A Daring Rescue

During the Gold Rush, Rebecca Judkins and her sons William and Charles built a home near the northeast corner of 11th and Jackson Streets, just a block east of here. Bill Judkins was outside the day of June 6, 1869 ...

First Bicycle Mishap in Golden

The earliest bicycles that were popular in Golden were called velocipedes. One daredevil rider, son of Judge Boyd, who was to become a pioneer farmer east of Golden, made the following news in the Colorado Transcript on May 19, 1869 ...

John F. Cance / Galesville Area Veterans Memorial

Memorial

John F. Cance

1870 — 1953

Civic leader and benefactor who

provided a permanent charitable

trust to the City of Galesville

and the surrounding area for

education, beautification, and

charitable endeavors for the

benefit and enjoyment of the

residents of the City of Galesville

and the surrounding area.

Dedicated to the ...

Corky

ESU's mascot "Corky" the Hornet made his debut in 1933 when Paul Edwards (BSE 1937) designed him as a part of a campus-wide competition

Dedicated August 17, 2004

President of Emporia State University

Dr. Kay Schallenkamp

Original Design

Paul Edwards (BSE 1937)

Artist

John Forsythe (BA 1975)

Consultants

Emporia ...

Brock's Monument

Upper Canada has dedicated this monument

to the memory of the late

Major-General Sir Issac Brock K.B.

Provisional Lieut.Governor and commander of the forces

in this province whose remains are deposited in the vault beneath.

Opposing the invading enemy he fell in action near these ...

Line United Methodist Church

On January 31, 1785, Planner Shores sold

a one acre lot to the trustees of the

local Methodist Society. A part of a

tract known as “Pleasant Grove”, the

land was located on the border of Delaware

and Maryland. The ...

John Callaham - Zachariah Carwile Memorial

John Callaham

Born in Virginia 1770

Migrated to South Carolina 1790

Died Level Land 1855

First Wife, Nancy Jarrett - Three

of Twelve Children of This Union

Married Sons of Zachariah Carwile.

Second Wife, Nancy Pinson - Eleven

Children by This Marriage. Donated

Land for Little River Church Property.

Zachariah ...

Bangor Cemetery

This land, which was owned by George Washington, purchased by Morris Hudson, who in 1819 built a small church on knoll that adjoined this property. As was custom of the times, acres set aside as a cemetery for members of ...

Chesapeake and Ohio Kanawha

Class K-4

This Model 2700 engine, 55th of the series, was donated to Chief Logan State Park by C&O Railroad and placed on display in March 1961. Engine 2755 was one of 90 such models built in 1947. This particular engine ...

Chesapeake & Ohio - 2755 Steam Locomotive

Built by the Lima Locomotive Works in 1947, the C&O 2755 was integral part of the coal mining and railroad industry West Virginia. Retired from C&O Railway service in 1956. Moved to its present location in March 1961. Placed on ...