White Bluff Meeting House

Here meets the oldest congregation following the Reformed (Calvinistic) theological tradition in continuous service in Georgia. In 1737, 160 Reformed Germans came to Savannah seeking religious freedom. After working their terms as indentured servants the colonists petitioned the Trustees of ...

Nicholsonboro

Nicholsonboro Community grew out of the turmoil of the last year of the Civil War and the first years of Reconstruction. General W. T. Sherman's Special Field Order No. 15 reserved the sea islands

from Charleston southward, plus abandoned rice ...

Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet

Logan Vandeveer (1815-55), a hero of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, came here about 1849 as a Fort Croghan beef supplier. He became first United States Postmaster in Burnet and in 1854 built this native stone structure. With a ...

Osceola Bluff

For thousands of years, this limestone bluff has been an area landmark. Chippewa Indians camped here along the "ginseng trail" that stretched from Balsam Lake in Polk County to New Richmond in St. Croix County. Overlooking the St. Croix National ...

Original 1733 Burial Plot

Original 1733 burial plot allotted by

James Edward Oglethorpe

to the Savannah Jewish Community.

Marker is at the intersection of W Oglethorpe Ave and Bull St., in the median on W Oglethorpe Ave.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Winder Building

Erected 1848

Purchased by

United States Government 1852

During the Civil War this building was Headquarters of the United States Army. Major General Winfield Scott, Major General Halleck and later Lieutenant General U.S. Grant had their offices here. It also ...

Ohlen's Restaurant and Bakery

Baxter Springs Historic Walking Tour

Henry and Louisa Ohlen purchased this property in February 1878 and opened Ohlen's Restaurant and Bakery. Among their offerings were ice cream and oysters which were advertised "in their proper seasons." The Ohlen's [sic] also offered ...

The South Battery

1790             1826

Erected during the War of 1812 to guard Buttermilk Channel. Used as a barracks for the fife and drum corps of the garrison from 1836 until the first officers’ mess was established ...

Reconstruction of 1854 Covered Bridge

“THE OLDEST COVERED BRIDGE IN MASSACHUSETTS” was ordered to be built in 1854. At a meeting in late 1853 the Sheffield Selectmen were directed to advertise for proposals. They were voted full power to move forward and make contracts, as ...

Drovers' and Farmers' Bank

Baxter Springs Historic Walking Tour

In the late 1880s, this building was constructed by W. H. Horner, and in it he established the Drovers' and Farmers' Bank. The Bank was purchased by John M. Cooper and J. N. McDonald, who changed ...