Washington Spring

1780

The Continental Army is reported to have utilized the old spring at the base of these slopes during the September encampment west of the Hackensack River.

Reports indicate that General Washington visited here and drank water from the spring.

Bergen County Park ...

La Capilla del Gila

First church of the Assumption

This first Catholic Church in central Arizona, built in 1870 by Father Andre Echallier, was called "La Capilla del Gila". In 1883 a larger edifice commemorating the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was constructed to ...

Flagship USS Minnesota/Hotel de Afrique

Side A:Flagship USS MinnesotaUSS Minnesota, a wooden steam frigate built in 1855, was the flagship for the Atlantic Blockading Squadron commanded by Flag Officer Silas H. Stringham. Seven U.S. Navy warships bombarded Forts Hatteras and Clark, August 28-29, 1861. This ...

Roebuck Spring

In 1850 George James Roebuck and his wife Ann Hawkins Roebuck built a log cabin at the mouth of Roebuck Spring. His Influence and leadership led to the area around it to be known as Roebuck. In 1900 Alabama Boys ...

Springerville Schoolhouse

1884-1983

This bronze school bell summoned children until 1950. This 2 room adobe with high pitched roof & bell tower was added onto with brick, altering the entry & roof in 1927 & again in 1950. The school served the community ...

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

Completed in 1912, the Church of The Assumption is an example of the Mission Revival style of architecture. The third church built for Assumption Parish, it replaced the second church built on this site in 1884, which burned down in ...

Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institution

Built of adobe in 1901 with a cast iron front shipped from St. Louis, the ACMI was a branch of the Mormon Cooperative Store system for 17 yrs. It later served the community as a saloon, variety store & furniture ...

Frenchtown Methodist Episcopal Church

Congregation was formed in 1832 and met in a room on Bridge Street. This church erected in 1844 and enlarged in 1861.

Marker is on 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

From Military to Municipal Airfield

The history of Pearson Field goes back almost to the origins of mechanized flight itself. The landing site of Lincoln Beachey’s groundbreaking flight across the Columbia River from Portland to Vancouver, during the 1905 Lewis & Clark Exposition, marked the ...

Plumb House

The Valley is Lost

The Plumb House was built between 1802 and 1806 on what was then the western edge of Waynesboro. While fighting did not occur here until late in the war, the community felt its impact early on. Henry ...