Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society

Originally a vigilante group, the Anti-Horse Thief Society was formed here in March 1853 by area landowners to recover stolen horses and prosecute the thieves. Horse theft was a serious offense in the ante-bellum era. Trustees nominated a captain and ...

Bessie Tift College

In 1864-1865 the buildings and grounds of this institution then known as Monroe Female College were used as a Confederate hospital, while classes met in private homes

Marker is at the intersection of Tift College Drive and Indian Springs Drive, on ...

Southern Utah Expedition of 1849

Parley P Pratt

Southern Utah Expedition of 1849

Realizing the limited resources for pioneer settlements in the Salt Lake Valley and surrounding settlements in 1849, and the potential of many more immigrants arriving in the next few years, Brigham Young began to ...

Birthplace of Southern Utah

Welcome

to the Birthplace of Southern Utah

January 13, 1851

Marker can be reached from South Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Iron Furnaces

Thomas Mayberry agreed in 1742 to erect iron furnaces on the property of William Vestal. Here ore was mined and iron produced for the first time west of the Blue Ridge. Washington visited the iron furnaces here in 1760.

Marker is ...

War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration

As U.S. Army and Georgia Militia Headquarters, Fort Hawkins played a significant role in the War of 1812. The fort supplied all command and logistics support for the Southern Theatre and fort personnel participated directly in the Creek War and ...

Dr. Paul B. Leffler Rotary Park

Built for the enjoyment of all

the citizens of Pittsburg

Dedicated on June 8th 1999.

Dr. Paul Bannon Leffler practiced medicine in Pittsburg from 1945 to 1977.

He lived the Rotary Motto

"Service Above Self"

Marker is at the intersection of 4th Street (Kansas Route 126) ...

Johnson's Fort

During the summer of 1851, a small company of men was exploring this area and discovered the springs on the bench one-fourth mile to the east. Joel H. Johnson was so impressed with the spot, that he sought and received ...

Enoch Schoolhouse and Tithing Office

Schoolhouse - The second schoolhouse in Enoch was a two-story structure built on this site in 1917-1918. It was a brick building containing two classrooms, two libraries, two bathrooms and a furnace room. Only one room served as a classroom, ...

Heroine of China

Helen Foster Snow

Born and raised in Cedar City, Helen Foster Snow was a journalist, traveler, thinker, and activist who was present during the revolutionary period leading up to the establishment of the People's Republic of China and became a heroine ...