Site of Temporary Texas State Capitol of 1880’s

Built, 1882-1883, to replace the previous Capitol, which had burned in 1881. Until the building was completed, the orphaned Texas government conducted business in the county courthouse and jail across Congress avenue.

The three-story brick building – third Texas Capitol in ...

Assistant Keepers’ Dwelling

Absecon Lighthouse

When Absecon Lighthouse was first lit in 1857, a principal keeper and assistant keeper lived on site with their families. The dwelling for an assistant keeper was built during the original Lighthouse construction. Interior alterations in 1887 converted the ...

Sailor from the Belle Shipwreck

Buried here are the remains of a 17th-century sailor who was a member of an ill-fated 1684-87 French expedition to the new world led by Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. Texas Historical Commission archaeologists discovered the skeleton on October ...

Wyoming Path

Important path linking the many Indian settlements in the Wyoming Valley with Shamokin, now Sunbury. In 1742 Count Zinzendorf, organizer of Moravian missions, came this way after visiting the Shawnees at Wyoming.

Marker is on West Main Street (U.S. 11) just ...

Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob the only example of an exposed submarine volcano in Texas, appears today as a prominent hill one mile northwest. It was formed some 80 million years ago on the bottom of a warm shallow sea which covered much ...

Augusta County Confederates Plaque

This Bronze

Commemorates, To Generations

Which Knew Then Not,

The Virginia Volunteers

From Augusta In The Army

Of The Confederate States.

Twenty-Two Companies From

Here Followed By Jackson And

Stuart, With Many In Other Commands.

No Rebels They, But Worthy

Sons Of Patriotic Sites, Who

Took Arms In The Hour ...

General Paul R. Younts Expressway

Honoring a distinguished

business, civic and

military leader. Member

of North Carolina

Highway Commission

1961-1965.

Marker is on Interstate 77 near Interstate 485.

Courtesy hmdb.org

General N.B. Forrest's Command Position

General Forrest positioned himself in the area of the Inner Breastworks when he arrived on the morning of April 12, 1864. From here he could observe the Union fort which was visible from this point at the time of the ...

Leatherlips

Leatherlips

A chief of the Wyandot Tribe of Indians.

Was executed on this spot, June 1, 1810.

Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 257) and Stratford Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Christ Church (Episcopal)

Started in 1820 as St. James' Mission, the first church built here in 1825 on land given by Vardry McBee, was consecrated in 1828 by Bishop Nathaniel Bowen as Christ Church. The present church was built 1852-54 with Rev. ...