The Golden Weed

King James called smoking “a filthy novelty,” but tobacco proved the salvation of his

Virginia colony.

Seeds from South America and the West Indies, grown in Virginia’s soil and climate, produced a pleasing leaf. From 1615 to 1619, tobacco exports increased twentyfold.

In ...

Ringold Community

Older than Spalding County, Ringold Community grew around the two-story Ringold Masonic Lodge 90 building erected here in 1852. The lodge was established Oct. 31, 1849 at what became Walker’s Mill (1 mi. S). First Worshipful Master was Wiley J. ...

“Gold Boys Gold”

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall set off early and alone to inspect progress in deepening the ditch that channeled water from the sawmill back to the river. Suddenly, he bent over and picked up a few particles gleaming in ...

To the Goldfields!

In the 1860s, the fabulous Cariboo goldfields were a lure to thousands. Miners, traders, and adventurers, many afoot, some with wheelbarrows, shared the pioneer route with mule trains, plodding oxen, freight wagons, and swaying stage-coaches.

Havens for man and beast were ...

La Grange Gold Dredge Co. Camp

In this stand of eucalyptus trees lie the remains of the La Grange Gold Dredge Co. Camp. Here unmarried miners lived in a small community while they operated huge dredging machines near and on the Tuolumne River. The camp was ...

Gold Star Association Memorial

[ front ]

To Live

In The

Hearts

Of Those

We Leave

Is Not

To Die

[ back ]

Erected By

The

Gold Star Assoc.

Group No. I

Meriden, Conn.

May 14, 1950

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Charles Street, on the left when traveling north ...

Gold Hill

The first prospectors and settlers came to this area in 1852, but Gold Hill was not formally settled until 1858. The following year, with the discovery of silver, Gold Hill became a major community. Never as prominent as Virginia City, ...

Gold Hill Brewery

The Gold Hill Brewery sat directly in front of and was attached to this lodging building.

The brewery was operated by the Schweis family and first appeared in the local directory in 1864.

It was one of several breweries in the area.

Marker ...

Goldsmith Maid

Queen of the Trotters

Here in the Clove in 1857 a filly of Hambletonian lineage was foaled on the farm of John B. Decker. When fully grown, a bay standardbred mare 15 hands, she was bought by Alden Goldsmith of Washingtonville, ...

Welcome to the Luther Goldman Birding Trail

The Luther Goldman Birding Trail is dedicated to the memory of Luther Chase Goldman (1909 - 2005), a noted Prince Georges County Resident, field biologist, pioneer national wildlife refuge manager, renowned wildlife photographer, and nature tour leader who became the ...