Mules and the Canyon

Behind you is the Bright Angel mule corral, where each morning mules greet riders and another adventure begins. Mules have carried people into Grand Canyon since sightseeers first visited here in the 1890s. For many people - including those who ...

The Camellia Garden

The South Carolina Botanical Garden began in 1958 when a camellia collection on the Clemson University campus was moved to make way for construction. Since that time, many others have been added, and the collection now contains more than 300 ...

The Johnson Massacre

1630 - 1930

John Johnson and three children were killed by Indians in his house on this spot August 25, 1696. His wife was saved by her brother.

Marker is on Massachusetts Route 12 0.1 miles from Johnson Lane, on the right ...

Site of the Camp of Gen. Joaquin Ramirez y Sesma

Site of the Camp, March 20-26, 1836, of one division of General Santa Anna's Army under the command of General Joaquin Ramirez y Sesma. It crossed the Colorado at Atascosita Ford, eight miles below Columbus.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Letters from Blythe's Ferry

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The several detachments of Emigrating Cherokees under the charge of Messrs. Hair Conrad, Elijah Hicks, John Benge, Jesse Bushyhead, Sitewakee, James D. Wofford, Stephen Foreman, & Moses Daniel having signified their readiness for the road will take up the line ...

The March to Soap Creek

Schofield's 23d A. C. [US] marked time in this vicinity while McPherson’s Army of the Tenn. [US] made demonstrations at Chattahoochee ferries below Johnston’s River Line [CS] -- indicating, falsely, that crossings would be made there while actual passages upstream ...

The Norfolk Academy

Built 1840 for

The Norfolk Academy

later used as the Town Hall & Jail

Since 1960

The Norfolk Historical

Museum

Marker is at the intersection of Village Green and Greenwoods Road East (U.S. 44), on the right when traveling north on Village Green.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Judge Morris Estate

The Former Home of a Delaware Attorney and Judge

Built in the 1790s, this 2½ story gray fieldstone house is the former home of Judge Hugh M. Morris. Morris was a Delaware native, respected attorney and distinguished federal judge. He purchased ...

The Hollingsworth Family Settlement

Shenandoah University's History and Tourism Center sits on land once owned by the Hollingsworth family. The Hollingsworth home, "Abram's Delight," is now a nearby museum.

One of the first settlers to come to the Shenandoah Valley, Abraham Hollingsworth settled on 582 ...

The Boulder Dam Hotel

The Boulder Dam Hotel has been part of Boulder City history since its opening in 1933. Designed by Mort Wagner the hotel was built by Paul Stewart "Jim" Webb, Raymond Spilsbury, and Austin Clark. It is located in Cardenas Plaza ...