Head Quarters, Dept. of New Mexico

Fort Fillmore, Nov. 15th, 1854

I. The laws of the United States having been extended by proclamation over the Mesilla Valley and the territory recently acquired from the Republic of Mexico, the undersigned as military Commander of the same directs that ...

First Methodist Episcopal Church

Side A

The First Methodist Episcopal congregation began building this church in 1869 to replace an earlier church built in 1843. The parsonage was completed in 1886 and the congregation dedicated the completed church in 1887.

The church is Monroe's finest late-Gothic ...

The Pony Express

The Pony Express

Pony Express Division Headquarters

Here, Ben Ficklin, General Superintendent, and Major Howard Egan and James C. Bromley, Division Superintendents, had their headquarters.

The Following Were Honored Utah Riders

Howard Egan - William Dennis - Wm. H. Streeper

Richard E. Egan - Thomas ...

Hungry Mother State Park

In 1933 local residents assisted in the creation

and donated 2,000 acres of land to Virginia

for the establishment of a state park in Smyth

County along Hungry Mother Creek. The

unusual name comes from the legend of a

nearby Indian settler conflict that resulted

in ...

Sweets for Harpers Ferry

The enticing smell of bread, cakes, candies, and pies undoubtedly attracted many customers to Frederick Roeder's Confectionery, making it a prosperous business from 1845 to 1861. In addition to his store, it is reported that he carried small pies to ...

Plaza de Mesilla

Conservation made possible by grants from

United States Department of Commerce

Economic Development Administration

New Mexico

American Revolution Bicentennial Commission

and by matching funds from the

Town of Mesilla

and individual contributions

1976~1977

Marker is on Calle de Parian, on the left when traveling east.

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Olin-Turville Park

This park is named in honor of John Olin (1851-1924) for the instrumental role he played in the purchase of this 28-acre site in 1910. An additional 65 acres was donated to the city, in 1980 by the Turville Point ...

Wisconsin Purple Heart Memorial Highway

Dedicated on November 11th, 2001

This plaque marks the starting point of the Wisconsin Purple Heart Memorial Highway.

In 1994 Wisconsin's Governor Tommy G. Thompson signed into Law Wisconsin Act 347, which designated U.S. Highway 14 west from Richland Center to the ...

Powder Explosion

Adonijah Peacock died in

January 1777 while drying

a shipment of gunpowder

rejected by Washington’s

Valley Forge Quartermaster.

Marker is on Branin Road south of Chapel Avenue, on the left when traveling south.

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Packhorse Ford

A day after the Battle of Antietam, Confederate General Robert E. Lee retreated to the safety of the West Virginia (then Virginia) bluffs across the river from here. This was the only good crossing on the river for many miles ...