Banff Park Museum

Opened in 1895, the Banff Park Museum was moved into this building in 1903. Its cross-log motif exemplifies an architectural style common in the town at the time. Norman Bethune Sanson, the museum’s curator from 1896 to 1932, energetically developed ...

Presidio of Tubac

Garrisoned by Spanish

in 1752

First Town established in

Arizona by Europeans

Here on March 3, 1859

the Weekly Arizonian was published -- Arizona's

first newspaper.

Marker can be reached from Tubac Road near Cll Iglesia Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Masterpiece of the Early B&O Railroad

Before you stands the thomas Viaduct, named after Philip E. Thomas, the first president of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. This unique bridge has become an enduring symbol of the B&O Railroad and the Patapsco Valley, surviving several floods and ...

Ribault Monument

(Front):

This is a replica of the marker placed on or near this spot by Jean Ribaut May First 1562 in taking possession of Florida for France.

(Back):

Erected by the Florida Daughters of the American Revolution May First 1924 commemorating the first ...

Bridgeport Soldiers and Sailors Memorial

[ south plaque ]

Dedicated To The Memory Of The Heroic Men Of Bridgeport, Who Fell In The Late War For The Preservation Of The Union. July, 1876

"It is for us the living to be here dedicated to the great task ...

Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome

Jews have participated in Virginia’s social and economic life from the colony’s beginnings. Kahal Kadosh Beth Shalome (Holy Congregation House of Peace) was founded in Richmond in 1789, when the Jewish community grew large enough to establish the first Jewish ...

The History of Columbus, Kentucky

Settlement and Early Growth

The French explorers Marquette and Joliet first explored the area around Columbus in 1673. The French gave Columbus the name "Iron Banks," believing the color of the banks indicated the presence of iron.

In 1783, the Virginia legislature ...

Base Air Depot No. 2 Station 582 USAAF

Warton, England

First marker:

BAD 2 Warton, England, was established under the 8th Air Force Service Command, September 5, 1942. Its mission: the modification and repair of military aircraft. War planes coming from the United States would be adapted to meet special ...

The Building of la Caroline

Fort Caroline National Monument

"Every one of us - noblemen, soldiers, workmen, sailors - worked hard to get our post ready to shelter us from the weather and protect us against enemies."

Jacques le Moyne, 1564 la Caroline colonist and artist

Measuring a ...

High Hills Baptist Church

(Front text)

Organized by Rev. Joseph Reese, this church was established Jan. 4, 1772. First located on land given by Dr. Joseph Howard (later moved to present site purchased from Gen. Thomas Sumter), it ordained, 1774, young Richard Furman, whose ...