Wedemeyer Hospital Site

Occupied 1915 by early prominent physician, Dr. G.A. Wedemeyer (Aug. 26, 1875 – Jan. 24, 1963), a native of Burton, Washington County, who came to Taylor 1905. Hospital was continuously operated until 1957; then became retirement home.

Exterior is in ...

Wilson Springs Cemetery

Located on land originally granted to George Washington Glasscock, the Wilson Spring Cemetery was established by the family of John S. Wilson, who purchased the land in 1854. His brother, Robert W. Wilson, acquired the land in 1857, and a ...

San Felipe De Neri

Oldest church in Albuquerque. Has continuously served the community without interruption since 1706. Originally founded and served by the Franciscan Friars, this parish church has been served successively by the Secular Clergy of Durango, Mexico 1817, the Jesuit Fathers and ...

William Cornelius Dalrymple

(August 3, 1814 – March 29, 1898)

North Carolina native William Cornelius Dalrymple served in the Texas Revolutionary forces and as a Texas Ranger during the 1830s. He married Elizabeth Wilbarger in Bastrop County, Texas, in 1840, and settled on the ...

Confederate Hospitals

In July 1864 the following hospitals were in Barnesville:

Kingsville Hospital, Surgeon B. N. Avent.

Kingston Hospital, Surgeon George W. McDade, Asst. Surgeon V.S. Hopping. This hospital was moved from Kingston, Georgia.

Medical College Hospital, Surgeon W. P. Westmoreland (also ...

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River

A waterfall is a clue that you are standing on a geologic crossroads.

A waterfall forms in a river channel where harder rocks meet softer rocks that erode more easily and quickly. Here, volcanic and hydrothermal activity have created the 109-foot ...

Preslar-Hewitt Building

The early growth of Taylor as a vital cotton and railroad center is reflected in its historic business district. Hugo Hunke built this two-story commercial structure in 1914 to anchor an important block. It provided first floor space for two ...

"Dat De Shpot, Sergent!"

March 8, 1862 - Morning

I saw General Sigel sight one piece...and send a shot at the [rebel] guns that had driven us back...It went tearing in among the men and horses, killing and wounding both, and then exploded in one ...

First Coca-Cola Bottling Company In The United States

On July 21, 1899, two Chattanooga lawyers, Benjamin Franklin Thomas and Joseph Brown Whitehead, signed a contract with the Coca-Cola Company granting them the exclusive rights to bottle Coca-Cola in most of the United States. Another Chattanooga citizen, John Thomas ...

Uncle Tom’s Point

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River

Welcome to Uncle Tom’s Point

Uncle Tom’s Trail

For a memorable descent into the canyon, follow Uncle Tom’s Trail. From there, you can sense the power of Lower Falls as the Yellowstone River thunders over the brink, ...