Ships of the Nevada Desert

Camels first arrived in Virginia City in April, 1964. The U.S. Camel Corps was disbanded in 1863, and the animals sold to Nevada traders. Camels were used for hauling freight, firewood, and marsh salt use in refining silver ore. Although ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- You want to be a Ranger?

Do you have the right stuff to be a FOREST RANGER?!

Forest Service District Rangers today are resource professionals. She/he could be a forester, fish or wildlife biologist, hydrologist, botanist, landscape architect or other professional.

Teams of specialists with expertise in public ...

Capers Bouton Memoral Fountain

Dedicated to the memory of Capers Bouton (October 2, 1950 - October 22, 1988), accomplished attorney and athlete, dedicated to his community and family, who died while pursuing his favorite recreation - running.

Marker is at the intersection of Cleveland Park ...

Fraternal Hall

To entertain men seeking their fortunes in mining boom towns, social clubs and fraternal organizations held meetings and offered other diversions in Kern County’s mining communities.

The exhibits on display in this building contain artifacts from various fraternal organizations in Kern ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Railroad at WAR!

The Milwaukee Road transported tons of war material and thousands of troops during World Wars I and II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.

During World War I, the Federal Government seized railroads in the United States including the Milwaukee. ...

Site of Old Fort Severn

Erected 1808.

Transferred to the Navy Department 1845.

Demolished 1909.

In memory of men who served at Fort Severn during the War of 1812.

Marker is on Cooper Road 0.1 miles south of Santee Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Route of the Hiawatha- Smooth as Silk

“Highballing” fast freight trains..

…known as “Silks”, sped raw Asian silk from west coast seaports across the United States for processing into finished garments.

The silks had the right-of-way over freight and passenger trains alike. They rushed their multimillion dollar cargo across ...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

"I must say, having been here at three o'clock in the morning and now at six-thirty in the evening, that Waterbury is either the easiest city in the United States to get a crowd in, or it has the best ...

California’s First Passenger Railroad

The Sacramento Valley Railroad running from Sacramento to Folsom, was begun at this site on February 12, 1855. Here, at Third and R Streets, was located the Sacramento passenger terminal. The turntable and freight depot were at Third and Front ...

Abatis Construction at Fort Lee

Fortifications were protected by obstacles, such as an abatis, or other major hindrances to assaulting troops. They were easily placed before a parapet, or breastwork, wherever trees were plentiful and were used to supplement defensive rampart walls or barricades.

Derived from ...