Closter Public School

In 1899 the schoolhouse property was bought from the Bloomer family. The following year a two story, square plan, Renaissance Revival style building was completed with 3 classrooms and an assembly room for grades K-8. In 1907, 4 classrooms were ...

George Barrett Cement House

Poor Man's Home, Rich Man's Palace

After his home was destroyed by fire, George Barrett decided to build a home that would survive another disaster. An article Barrett read by O.S. Fowler in New York described a new building material that ...

Brigadier General Edmund Munger

Edmund Munger was born in 1763 in Norfolk, Connecticut, and later moved to Vermont. In 1799, his wife Eunice Kellogg and five children traveled by wagon and flat-bottomed boat to claim land in Washington Township. A blacksmith by trade and ...

The Burning of San Jose Chinatown

May 4, 1887

In Memory of

The Burning of San Jose Chinatown

May 4, 1887

On this site on May 4, 1887 a mysterious fire, deliberately set, destroyed San Jose's Chinatown. This was the largest Chinatown South of San Francisco. A community of bachelors ...

Black Jack’s Hideout / Colfax County War

Side A:

Black Jack’s Hideout

In Turkey Creek Canyon near here, the outlaw gang of Thomas “Black Jack” Ketchum had one of its hideouts. After a train robbery in July 1899, a posse surprised the gang at the hideout. The outlaws scattered ...

Robin Yount

"The Kid"

Two-time American League Most Valuable Player

Became the 17th player to collect 3,000 career hits

Brewers all-time leader in nearly every offensive department

Ranks among baseball's elite in at bats, games and doubles

One of only three players ...

Bostwick

On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of

Bostwick

Named in honor of the family who contributed substantially to the economic success of the community, Bostwick was incorporated by the Georgia ...

In Honor of the 1901 Milwaukee Brewers of the American League

[Front of Marker:]

In 1900, the American League was born in a Milwaukee hotel named the Republican House. The following year, during the 1901 inaugural season, the Milwaukee Brewers were one of eight teams to participate in Major League ...

First National Bank

Built in 1912 by Eli Barnett.

Completed in 1914, the Temecula bank was locally owned and known as the "Pawn Shop" by its

rancher directors. The bank was robbed on August 13th, 1930. The robber was promptly captured by townspeople and the ...

Covington - Indiana City Building

Craig and Dawn Dixon

Historic Landmarks of Fountain County

award Presented to Craig and Dawn Dixon for Restoration and Preservation of 413 Washington Street Covington, In. Built 1903

Marker is on 413 Washington Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org