Willys Jeep

In 1940, the U.S. Army put out a call to automobile manufacturers to produce a fast, lightweight, all terrain vehicle. The answer came in the form of the Willys MB. The Jeep was instrumental in World War II, the Korean ...

Site of Placerville Drive In Market

Owned and operated by the

Ray Gier Family

From 1946 to 1955

Owned and operated by the Bing Peterson

and Thomas C. Smith Families

From 1955 to 1967

Marker is on Main Street west of California Highway 49, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Paraje San Diego

This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their way ...

Paxton Riflemen

Under Capt. Matthew Smith and Lt. Michael Simpson, a company of riflemen from Paxton Township marched to Quebec, Canada, to serve with Montgomery in the attack on that city on December 31, 1775.

Marker is on U.S. 22 William Penn Highway ...

Grant’s Pursuit

The four-year effort to vanquish the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia came to its climax in the fields before you.

“Legs will win the battle men …. They can’t escape, if you will keep up to it.”

Maj. Gen. E.O.C.Ord, Commander, ...

Battle of Griswoldville The Deployment and Assaults

About 1:30 P.M. Nov. 22, 1864, after halting in Griswoldville to reform his column and report his progress, Brig. Gen. P.J. Phillips began moving his command (1st Division, Georgia Militia and attached units) east to clear the town, intending to ...

Appomattox Court House

Here, amidst the once-quiet streets and lanes of Appomattox Court House, Lee, Grant, and their tired armies enacted one of the great dramas in American history.

“General, this is deeply humiliating; but I console myself with the thought that the whole ...

First Santa Fe Pack Train

1821 - 1921

In commemoration of the

home coming to Council Grove

June 27 - July 2

celebrating the

one hundredth anniversary

of the first pack train to pass

over the Santa Fe Trail,

led by Wm. Becknell

Marker is at the intersection of Mission Street and Main Street ...

The Ready Boat Pillar

Sculpted by Seán O'Dwyer

Seeing the meaning

When viewing a piece of sculpture one can see many different layers of meaning. The clues given here are only the first layer of meaning and are meant only as a gateway through which you ...

A Tribute To All U.S. Military Personnel On This Day Of Infamy

In memory of the 2403 men

who gave their lives in

our military forces during

the attack on Pearl Harbor

and other military bases

7 December 1941

A tribute to all

U.S. Military Personnel

on this Day Of Infamy ...