Van Cortlandtville World War Memorial

Erected

in honor of the men

Van Cortlandtville

who served in the

World War

1917 – 1919

Herbert Booth                   U.S.N.

Rowland M. Donnelly         U.S.A.

Stephen E. Donnelly ...

Taylor Tavern

Site. Built in 1750.

New York – Albany Stagecoach

stop. Major John Andre held

here on Sept. 25, 1780.

Later Dusenbury Tavern.

Marker is at the intersection of Oregon Road and Gallows Hill Road, on the left when traveling east ...

Seminole Scout Camp on Fort Clark

Under Spanish rule, Florida was a haven for freed or escaped slaves in the 1700s. Once there, many integrated into the Seminole tribe, intermarrying and adapting to the culture. Florida became a U.S. territory in 1821, and after approximately 30 ...

James Larkin Pearson

1879-1981

Poet Laureate of N.C., 1953-1981; printer and editor. Published newspaper, The Fool-Killer, 1910-29. Grave 5 mi. S

Marker is at the intersection of River Street (Route 268) and Collegiate Street, on the left on River Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

James Wellborn

1767-1854

Served 27 years as state senator; colonel in War of 1812; delegate to the Constitutional Convention 1835. Grave is 1/5 mi. N.

Marker is at the intersection of River Street (Route 268) and Stokes Street, on the right when traveling west ...

WDIA

The Goodwill Station

WDIA, the Goodwill Station, was the first radio station in the nation to have an all-black format. This format made WDIA the top-rated Memphis Station in the early 1950's. In 1948, Nat D. Williams became its first black ...

Original Gas Street Light

1964

This is one of the original gas street lights of the town of West End.

Presented to the West End Business Men’s Association by the family of Jesse M. Manry and placed on the grounds of the Wren’s ...

Fort Zarah

In 1825 the Federal government surveyed the Santa Fe trail, great trade route from western Missouri to Santa Fe. Treaties with Kansas and Osage Indians safeguarded the eastern end of the road but Plains Tribes continued to make raids. Fort ...

U.S. Army Signal Corps Building

This building served as the communications center for Fort Clark from 1932-1944. The building is of tile brick construction with a veneer of irregular cut field stone. The original footprint was enlarged c. 1940 to accommodate barracks for enlisted soldiers. ...

James B. Gordon

Brigadier general in the Confederate States Army. Mortally wounded near Richmond, Virginia, May 12, 1864. Birthplace stands 300 yards north.

Marker is at the intersection of West D Street (Business U.S. 421) and Boone Trail, on the left on West D ...