The Mormon Pioneers

Erected by

The Members of

the

Woodruff Stake

in Honor of

The Mormon Pioneers

Who passed this point

Wednesday July 7, 1847

and in subsequent years

Marker can be reached from the intersection of State Highway 413 and Interstate 80.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Thomas Green Clemson Parkway

Dedicated in 1979

in Honor of

Thomas Green Clemson

1807-1888

A Native Philadelphian and

Leading Agriculturist. Mr.

Clemson was U.S. Charge

D'Affaires to Belgium, U.S.

Superintendent of

Agriculture, and the

1868 President of Pendleton

Farmers Society. An advocate of

The National Land Grant

Movement, he left his

estate to establish Clemson

University. He married

the daughter ...

Red Mill – Paramus

Site of grist mill built 1745; scene of many raids and encounters during the Revolution. Aaron Burr was entertained here Christmas Eve commemorating his victory over British Raiders in 1776. Washington and his men often passed here. Lafayette stopped here ...

Walter Tips House

This two-story Victorian house was built in 1876 for the family of Walter Tips (1841-1911), a prosperous hardware merchant. A native of Germany and Confederate veteran, Tips served in the state senate, 1893-96. The home was remodeled in 1909 to ...

WPA Post Office

The Works Progress Administration built this building, dedicated on May 29, 1936, as a new post office. The structure served the citizens of Osceola and the Cotton Highway as a post office until the Postal Service relocated to Johnson Street. ...

Windy Saddle Park / Connecting to the Past

Windy Saddle Park

Jefferson County Open Space

Windy Saddle Park offers sweeping scenic views and trail connections to adjoining areas. Recreation opportunities on Chimney Gulch Trail and Lookout Mountain Trail included hiking, biking and horseback riding. The remaining trails are Hiker Only.

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Texas Newspapers, C.S.A.

Among privations endured in Texas during the Civil War (1861-65) was the shortage of newspapers, which dwindled from 82 (combined circulation: 100,000) to fewer than 20 by early 1862. Many newspapermen had closed shop and enlisted at once, when the ...

Perryville Tavern

[Newer, Blue Marker]:

Built in 1813. Named in honor of Admiral Perry’s Lake Erie victory. Later called Brick Tavern. In 1969 moved from Rt. 78 site to this location.

[Older, Red Marker]:

Built, 1813, Named for Perry’s Lake Erie victory. Later Brick Tavern, ...

Play in the Wind

Windy Saddle Park is named for the nearly constant wind currents that can be felt blowing through the foothills. Winds traveling across the plains are forced upward when they hit the Rocky Mountains, and as the air rises, it has ...

Recreation: Past to Present

Windy Saddle Park has a long history of being a favorite place for recreation. When Lookout Mountain Road was opened in 1914, it was a destination for the first automobile tours. The Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway now passes ...