John Wesley Powell / Morgan's Raid in Jackson, 1863

Side A: John Wesley Powell (1834-1902)

Scientist and explorer of the American West, John Wesley Powell moved from New York to Jackson with his family in 1838 and lived here until 1846. He developed an early interest in geology from his ...

Spanish-American War Memorial

1898 • In Memoriam • 1902

The men who volunteered their services

to the Cause of Liberty

in the War with Spain that a nation might

enjoy peace and prosperity

The Birthright of All Men

Honor Roll of Members Past and Present

Charles P. Freeman • Ralph ...

Hope Furnace

1854 - 1874

One of 69 charcoal iron furnaces in the famous Hanging Rock Iron Region. Extending more than 100 miles from Logan, Ohio to Mt. Savage, Kentucky this area contained all materials necessary to produce high grade iron. The industry ...

The Joseph Allen House

Built in 1896 by Joseph Allen,

this was the first home in

town with indoor plumbing.

The land was purchased from

Mark Reeves, Medford’s first

real estate developer.

Marker is on N Main Street (County Route 541), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Company B, 20th Maine

Position of Company B, 20th Me. Vols. Capt. Walter G. Morrill, detached as skirmishers attacking the enemy's right flank, afternoon of July 2, 1863.

Marker is on Wright Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Near the Old Prison / À Coté de l'Ancienne Prison

The Museum in the Streets / Le Musée dans le Rue

Near the Old Prison

The Georges Hotel stood at the intersection of Main and Georges Street where there now is an empty lot. It burned to the ground leaving the three ...

Anthony J. “Tom” LoPresti

1962 National PGA Pro of the Year

Head PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL at

HAGGIN OAKS GOLF COURSE

1932 – 1994

In recognition of Tom LoPresti – otherwise known as “Mr. Golf of the West Coast” for his 62 years of dedicated service to the Sacramento ...

Stamp Mill Foundation

Remnant of

Stamp Foundation

from the Rogers Mill

where

Daniel C. Jackling

in 1898-1899 conducted the original mill tests on ore from this deposit. On the results of these tests the Utah Copper enterprise was conceived and to January 1, 1949 had produced:

9,563,841,413 pounds of ...

Site of Pump House - Peet Brothers/Colgate Palmolive

Berkeley History

In the early 20th century, a thriving manufacturing district grew up in southwest Berkeley. This is the site of a former saltwater pump house, located on what was once the east shoreline of San Francisco Bay. The pumps supplied ...

Rural Plains

"Give me liberty or give me death!"

Rural Plains, home of the Shelton family for nearly three centuries, stands on the northern bank of Totopotomoy Creek. Eighteen-year-old Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton in 1754. Family tradition places the wedding ceremony in ...