The Woman's Club of El Paso

The Study Circle of 1889 became the Current Topics Club when formally organized in May of 1894 in the home of Mrs. W. W. Mills, 310 San Francisco Street. In the fall of this year the club began meeting in ...

Monument to the Impossible

The Best Design

Design competition among 35 entrants was won by Rogers and Poor, a New York Architectural firm.

The 60-foot tower, similar to those used to mark courses in air races, embellished with wings on its side and a five-point star ...

The Newcom Tavern

This is the original site of the Newcom Tavern, built in 1798 by Col. George Newcom

A trading post inn until 1836. Quartermaster's Headquarters for the N.W. Army, 1812.

First native Daytonian, Jane Newcom, born in 1802, in the tavern.

First General ...

Enjoy the Havre de Grace Promenade

Stroll along our boardwalk, stop and listen to the ducks splashing in the water, feel the bay breeze on your cheek, and search the horizon for boats drifting on the water.

Marker can be reached from Commerce Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

St. Benedict the Moor School

Located on this site was the former St. Benedict the Moor School, a Catholic school for black children that was one of the most important buildings associated with black history in Tampa. The property was purchased for $600 on March ...

The Alabama Tennessee River Railroad

The Alabama Tennessee River Railroad was chartered by the Alabama legislature in the session of 1836-1837. Work was begun at Selma in 1851 and the rails reached Blue Mountain in 1861. Work was terminated during the War Between the States.

In ...

The Dunham House

In 1849, Jacob Dunham and Catherine Goodnight Dunham, originally from Virginia and Pennsylvania, purchased this land, formerly part of the Miami Indian Reserve, through a U. S. Land Grant. Their grandson, William Riley Dunham, was an Indiana Legislator who built ...

The Arthur G. McKee House

Built 1920

Designed by Boston architect Charles Greco, this Colonial Revival-style house was commissioned by Mr. McKee after no suitable lots could be obtained on Cleveland's famed Millionaires' Row. Mr. McKee gained international fame and personal wealth by revolutionizing the ...

The Promised Land

I have caused thee to see it

with thine eyes,

but thou shalt not go over thither.

Deuteronomy 34:4

The Proclamation of Emancipation gave the military authority to enlist “Such persons of suitable condition…into the armed service of the United States” and the ...

Wreck Of The Metropolis

Steamer ran aground, Jan. 31, 1878, killing 85. Tragedy prompted improvements in the U.S. Lifesaving Service. Remains are 3/5 mi. SE.

Marker is at the intersection of Ocena Trail (State Highway 12) and Albacore Street, on the right when traveling north ...