Oakland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

A Brief History

William Henry Haynes, Sr. donated land for the Oakland Church and cemetery in 1811 to trustees James M. Montague, John P. Haynes, David Williamson and William H. Haynes, Jr. But the deed was not recorded until 1859. The ...

Butchery

1756

Newly slaughtered cattle provided fresh, or “green,” hides for the tanner to process into leather. The tannery stood directly to the south, or left; of the butchery so that these two industries could work together in Bethlehem.

Colonial travelers reported that ...

Veedersburg

Home of Brick Yard

Welcome To

Veedersburg

Home of Brick Yard that

manufactured the bricks

that built the

Indianapolis 500 Mile Track

in 1909

Marker is at the intersection of West 2nd Street and South Maple Street, on the left when traveling west on West 2nd Street.

Courtesy ...

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church

First called the Church by the Spring, Oakland Grove Church may have been organized as early as 1834, but it was officially established circa 1847 as a mission of Covington Presbyterian Church. A simple brick house of worship constructed during ...

Button Gwinnett

Button Gwinnett, for whom this county was named, was born in Gloucestershire, England, in 1735, the son of a Church of England minister. He worked in the store of his father-in-law in Dexter for two years, then as an importer ...

Site of First Synagogue of Beth El Hebrew Congregation

On this site stood Beth El Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue, the first structure built as Jewish house of worship in the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1859, Beth El, the first reform Jewish congregation in the Washington area, is northern Virginia’s ...

William B. and Athlyn C. Pritchett

owned and operated the Pritchett Insurance and Real Estate Agency in Pittsburg, Ks. for more than 50 years.

This park is one of the results of a trust they established with a mission to improve the quality of life in Pittsburg ...

Titan II Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Museum

Tucson Air Museum Foundation

of Pima County

Titan II Intercontinental

Ballistic Missile Museum

Established May 8, 1986

571st SMS, 390th SMW

Davis-Monthan AFB

Strategic Alert July 1963 – November 1982

National Historic Landmark

April 6, 1994

Dedicated

October 14, 1994

Marker can be reached from West Duval Mine Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Christopher Columbus

To the memory of Christopher Columbus whose high faith and indominable courage gave to mankind a new world.

Born MCDXXXVI - Died MDIV

Marker is on Columbus Circle, NE.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bark Shed

1766

“...16 of our Brethren, who are to go to Upper Places[?] to peel bark for our tanner, had lovefeast.”

Single Brethren's Diary

April 16, 1757

The large forest located north of early Bethlehem contained great quantities of bark needed to produce the tannic ...