A Mountain of Many Names

The Ute Indians say they have always lived in the hills of Colorado. They referred to the Rocky Mountain’s easternmost peak as Sun Mountain because it vibrantly catches the early morning rays.

In the late 1700s, Spaniards referred to the peak ...

The Making of America's Mountain

The granite that make up Pikes Peak was once molten (or liquid) rock. It slowly cooled and hardened miles beneath the earth’s surface, giving the crystals time to grow. Over the last 500 million years several tectonic plates (the earth’s ...

The Call Family Residence

1878 - 1972

George Washington Call (1829-1907) and his Chilean wife, Mercedes Leiva (1850-1933), bought 2,500 acres including Fort Ross in 1873. While maintaining a house in San Francisco, the family developed a dairy ranch and expanded the transport of local ...

Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument

Memoria In Aeterna

(West face)

1861

To the Honor and Courage

of the patriots of the

Confederate States

of America,

This monument is dedicated by

Tampa Chapter,

No.113, U. D. C.,

and the citizens of Tampa.

January 1911.

Memoria

In Aeterna.

(South face)

1865

Lest

We

Forget.

(East face)

1861

Not theirs the rush of ...

Fort Ross

Founded 1812 by Russians from Sitka. When Russians withdrew to Alaska, 1841, Captain Sutter bought the improvements and supplies. Acquired by State in 1906 and remaining buildings restored - Greek Orthodox Chapel, Commandants Quarters and Stockade. Now a State historical ...

Firepower on the Potomac

Fort Washington Park

(Left Panel):

Three pair of these large 10-inch caliber disappearing guns were the key feature of the 1890s river defense system. Each weapon could direct its 650-pound projectile at enemy ships within a seven-mile range. Battery Humphries is one ...

Madonna of the Trail

This 10 foot high, 5 ton statue cast by St. Louis sculptor August Leimbach is one of 12 identical monuments to the bold spirit of the pioneers erected in 1928-29 along the National Old Trails Road from Maryland to California.

Marker ...

Law Office (Sam Houston)

Law office built and used at various periods of his later life by Sam Houston: Soldier, Statesman, Master Mason.

Marker can be reached from 19th Street near Avenue M.

Courtesy hmdb.org

“… the battle itself proved a relief.”

In 1863 this was the home of James and Catherine Foster and their daughter, Catherine. Prior to the battle the town was cut off from communications, and rumors of approaching “Rebels” and the whereabouts of the Union army prompted the ...

New Guns for an Old Fort

Remnants of former gun emplacements are the reminders of the three generations of armaments that occupied this V-shaped Water Battery. Each generation reflects the latest technologies and precision in the manufacture of armaments.

1830 - The first guns to be ...