Starting Point of the First Traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras P

From this corner on February 24, 1857, the Mistick Krewe of Comus began its first parade, heading up Julia Street toward St. Charles Avenue. With that parade, Mardi Gras was solidified as a New Orleans tradition that ultimately influnced Carnival ...

Crawfordville Methodist Church

This church, originally known as "Bird's Chapel," was founded in 1826 as the first church in the newly formed town of Crawfordville. It was an outgrowth of the now defunct Powder Creek Meeting House near Sandy Cross, which came into ...

Recipients of the Purple Heart

Dedicated to the Recipients of the

Nations oldest military decoration

The Purple Heart

Combat Veterans Wounded

1782 Military Order of

The Purple Heart 1932

My stone is red for

The blood they shed.

The Medal I bear

is my country's way

to show they care.

If I could be seen

by all ...

Tunnel of the Fredricksburg & Northern Railway

In 1913 area residents raised money to build a railroad linking Fredricksburg to San Antonio. The 920 - Foot tunnel beneath this hill increased the cost by $134,000 and required five months of hard labor. It opened a faster trade ...

Huntington's Ford and First Bridge

Pioneers forded Little River From Charles Street diagonally across just below the Island to the Court House. A dugout canoe, when hailed, carried pedestrians across for 50 cents. Reportedly Indians had used this ford when traveling to The Forks. The ...

Wells Fargo Building

Wells Fargo Building

and State Stop

Built in 1852

Marker is at the intersection of Lower Main Street (aka Wentworth Springs Road) and Placer Street, on the right when traveling south on Lower Main Street (aka Wentworth Springs Road).

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dr. Franklin L. Miles

Side one:

Born circa 1845 in Ohio. Graduated from Rush Medical College 1874. Moved medical practice from Chicago to Elkhart 1875. Began The Dr. Miles Medical Company 1885 to sell Dr. Miles' Nervine, Restorative Nerve and Liver pills, and other medicines; ...

First Brigade

Third Division - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps Third Division

First Brigade

Col. Chapman Biddle

Brig. Gen. Thomas A. Rowley

80th. New York 121st. 142nd. 151st. Penna. Infantry

July 1 Arrived and went into position about 11.30 a.m. left of Reynold's Woods. The 151st ...

The First Oblong Friends Meeting House

The First Oblong Friends Meeting House was erected on this site in 1742. It was used as a place of worship until 1764. West of the site was the Friends burial ground.

During the fall and winter of 1778 ...

Robinson's Ferry

In 1848 John W. Robinson and Stephen Mead established ferry transport for freight, animals and persons across river. In 1856 Harvey Wood purchased interest and later acquired property which was maintained by Wood family until 1911. Charges were 50 cents ...