Shawnee County World War Memorial

1914 - 1918

Dedicated to those from

Shawnee County

who served their country in

the World War, and to the

memory of these who "Gave the

last full measure of devotion"

[Roll of Honored Dead]

November 11, 1923

Marker is on SW Munn Memorial Drive, on the right when ...

Ladson Presbyterian Church

Congregation originated in the Sabbath School for colored people organized by the First Presbyterian Church 1838, later conducted by the Rev. G. W. Ladson. A chapel for the Negro members of that church was built here 1868. Rebuilt 1896. The ...

Kansas Army and Air National Guard

Just as the Minute Men of Concord were America's first defenders of freedom, the Kansas Army and Air National Guard team always stands ready to protect us during natural disasters or when foreign aggression threatens America. Their contribution to the ...

Richard Hutson

1745 - 1795

Herein Lie the Remains of Richard Hutson 1747 - 1795 son of Rev. William and Mary Woodward Hutson

South Carolina Patriot, Statesman and Jurist Graduated Princeton 1765

Founding Body The College of Charleston 17-72 - 1794 Member ...

Shinn's Ferry

Moses Shinn and his son Dick began operating Shinn's Ferry across the Platte in 1859. The original site was near Savannah, the first Butler County seat, and a short distance from the present Schuyler bridge. Just above this location the ...

The Rocky Shore

This rocky outcrop is sometimes eroded by waves powerful enough to tear a hole in them. Colonies of small marine animals living on the shore, however, can withstand these forces. Some withdraw into narrow crevices, others attach themselves permanently to ...

8th U.S. Heavy Artillery (Colored)

During February 1864, the Adjutant General of the U.S. Army, Lorenzo Thomas, under the direction of the Secretary of War, Edwin L. Stanton, authorized the recruitment of African Americans by the Union Army in Kentucky. The 8th United States Heavy ...

Union Headquarters

Because its location at the confluence of the Ohio and Tennessee rivers, and at the northern terminus of the railroad, Paducah was a strategic location throughout the War.

Large numbers of troops and supplies passed through Paducah on their way ...

The Indian Trail Echota

In this place

the Indian Trail Echota

crossed

the Peach Tree Trail

1812

Marker is at the intersection of Peachtree Road (U.S. 19) and Palisades Road, on the right when traveling north on Peachtree Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Soda Works Building

E.A. Spalding, Contractor 1888

Robert Agers constructed this building to manufacture "the very best soda water" for customers throughout California. The recessed storefronts, second-floor oriel windows, and high false front are all largely unchanged from a 1904 expansion. The building evokes ...