) near Henderson Road (U.S. 25), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Veterans Walk Of Honor

Veterans Walk Of Honor

"The Price Of Lasting Peace Has Been Paid By Veterans"

Unknown

Veterans Council Of West Haven

May 23, 2009

Lori Grenfell, U.S. Army President • David Ricci, U.S. Marine Corp Vice-President • Harry Hartmann, U.S. Navy • Fred Kaiser, U.S. Marine ...