Bethel Baptist Church

(Front Text )

This church was organized in 1851 by Revs.

Lewis Parker and John Hoover, with twelve

charter members and Rev. Hoover as its

first minister. The congregation has

worshipped on this site, on land donated

by Mathias Mathis, ...

486th Bomb Group (H)

B-24 and B-17

Activated Sept 1943

Deactivated Nov 1945

Flew 188 combat missions over Europe

from Sta. No 174 - Sudbury, England

as a unit of the U.S. Army 8th Air Force

This memorial dedicated July 1984

in honor of all members of the 486th BG

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pueblo of Santa Clara

Founded around the fourteenth century, Santa Clara traces its ancestry to Puye, an abandoned site of cave dwellings on the Pajarito Plateau. Increasing tensions with the Spanish led to its participation in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. The mission church, ...

Parker's Battery

May 3, 1863

In this vicinity the men of Parker's

Confederate Battery (the "Boy Company")

under Lt. J. Thompson Brown fought

two guns, twice gallantly assisting in

repulsing the Union VI Corps before

being outflanked and overwhelmed.

Marker is at the intersection of Lafayette Boulevard (State Highway ...

Pablita Velarde, Tse Tsan, Golden Dawn

(1918-2006)

Pablita Velarde was an internationally acclaimed artist whose paintings largely depicted Pueblo life. She was commissioned by the WPA art's program to paint murals at Bandelier National Monument. Selected as one of New Mexico's "Living Treasures", she received many awards, ...

Captain Hugh Hall

1920 - 1982

World War II P47 Pilot

9th Air Force

Remembered by his family

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of the Blue Hills Fort and Camp

This marker is erected in memory of the brave Revolutionary soldiers from this vicinity who garrisoned this fort harassing and repulsing the invading enemy for seven months during the darkest period of the war.

From this outpost General Washington on June ...

The Crooked Road / Speers Ferry

(Left Side)The Crooked Road

Virginia's Heritage Music TrailFrom the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Coalfields region, southwest Virginia is blessed with historic and contemporary music venues, musicians, and fretted instrument makers. Historically isolated, the region retained its strong musical legacy by ...

445th Combat Group H

1943 - 1945

2nd Combat Wing

2nd Air Division

Tibenham

England

8th Air Force

Dedicated May 8, 1984

Courtesy hmdb.org

Recreational Pursuits

Trout fishing was the chief pastime at the camp. Other diversions were horseback riding, horseshoe pitching, hiking and working puzzles. Above, is the recreation area adjacent to Town Hall. Below, Richey and Boone work on a jig-saw puzzle.

Marker can be ...