Halfway to the North Pole

The 45th parallel (45 Degrees North Latitude) runs through a point one half mile south of this wayside (intersection of Hwy. 57 and Logerquist Road). This is the geographical midpoint between the equator and North Pole. But, because the earth ...

Capital Guardian

The Endicott System

Coastal fortifications moved into the 20th century with the development of the Endicott System. At Fort Washington, eight reinforced concrete batteries were constructed near the old fort to mount modern artillery. Many support buildings were erected including officer ...

Bethlehem Presbyterian Church

“Grandin Church”

Present building was dedicated in 1871. Three structures preceded it on the site; erected in 1730, 1760, and 1830. Many Continental Army soldiers buried here.

Marker is on Race Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

De Anza Expedition 1775 - 1776

Lt. Colonel Juan Bautista de Anza by decree of Carlos III of Spain led an expedition to this site – The mission being to colonize the San Francisco Bay Area.

In the center of the marker is a circular motif, designed ...

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse / Citizen's Building

U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

This building was described as "handsome in every respect" when it opened in 1932. It replaced a 1906 post office and housed a new district court and federal offices. It served as a post office until ...

Abingdon Plantation

The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of Abingdon Plantation. Abingdon was the home of George Washington’s stepson, John Parke Custis, and birthplace of Washington’s beloved granddaughter, Nelly.

Historically intertwined with prominent families of Virginia, ...

Congress Park

Historic Congress Park incorporates an early park, a former gambling casino, the site of one of Saratoga Springs’ great hotels, and several historic sculptures.

Gideon Putnam founded this part of Saratoga Springs, the “Lower Village,” in the early 1800’s. One of ...

Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar/The Burnside Expedit

Side A:Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras BarOn January 11, 1862, the Burnside Expedition left for Fort Monroe, Virginia destined for Hatteras Inlet 120 miles to the south. Two days later, the fleet of over eighty vessels was struck by a strong ...

De Dakod Makoce Unkitawapi E E

This is our Dakota Land

Tatanka Oyate Makoce

Land of the Buffalo People

[river valley map]

The Minnesota and Mississippi River Valleys have been home to the Dakota for hundreds of years, and the existence of our ancestors was sustained by their relationship with ...

Chas. D. Poston

The Father of Arizona

"The Father of Arizona"

Born April 20, 1825 — Died June 24, 1902

Native of Kentucky

Elected as first Arizona Delegate

To Congress in 1864

This Monument erected by the

State of Arizona in Conjunction with

Maricopa Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

Phoenix, Arizona

Geo. W. ...