Historic Mineral Point

In the 1820s, after hearing reports of abundant lead in the area, prospective miners with "lead fever" began pouring into southwestern Wisconsin. Finding ore just beneath the surface, miners set up "diggings" and soon established Mineral Point. It quickly became ...

Captain Richard C. Bradford

On December 6, 1861, Gov. John Milton signed a law changing the name of New River County to Bradford County. The Legislature had passed the law in honor of Captain Richard G. Bradford of Madison who was killed October 9, ...

“A Great Struggle is Now Impending”

The Breakthrough Trail

The Union high command began making preparations to attack the Confederate lines on the Boisseau Plantation shortly after the capture of the Rebels’ picket line on March 25. Final orders arrived on the afternoon of April 1 for ...

Bellevue Park

Packers Heritage Trail

Bellevue Park served as the Packers' home field from 1923 to 1924 and was the site of the first Packers-Bears game played in Green Bay.

Bellevue Park was built in less than three weeks in the spring of 1923 ...

Bishop McDevitt High School

Standing picturesquely upon a slope rising to the summit of Reservoir Park and at the apex of Market Street's climb from Center City is Bishop McDevitt High School, primary parochial secondary school serving the City of Harrisburg and the Harrisburg ...

Parson John Elder House

Although the original Borough of Harrisburg and its oldest neighborhoods comprise the area now occupied by the Central Business District, the city's oldest structure is ironically located at its eastern end amidst 20th Century development. This location, however, is understood ...

W.D. Pender

Confederate major general; graduate of U.S. Military Academy, 1854. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg, age 29. Grave is 4 blocks east.

Marker is on West St. James Street near Main Street (U.S. 64), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts Marine Corps Memorial

In honor of the United States Marine Corps and the Marines of Hamilton County who made the supreme sacrifice in the

World War

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Corporal Merrill Laws Ricketts

XVIII Co., V. Reg., U.S. Marines

Defensive Sector ...

Twelfth Army Corps

Stainrook's Brigade, Green's Division

U.S.A.

Twelfth Army Corps

Stainrook's Brigade, Green's Division,

Col. Henry J. Stainrook, 100th Penn., Commanding.

Organization.

3d Maryland Infantry, 102d New York Infantry,

111th Pennsylvania Infantry.

(September 17, 1862.)

After the Confederate right flank had been turned, Stainrook's Brigade pursued through the East Woods, cross ...

Sonora Pass – Mono Road

Toll gate, fine hotel and stables near this spot 1850's. Jedediah Smith reputed to have been first white man to cross over or near Sonora Pass, 1827. Portion of road built by Tuolumne County Water Co., 1852. Surveyed to Bridgeport, ...