Lebanon

Lebanon, lying 1,265 feet above sea level, in Missouri's Central Ozarks, was founded in 1849 as the seat of newly organized Laclede County. Southern settlers named the town for Lebanon, Tenn. The county name honors the founder of St. Louis.

When ...

Boston

Boston, the oldest village in Summit County, was first settled by surveyor James Stanford in 1806. The village's first mill was built in 1821, and the Ohio & Erie Canal's arrival in 1827 expanded opportunities for commerce and industry. Many ...

Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty Pedestal

At this site on August 5, 1884, the cornerstone of the pedestal of the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” was laid with ceremony by William A. Brodie, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York. Grand lodge ...

Cold Harbor: June 2, 1864

Hanover County Parks and Recreation

This drawing (below) by the famous Civil-War artist, Alfred Waud, provides a rare glimpse of the Cold Harbor battlefield, sketched from this very spot on June 2, 1864. Union cannons blazed away at the Confederate lines ...

Bost Building

Completed, early 1892. Through that summer, it was headquarters for the strike committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron & Steel Workers. Telegraph lines installed here transmitted the news from journalists who were covering the Homestead Strike.

Marker is on 8th ...

Battle of Piqua

August 8, 1780

Within this park and immediate vicinity, former site of the Shawnee Indian Village of Piqua. The Shawnees and their British Allies were defeated by General George Rogers Clark with his army of Kentucky Frontiersmen. This battle greatly advanced ...

Paxton Presbyterian Church

Founded in 1716

The first building on this site, a log structure, was erected about 1716. Regular pastorate was established in 1726. The present stone building was erected in 1740 and was restored in 1931. It is the oldest Presbyterian Church ...

Olustee Battlefield

(Right Panel)

Welcome to the Olustee Battlefield

Battlefield Map included with Park

rules and regulations

(Center Panel)

How Many Would Die ?

The morning of February 20, 1864,

dawned clear and cool. The Union army,

commanded by Brigadier General Truman Seymour,

set his force into motion at6:00 ...

Carnegie Library of Homestead Swim Team

Carnegie Library opened here 1898. Host to athletic club that included world-renowned swimmers. Coached by Jack Scarry, Olympic medal winners were Susan Laird & Jo McKim, 1928, & Lenore Kight Wingard, 1932 & 1936. Anna Mae Gorman competed in 1932.

Marker ...

The Cherokee Club

"El Pasaje"

The second brick building erected in Ybor City.

The Cherokee Club was a popular rendezvous for

the elite in the 1890's. Later became known as El

Pasaje Restaurant. Its fame spread throughout

the Americas.

Jose Marti slept here on his first trip, Nov.25,1891.

Before ...