Bertram

The town of Bertram was founded in 1882 when the Austin and Northwestern Railroad established a route through the area. The community was named for Rudolph Bertram, an Austin merchant who was instrumental in the development of the rail line. ...

Brandt Badger House

Brandt Badger (1839-1920), a veteran of the Confederate Army, moved to Burnet from Gonzales in 1885, and in 1887, helped found Marble Falls. He built this house in 1888 of granite from nearby "Granite Mountain". The stones were cut from ...

Old Fort Sumner and “Billy the Kid’s” Grave

Fort Sumner was established in 1862 to guard the Navajo and Apaches on the Bosque Redondo reservation. It was discontinued as a military post in 1868 and the buildings and site sold to Lucien B. Maxwell. William "Billy the Kid" ...

Sibyl Ludington

Sibyl Ludington

Rode horseback over this

road the night of April 26,

1777, to call out Colonal

Ludington’s regiment to

repel British at Danbury, Conn.

State Education

Department 1935

Marker is at the intersection of Gleneida Avenue (New York Route ...

Baltimore and Ohio Roundhouse and Shop Complex

National Civil Engineering Landmark. The re-construction of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Roundhouse and Shop Complex commenced soon after the end of the American Civil War in 1865. This complex included two roundhouses and two significant shop buildings. The centerpiece ...

Lanesborough / Béal Átha Liag History 500 - 1900 AD

The Mouth of the Ford of Stones

The ancient name of Lanesborough is Béal Átha Liag which means “Mouth of the Ford of Stones”. Situated at the northern tip of Lough Ree, or Loch Rí - meaning the “Lake of ...

Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington

Revolutionary War Heroine

April 26, 1777

Called out the volunteer militia, by riding

through the night, alone, on horseback, at

the age of 16, alerting the countryside to

the burning of Danbury, Conn. by the British

placed by

This is Yamacraw Bluff

This is Yamacraw Bluff where the Colony of Georgia was founded February 12, 1733 by Gen.James Edward Oglethrope. Voted by the Georgia Daughters of the American Revolution the Most Historic Spot In Georgia

Marker is on W. Bay Street near ...

Overall Bridge

Design Innovation

The metal truss bridge here at Overall, Page County Bridge No. 1990, is a historically innovative design. It was built in 1938 as part of a major realignment of present-day U.S. Route 340, then called State Route 12, ...

Site of First Baptist Church / Baptist Seminary

Site of First Baptist Church

In 1825, Wm. Bullein Johnson opened a subscription for a Baptist meetinghouse, which was soon built here. The 120 foot-square lot, which extended well into present McBee Ave., was given by Vardry McBee. After its ...