Brevet Major General Samuel Zook

To the memory of

Samuel

Kosciusko Zook.

Brevet Major

General U.S. Vols.

Who fell mortally

wounded. at or near

this spot. while

gallantly leading

his brigade in battle

July 2nd 1863.

Erected by Gen. Zook

Post. No 11 G.A.R.

of Norristown, Pa.

July 25th. 1882.

Marker is on Wheatfield Road, on the right when traveling ...

National Historic Landmark - Mount Washington Hotel / Bretton Woods Monetary Conference

Mount Washington Hotel

Standing to the east, the Mount Washington Hotel was completed in 1902 as one of the largest, most modern grand hotels in the White Mountains, one of the few built in a single campaign. Designed by New York ...

Portobacco Indians

Along the Rappahannock River near here lived the Portobacco Indians, who may have been part of the Portobaccos of Maryland. After moving to Virginia in the 1650's, they lived here in peace with their Indian neighbors, who spoke a similar ...

Emmada Building

Erected in 1863 as Good Templars Hall

Original building, 30' wide, 2 stories (537 G)

Expanded south in 1913 by Williamson & Ingram

(Their wives, Emma and Ada, ="Emmada")

First grammar school in 1864

Becomes Granger Hall in 1875

Landis's True Blue Store 1892-1900

Lincoln's first telephone ...

Thiensville’s First Bank

Began operation Dec. 10, 1910 which was the same year the village was incorporated. Organized by John F. Nieman, Otto Bublitz, and D.M. Rosenheimer. It served the citizens well until 1929, when it was moved to 118 Green Bay Road.

Marker ...

The Battle of Fort Montgomery

To aid Lieutenant General John Burgoyne’s British army stalled at Saratoga, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton sailed from New York with 3,000 British, German, and Loyalist soldiers and a flotilla of warships. On the morning of October 7, 1777, Clinton ...

Oscar Bublitz Store 1920

The building had a grocery store located on the main floor, with living quarters upstairs, a dumb waiter operated from the basement to the attic. Sold to the Detroye’s in 1955 it was converted to a hardware store.

Marker is at ...

Joseph Smith Memorial Building

Hotel Utah

The Hotel Utah was the “Grande Dame” of hotels in the Intermountain West. For most

of the 20th century. the hotel hosted Utah’s most distinguished visitors and was a focal point of local social activity. As one historian wrote, “Everything ...

The Buffalo Corrals

Commonly called "buffalo", bison (Bison bison) are North America's largest land mammal, and one of Custer State Park's most valuable resources.

Sometimes called "Lord of the Plains" the buffalo is a unique animal. A mature bull can stand up to six ...

Mary-Cooke Branch Munford

1865-1938

Mary-Cooke Branch Munford received her primary and secondary education in Richmond and New York. Prevented from attending college by her mother, Munford became an avid reader and developed an active social conscience. She served as the first woman on the ...