Camp Harvey

At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in April of 1898, President William McKinley called on the states to gather their military forces. State officials ordered the Wisconsin National Guard to report for duty at Camp Harvey, named for Wisconsin ...

Ripley County Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to the

men and women of

Ripley County who

Served our Country

in All Wars

Marker is at the intersection of North Washington Street and Tyson Street, on the right when traveling north on North Washington Street.

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Cordelia A.P. Harvey

Wisconsin women rallied to support the Union during the Civil War. They became nurses, hospital matrons, sanitary agents, and ministers. Cordelia A. Perrine Harvey attained national prominence for her role in promoting convalescent aid for sick and wounded soldiers.

Cordelia had ...

Harvey Hospital

On this city block stood, during the Civil War, Harvey Hospital, and later the Wisconsin Soldiers' Orphans' Home, both established through the influence of Mrs. Cordelia P. Harvey, whose honored husband, Governor Louis R. Harvey, had, April 19, 1862, been ...

Pick a Climate

As you drive up Pikes Peak, you’ll feel it get colder. You’ll also notice that the plants change. See if you can pick out four different life zones on the way to and from the summit.

A life zone is a ...

Sterling Price Reynolds

In honor of

Sterling Price Reynolds

to whom this park is dedicated

on his 100th birthday

November 9th, 1961

Born in Callaway County, Missouri.

Graduated from University of

Missouri, 1883, with highest honors.

Settled in Caruthersville in 1896.

Levee District engineer since 1900.

Little River Drainage District

board member since 1907.

Presented ...

Joel Roberts Poinsett

1759 - 1851

Statesman • Diplomat • Naturalist

Founder, National Institution for the

Promotion of Science, forerunner of

the Smithsonian Institution

• First United States Minister to Mexico •

• United States Secretary of War •

While serving as Minister to Mexico in 1825, Poinsett ...

Take a Closer Look...Alpine/Subalpine Life Zone

Alpine and subalpine tundra is the low-growing vegetation found in the “land above the trees.” At this high elevation, the climate is harsh with searing winds, intense sunlight and frigid temperatures that limit the growing season. In spite of these ...

Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District

This property

Has been listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States

Department of the Interior

2005

Painted Desert

Community Complex

Historic District

Marker can be reached from Interstate 40.

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Peter Thompson Home & Blacksmith Shop

These log structures built by Thompson, a Danish convert to Mormonism, are Round Valley's oldest surviving buildings (1879). The cabin hosted the first Mormon services in Springerville.

Marker is on North Papago Street 0.2 miles north of Apache Street, on ...