P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn

Plowden Weston, Lt. Gov of SC 1862–64, obtained land here in 1844 and by 1858 had built this beach residence. The Weston family sold the property to William St. Julien Mazyck in 1864, who sold the house to Atlantic Coast ...

Saint Phillips Monumental A.M.E. Church

The first African Methodist Church in Georgia was organized by the Rev. A. L. Stanford on June 16, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia and was given the name Saint Phillip African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Two months and fifteen days later, the ...

A Patriotic Pulpit

The Rostrum is beautifully located in a grove of native trees ... and will be very greatly appreciated by the people who attend the Decoration [Memorial Day] ceremonies.

James Gall, Quartermaster Department Inspector, after inspecting the new Stones River rostrum in ...

Prairie View Cemetery

Pioneer settlers in this vicinity met together for worship services in the Gum Springs Schoolhouse until 1892, when Stephen Taylor deeded land at this site for church and cemetery purposes. This historic cemetery began in the churchyard of the First ...

Site of Prairie Point Community

Anglo settlement of this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. By the 1870s settlers had established cattle and sheep ranches as well as a number of family farms. A community school opened in 1882 and remained in operation ...

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

General Leonidas Polk's Headquarters

G.W. Hardage house; June 10-14, 1864

After withdrawing his corps from Lost Mtn. June 9, Polk’s H’dq’rs. [CS] were at the John Kirk house 1 mi. W. on this rd. June 10, h’dq’rs. were moved to Hardage house.

Sun. June 12. ...

1992 NASCAR Champion

Alan Kulwicki was born in Greenfield, WI on Dec. 14, 1954, son of Jerry and Thelma Kulwicki. Alan held an engineering degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Alan started out on the short tracks of Wisconsin, moved up to ASA, ...

Polster Dry Goods Store

Baxter Springs Historic Walking Tour

In May of 1893, the Polster Brothers, Charles, John and Ed, and their mother, Elizabeth Polster, had a grand opening for their new dry goods store. The public was entertained with music by an Italian harpist, ...

Lake Superior

"By the shores of Gitche Gumee,

By the shining Big-Sea-Water,"

Longfellow

Lake Superior - the largest body of fresh water in the world - almost chemically pure - mean temperature 39 degrees - depth to 1302 feet - length 383 miles - ...