Nacogdoches Federal Building / Post Office

Designed by U.S. Treasury Department architect James A. Wetmore, this building was erected in 1917-1918 and housed the main city post office until 1964. Sold to the city in 1973, it was the public library until 1997, when it became ...

Vietnam War Memorial

Together Then Together Now

In honored memory of those who served in defense of their country so that all may enjoy freedom.

Marker can be reached from South Scenic Avenue (Local Road 137) ½ mile from West Battlefield Road, on the right ...

First Armed Resistance

Leslie's Retreat

In the revolution the first armed resistance to the Royal authority was made at this bridge 26 Feb. 1775 by the people of Salem. The advance of 300 British troops, led by Lt. Col. Leslie and sent by Gen. ...

Sanding Tower

A locomotive's motion depends on the friction between its wheels and the steel rail. When rails are wet or slick, friction can decrease to the point that the wheels slip or spin, like an auto on an icy road.

To increase ...

Sam and Nola of Morris Fork

Samuel VanderMeer came here from New Jersey in 1923. “Uncle Sam” to generations of Ky. Youngsters, he became pastor of the Morris Fork Presbyterian Church in 1927, the year he married nurse Nola Pease. Missionaries, community builders. They gave a ...

In Commemoration of Arnold's Expedition to Quebec

One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775 on their way to Newburyport where they embarked ...

Murdoch of Buckhorn

Harvey Short Murdoch, 1871-1935, came from Brooklyn, N.Y. and, as Field Secretary of E. O. Guerrant’s

Society of Soul Winners founded Witherspoon College, 1902. Became Presbyterian Child Welfare Agency.

Log Cathedral built 1907. Murdoch was pastor until his death. “To Buckhorn and ...

Great Indian Warrior Trading Path

(The Great Philadelphia Wagon Road)

The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the Governors of NY, ...

Cruiser Olympia - Submarine Becuna

OLYMPIA

Cruiser OLYMPIA, launched in 1892, is the oldest steel warship afloat today. OLYMPIA is best known as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship in the Battle of Manila Bay, Philippine Islands during the 1898 Spanish American War. After defeating the ...

Robert E. Harlan Plaza

Robert E. (Bob) Harlan, the ninth president in Packers history, played a central role in orchestrating the $295 million Lambeau Field redevelopment, first unveiled in 2000 and completed at the start of the 2003 season. Harlan's unwavering leadership and vision ...