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 ...

Baldonado Home

Part of the Spanish migration from northern New Mexico to Round Valley, Faustin Baldonado & his son Pedro bought this adobe home w/1 foot thick walls in the 1890's. Originally a cantina, Pedro added rooms when he married in 1900.

Marker ...

Austin College Building

The Presbyterian Church established Austin College in Huntsville in 1849 and erected this structure in 1851-52. Austin College moved to Sherman in 1876, and in 1879 this building was deeded to the state for use by the newly-established Sam Houston ...

St Mary's Abbey

Duleek Heritage Trail

One of the great churches of the 12th century, St. Mary's Abbey, was built by the Augustinians on lands presented to them by Hugh de Lacy, Overlord of Meath.

In the 1500s a massive square tower was built alongside ...

Robinson-Macken House

Built in 1876 for the family of Elizabeth and John Robinson, Sr., this two-and-one-half-story frame house is a fine example of the Second Empire style of architecture coupled with Italianate detailing. Located within the original 1839 Austin town plan drawn ...

To Robert Burns

Immortal Scottish Bard-Ardent Freemason

Here in 1910, was erected by the Burns Club of Atlanta, Georgia, a building unique in the world—the only exact replica of the Burns cottage near Kirk Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, birthplace of the world’s most beloved poet, ...

“… 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 ...

Becker's Transcontinental Garage

1910

The oldest continuously operated Ford dealership west of the Mississippi began in the west building in 1910. A pathfinding auto trip blazed the first "ocean to ocean highway" through here.

Marker is on East Main Street, on the right when traveling ...

Historic Daniel & Meta Best Home

1886

This home was built in the late 1870’s by Joseph Demont, a San Leandro pioneer who was active in industry and politics. Daniel Best bought the property in 1886. Best established Daniel Best Agricultural Works, which later became Caterpillar ...

The Water Battery

Strategically placed, this permanent section of the fort was the lowest level of the three tiers of guns. The Water Battery was designed to deliver "water-skipping" cannonade directed at the hulls of enemy ships.

The simple V-shaped design has undergone ...