Western New York

Historic New York

Following La Salle's arrival at the Niagara River in 1678, that waterway between Lakes Erie and Ontario became a natural route to and from the river during the 18th century. Permanent settlement of the Western New York began ...

First Country and Western Recording

(North Face)

Erected August 16, 1971

Honoring

A.P. Carter

Sara Carter

Maybelle Carter

Jimmie Rodgers

Who recorded the first Country and Western music to be distributed nationwide in Bristol, Tennessee on August 2, 1927

(West Face)

Dedicated by the people of Bristol

The Historical Committee of the Greater Bristol ...

Western Union Building

Built in 1932, this building housed the Western Union telegraph company. Early residents could receive packages and send telegrams from this local office. Wires were extended from here to seven of Kingsport's industrial sites including Eastman and Blue Ridge Glass ...

Western Headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell

This was the site of the western business headquarters of Russell, Majors, and Waddell -- founders, owners, and operators of the Pony Express, 1860-1861. The firm's main office was in Leavenworth, Kansas. W.W. Finney was the western representative in San ...

Original Site of Southwestern University

The Methodist church established four colleges in Texas prior to the Civil War: Rutersville College (1840), Wesleyan College (1844), McKenzie Institute (1848), and Soule University (1856). The Rev. Dr. Francis Asbury Mood (1830-1884) was named president of Soule University in ...

Grand Trunk Western Bridge Approach Signal

This signal for many years guarded the east-end approach to the Grand Trunk Western Swing Bridge over the entrance to the Spring Lake channel.

This electrified signal with its colored lights indicated to the engineer of the train whether the ...

Grand Trunk Western, Wood Caboose No. 77915

This caboose of the Grand Trunk of Canada was of the 1894 design and was transferred to the Grand Trunk Western.

Early car department records indicate that it was rebuilt in 1925.

This all-wood caboose was used by the conductor ...

Grand Trunk Western Standard Coaling Tower

Built in 1925 by Ogle Construction Co. of Chicago. Illinois.

All ladders, stairways and other steel hardware were stripped from the tower when it was removed from operation in the early 1950's.

In use, a hopper car of coal was ...

Western Maryland Railway

The Connellsville Extension from Cumberland

Financier George Gould purchased the Western Maryland as part of a transcontinental railroad scheme that would stretch from Baltimore to San Francisco. Gould extended the WM west to Cumberland, but went bankrupt, and his grand dream ...

Northwestern Turnpike

In 1784, Washington proposed the Northwestern Turnpike as an all-Virginia route to the Ohio. Authorized in 1827 and started in 1831, it remains a monument to the skill of its engineers, Charles Shaw and Colonel Claudius Crozet.

Marker is on U.S. ...