Sonora Service Station

The popularity of the automobile created an increasing demand for petroleum products, like gasoline, in the early 1900s.

Americans were suddenly able to travel to new destinations faster and easier than ever before, thus requiring new services along the way.

In ...

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

(Bottom of Marker):

In memory of

Officers and soldiers who fell near this place

fighting with the 7th United States Cavalry

against the Sioux Indians

on the 25th and 26th of June,

A.D. 1876

(The rest of the marker includes names of the officers and soldiers who ...

Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church

The Czechs/Moravians who settled here in the early 1880s initially worshiped in each others' homes or traveled 12 miles to Taylor, site of the nearest Catholic church. As their informal congregation grew so did the community of Granger. In 1891 ...

Confederate Winter Huts

The Breakthrough Trail

The two mounds on the lawn in front of you mark the locations of winter huts built by soldiers of Brigadier General Samuel McGowan’s South Carolina brigade during the winter of 1864-65. McGowan’s troops established several camps in ...

Mount Battie Memorial Tower

In grateful recognition

of the service rendered by

the men and women of Camden

in

the World War

1914 — 1918

the Mount Battie Association

has erected this tower

for an enduring memorial

1921

Marker can be reached from Mount Battie Road.

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Herron's Attack

From this spot the observer is viewing the fields over which General F.J. Herron's army advanced on the morning of December 7, 1862, to attack the Confederate position on this ridge. Because the ford of the Illinois River was under ...

A Mysterious Historic Feature

The Breakthrough Trail

The shallow depression in front of you marks the location of what was once a substantial dwelling. Archaeologists excavated this site in 1997 and discovered a well-preserved brick foundation and flooring. The artifacts recovered from the site suggest ...

Ateneo de Manila

Here once stood the Ateneo de Manila. Founded in 1817 as Escuela Pia de Manila. Administered by government in 1831 and renamed Escuela Municipak de Manila. Turned over to the Jesuits in 1859. Renamed Ateneo Municipak de Manila in 1865. ...

The Battle of Springfield

Their deeds enriched

and glorified our nation.

This gate is dedicated

in commemoration of

the heroic service performed at

The Battle of Springfield

during the war for

American Independence

by the soldiers whose remains are

resting within this sacred tract.

Tribute of the New Jersey Society

Sons of the American Revolution

on ...

Patriots who fell at Springfield

To the memory of

Patriots who fell at Springfield

June 23, 1780

Marker can be reached from Mountain Avenue (County Route 635), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org