Congressional Medal Of Honor Recipients

SSG Henry E. Erwin - 1 LT William R. Lawley, Jr. - PFC Alford L. McLaughlin

Staff Sergeant Henry E. Erwin

Citation: Staff Sergeant Henry Erwin, U.S. Army Air Corps, 52d Bombardment Squadron, 29th Bombardment Group, 314th Bombardment Wing, 20th Air Force. ...

Burrows's Service Station / Cooper's Country Store

Burrows's Service Station

This significant cultural and architectural example of a 20th-century country store was built in 1937 by Theron Burrows (1910-1973) when U.S. Hwy. 521 was finished from Georgetown to Manning. A combination grocery and gas station with family ...

Bekeart’s Gun Shop

Jules Francois Bekeart was a gunsmith who came here in 1849 to mine gold and soon became a close friend of James Marshall. The hard labor of gold mining was not to his liking, so “Frank” Berkeart started a highly ...

Enid A. Haupt Garden

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Enid A. Haupt Garden. A popular urban oasis since its completion in 1987, the 4.2-acre Enid A. Haupt Garden comprises three distinct gardens. The design of each reflects the cultural and aesthetic influences celebrated in the Smithsonian ...

Florence Township War Memorial

[Upper Plaque - Side 1:]

We the people of

Florence Township

Dedicate this tablet as visible evidence of our lasting and eternal gratitude for these men who made the supreme sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces of our nation during the Great ...

First Baptist Church of Lufkin

Chartered with nine members, the Lufkin Baptist Church began conducting worship services soon after rail lines reached the townsite in the early 1880s. The Houston, East & West Texas Railroad donated land at this site to Joesph Kerr, E.H.F. McMullen, ...

The Presidential District

History Link: A Trail to Deadwood's Past

As South Deadwood expanded along Sherman Street in early 1876, log cabins and small frame houses appeared on the hillsides above the mining camp. A cemetery was quickly established on a hill deemed too ...

The Growth of Ship Building

Isaac Carver

Until 1800, Settlers in the area were occupied in establishing themselves on the land. At the same time trade up and down the coast and with Massachusetts was by water in sloops and small schooners. These coastal farmers were ...

Searsport Cyclone

May 22, 1921

It was about 1:30 PM - a hot still afternoon. Thunder clouds built up rapidly. A black funnel cloud appeared northwest of town. The air was full of dust and flying debris. The 1859 Phineas Pendleton House across ...

Prescribed Fire

An Important Tool to Tame Wildfire

Did you notice that this forest burned? Some areas show no signs of fire. Blackened tree skeletons tell of crown fire in other areas. This is a typical burn mosaic of a western wildfire. How ...