Oak Creek Pass

California Historical Landmark

Father Francisco Garces used the Oak Creek Pass in 1776 to return to the Mojave after exploring the San Joaquin Valley, as did Fremont in 1844-45. Until the building of the railroad through the Tehachapi Pass in 1876, ...

"General"

This Tablet marks the spot at which the

LOCOMOTIVE "GENERAL"

Was Abandoned by Andrews Raiders

Afternoon of April 12th, 1862

Capt. Jas.J. Andrews , with twenty volunteers from Sill's Brigade, Mitchell's Corps, U.S.A. and a citizen of Kentucky, all dressed as civilians, captured the ...

First Court

February 6, 1804

Near this marker sat the first court in Beaver County. The court convened in a tavern owned by Abner Lacock. Judge Jesse Moore presided. His associate judges were Abner Lacock, John H. Reddick and Joseph Caldwell. David Johnson ...

Kemp Mill

A 1794 map of Maryland indicates a mill at this site owned by Quaker minister and political activist Evan Thomas. Thomas' Mill, leased to Thomas Brown in 1803, was sold to Aaron Dyer in 1816. Francis Valdenar purchased the frame ...

Young’s Mill

Following the 10 June 1861 Battle of Big Bethel, Confederate Gen. John B. Magruder established a base at Young’s Mill. This tide mill formed the right flank of Magruder’s First Defensive Line, which reached across the Peninsula to Ship’s Point ...

First Roads to the West

Before the Europeans, only Indian trails led through virgin forests that once stretched beyond the horizon. About 1750 Nemacolin, a Delaware Indian, blazed a trail past here for the Ohio Company. Four years later, Virginia militia under Lt. Col. George ...

Bealeville

Named for Edward F. Beale this station on the Southern Pacific rail line was established in 1876 as a depot and telegraph office. Service was discontinued in 1943. Beale was Superintendent of California Indian Affairs during the 1850’s. In 1865 ...

Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Co.

During 64 years, "Ing-Rich" became one of the leading producers of porcelain enamel products in the U.S. Noted for durability, the company's output included outdoor advertising signs and "porcel panels" for building exteriors; it also made table tops, refrigerator & ...

The Pennsylvania Turnpike

Shortly after the Pennsylvania Turnpike opened in 1941, Snyder's Gateway Inn was one of the first businesses to appear. Merle and Marian Snyder opened the restaurant shortly before World War II began and eventually supplied fuel to the military convoys. ...

Goshen Civil War Monument

Dedicated To Our Comrades Of Goshen

Who Established And Maintained Freedom For Our Country

Civil War 1861 - 1865

Abbott, Newton T. • Adams, Charles G. • Adams, Lyman A. • Adams, William L. • Albin, Charles H. • Albin, William E. ...