Joseph D. Sapp Memorial Bridge

This bridge is dedicated to the memory of

Joesph Daniel Sapp (1928-2000). As chair

of the Columbia Development Corporation,

he was instrumental in the development of

the Vista. Elected to the S.C. General

Assembly, he served as an advisor to state

officials. As Chairman ...

Ruins of Pon Pon Chapel of Ease

St. Bartholomew’s Parish

1706 Parish Established

Rev. Nathaniel Osborn, Missionary of the S.P.G. arrived

1715 Parish devastated by Yemassee, Indians

1725 Act of General Assembly provided for a Chapel of Ease here to be used as a Parish Church until one should be built

1737 ...

Birthplace of China-Burma-India Veterans Ass'n.

1948 - 1963

On this site, August 28, 1948 was held the 1st CBI National reunion of World War II veterans who organized the CBIVA

This tablet dedicated May 18, 1963

Marker is at the intersection of North Old World ...

Salkehatchie Presbyterian Church

This was formerly the site of a

Presbyterian church organized in

1766 by the Reverend Arichibald

Simpson, minister from Scotland.

The church was incorporated on

December 17, 1808. Serving the

church were the Reverends Simpson,

Edward Palmer, and J.B. Van Dyke.

In the cemetery are the ...

Pine Was King

Vast forests of virgin white pine were the treasure which brought the first wave of white settlers to Northern Wisconsin. The farms came later, but for half a century the forests were local history.

In 1847, the Knapp, Stout & ...

Chimborazo Hospital

On this hill stood

Chimborazo Hospital

1862-1865

Established by

Surgeon General S.P. Moore, C.S.A.

Directed by Dr. James B. McCaw.

At that time, it was the

largest military hospital in the world. It

consisted of 150 buildings and 100 tents

and cared for 76,000 patients with a

mortality of less ...

Bethel Presbyterian Church

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This church, originally located at Jacksonboro, was founded in 1728 by Rev. Archibald Stobo (d.1741), father of the Presbyterian church in S.C. The first building at Jacksonboro was replaced in 1746 by a "hansome sanctuary" that stood until it ...

Potawatomi "Trail of Death"

Indiana to Kansas, September 4 - November 4, 1838

On September 5, 1838, nearly 850 Potawatomi Indians marched single file through Rochester on the forced removal from Indiana to Western Territory (Kansas). Three chiefs were transported in a jail wagon: ...

Purdon Bridge

1895

Built by Cotton Brothers of Oakland, this steel bridge replaced several wooden bridges washed away in floods. It is the only bridge of the half-through truss design remaining in California. Purdon Crossing was a vital link of the main road ...

Tomas Mapua

(1888-1965)

Educator and first registered architect. Born in Manila, December 21,1888. Studied at Ateneo de Manila and Liceo de Manila, completed secondary education at Boones Preparatory School in Berkeley, California, 1907. Obtained the degree of bachelor in architecture Cornell University, 1911. ...