Floyd County World Peace Honor Roll

In honored memory of Floyd County

Servicemen who sacrificed their

lives for World Peace

SGT. Christopher K. Hilgert U.S. Army

• Aug. 8, 1993 • Somalia

SGT. Steven P. Mennemeyer US. Army

• Aug. 8, 2006 • Iraq

Dedicated by: Hobart ...

"The History of the World is the Biography of Great Men"

Carlyle

Hon. Daniel A. Haynes

Educator, Judge of the Superior Court

By Nature and Training a Most Able Jurist

Hon Alvin W. Kumler

A Brilliant Lawyer

An Honest Courageous Judge

Daniel C. Cooper

Platted Dayton 1801

Gave Land for Parks and Public Buildings

A Builder and Official Whose Vision Made ...

Paul Laurence Dunbar

1872 - 1906

Paul Laurence Dunbar, born on Howard Street in Dayton, was the first African American to be accepted into the discipline of American literature. The son of a fugitive slave, Paul was an eloquent poet, short story writer, and ...

Marble Falls Depot

The town of Marble Falls was laid out in 1887. Texas Mining & Improvement Co. deeded land for a depot to Austin & Northwestern Railroad. This building was erected in 1893 and then Southern Pacific Railroad bought the line and ...

Mahomet-Sycamore Springs Community

Settlement in this part of Burnet County began in the 1850s. Two early communities were Mahomet and Sycamore Springs, originally located 8 miles from each other. Pioneers of Mahomet were George Ater, William G. Hall, and Mr. Sanford, while Sycamore ...

Civic Park

This wooded site of 4.77 acres was purchased from Rudolph Puchner in 1915 for $2,500.00 by an organization of 12 women called the New Holstein Civic Society. Their purpose was to improve and beautify the city. Through diligent work and ...

Pendleton County / Randolph County

Pendleton County. Formed in 1788 from Hardy, Augusta, Rockingham. Named for Edmund Pendleton, Virginia statesman-jurist. This county has a range of altitude of over 3500 feet. Here are Seneca Rocks, Smoke Hole, and Spruce Knob.

Randolph County. Formed, 1787, from Harrison. ...

Ferry Point Road

Formerly an Indian trail to cross South River. In early colonial times it became a principle thoroughfare connecting Annapolis with southern Maryland and Virginia. George Washington remarked on the beautiful roses that still flourish there.

Marker is on Ferry Point Road ...

Berkeley Plantation or Harrison's Landing

A short distance south, it was first settled in 1619, when the first Thanksgiving was held here. The present mansion, built in 1726, was the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President William Henry Harrison. ...

Pioneer Brigade Earthworks

The trenches before you were built by the Pioneer Brigade of the Union Army of the Cumberland. After the fighting on the first day of the Battle of Stones River, December 31, 1862, both armies piled dirt, logs, and stone ...