Madonna of the Trail

N.S.D.A.R. Memorial

to the

Pioneer Mothers

of the

Covered Wagon Days

The National

Old Trails Road

Here East met West

when the Old Santa Fe Trail

was established August 10, 1825

at a council between the

United States Commissioners

Taylor Post Office

The first post office established in this community opened in 1876 under the name Taylorville. In 1882, when the city was incorporated, it was renamed Taylor. The post office was housed in a number of locations until this structure was ...

Founder's Lot William Harris

Oldest grave is on this plot for Wm. Harris´ son, William Capers G. Harris (1823-1831). Mr. Harris, a wealthy planter, was a devout Methodist and champion of education. In War of 1812 he served in Capt. Jett Thomas´ Co., 2nd, ...

The Eye of the Storm

Wilson's Creek

On August 6, 1861, the Southern army entered this valley from your left on the Wire Road, the restored historic road in front of you. The soldiers camped on both sides of the creek for a mile or more ...

The City of Watsonville

Once a Village Named Pájaro

When the land expedition of Alta California led by Captain Gaspar de Portola passed through this valley in 1769, they reached the Pájaro River, which they named for a large straw-stuffed bird (pájaro in Spanish) with ...

Battlefield Landscape

Photographs taken during and shortly after the war help us to understand, preserve and rehabilitate the battlefield landscape. In the 1880’s a photographer recorded a series of views of Malvern Hill to accompany Civil War articles published in Century magazine. ...

Pennsylvania State Archives and The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Established in 1903, the Pennsylvania State Archives was originally a division of the Pennsylvania State Library which was housed in the Old Executive Office Building (now the Matthew J. Ryan Legislative Office Building) located just south of the Main Capitol ...

Fort Washington Powder Magazine

Beneath this building lies the powder magazine of Fort Washington, the major military outpost of the United States in the Northwest Territory, 1789-1808. The magazine was uncovered in October, 1952 when footers were being excavated. It is the only ...

The First Presbyterian Church of Princeton

On this site in the year 1766 was erected

The First Presbyterian Church

of Princeton. During the Revolutionary

War it was occupied, first by British soldiers

and afterwards by The Colonial Forces

This edifice was built in the year

1836

Marker is at the intersection of Nassau ...

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Since its creation in 1905, The State Museum of Pennsylvania has collected, preserved, researched, and interpreted the cultural and natural history of the state. Over the years, the museum has greatly expanded its collections and modernized its public offerings to ...