Hotel Del Puerto

Former Site of Hotel Del Puerto

{picture of the former hotel}

Completed in 1910

Destroyed by fire 1996

Marker is at the intersection of Plaza Circle and West Las Palmas Avenue on Plaza Circle.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Samuel Powhatan Carter

Aug 6, 1819 – May 26, 1891

Born in this house. After attending Washington College and Princeton, graduated from U.S. Naval Academy; serving in the Navy until May 1, 1862, he was appointed brigadier general, U.S. Volunteers. His most conspicuous service ...

War with Spain

This marker is erected

in loving memory of the

men of Buncombe County

who volunteered and served

in the War with Spain,

the insurrection in the

Philippines and the

China Relief Expedition,

1898 - 1902

Marker is on College Street near Davidson Drive, on the right ...

A Fashionable Promenade

In the 17th century, when the Square first appeared in the city plan, streams drained into a deep gully in front of you. Then, beginning in 1833, geometric paths invited visitors into a leveled square planted with hundreds of trees.

John David Pulsipher Home

Circa 1900 / 1901

John Pulsipher purchased the Tent School (Marker #9) and moved it across the street to this location to use as a residence. The following year he built a large adobe brick one-room house with walls three adobes ...

The Capital City

Philadelphia thrived. Founded in 1682, it became a haven of religious tolerance. As a Quaker and a victim of discrimination, William Penn believed strongly in allowing others to worship freely.

The city's growth rested on economics as well. By the ...

Egg House / Telephone Building

Circa 1929

The Egg Association formed circa 1929 as a local cooperative, selling and distributing local eggs to tourist oriented businesses, or to market in Las Vegas. High school boys studying agriculture were part of the enterprise. The Association built a ...

Piqua Veterans Memorial

To the Piqua area men and women who have honorably served in the conflicts of our country

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 66) and Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Broadway ...

Penn's Plan

William Penn learned many lessons in life. Living in 17th century England taught him that open space offered breathing places for great cities and also slowed the spread of fire.

He applied what he had learned to Philadelphia. He insisted ...

Headfort Place

Kells Heritage Trail

Headfort Place was purposely widened and lined with trees in the 18th century to make it a suitable setting for its attractive Georgian houses. It is also here that a site for a parish church was donated to ...