Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

The Beersheba Cumberland Presbyterian Church became part of the Tombecbee Presbytery in 1825 and joined the New Hope Cumberland Presbytery in 1866. The cemetery was established in 1827 and contains the graves of many veterans. The date Beersheba Cumberland was ...

Lone Cypress

Perched over the Pacific for Hundreds of Years

Even though Monterey cypress trees prefer this area's rugged bare granite headlands, the Lone Cypress is a testament to the hardiness of these trees. It has withstood Pacific storms and winds for roughly ...

Ranchos San Pablo and San Antonio Boundary Mounument

{North-facing side:}

This

Monument

marks the

Northern

Boundary

of the

Rancho

San Antonio

43,473 acres

granted by

Governor Pablo Vicente de Sola

acting for the King of Spain

to Don Luis Marie Peralta

August 3, 1820

Erected by

Oakland Junior Chamber of Commerce and

Troop 26, Explorers, Boy Scouts of America

Ferro Porcelain • A.D.1937

{South-facing side:}

This

Monument

marks the

southern boundary

of ...

First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church / Dr. Arthur Small

First Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church

This church was organized in 1895 with 26 charter members. The sanctuary, completed in 1898 and enlarged in 1911, was designed by Charlotte architect C.C. Hook and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ...

Propaganda: The Mighty Pen

The American army may have had trouble supplying its soldiers and keeping them fit for fighting, but in one way the Americans were superior: their propaganda writers were experts at whipping up anti-British feelings. An incident like the Baylor “Massacre,” ...

Black Plantation / Hampton Campaign

Black PlantationThis area was once part of the 448.5-acre plantation of Alexander Templeton Black (1798-1875), for whom Church Street was renamed Black Street. In 1851 Black deeded land for a right-of-way and depot to the Charlotte & S.C. Railroad. He ...

Campbell Memorial Park / The Adena Culture

[South Side of Marker]:"Campbell Memorial Park"

James E. Campbell was governor of the State of Ohio from 1890-1892. From 1913-1924, he served as president of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, which later became the Ohio Historical Society. His daughter Jessie ...

The Old Place

Built c. 1867, by Fernando Upton Gautier and his wife, Theresa Fayard Gautier. The Gautiers moved to this area from Biloxi and established the F. Gautier and Sons Sawmill in 1866. The house is built from native pine cut at ...

Brock’s Gap / Historic Gateway To Birmingham

The South and North Railroad Cut.

In 1858, the State of Alabama, wanting to develop coal and iron industries in Jefferson County, Had John T. Milner survey Shades Mountain for the most practical route for the South and North Railroad to ...

Wooldridge Park

This area was designated as a public square on original 1839 plat of City of Austin, but lay vacant for 70 years. In an era of civic pride, the park was developed and opened on June 18, 1909, with dedicatory ...