Shot Furnace

Built in 1843 – To heat

cannon balls to set

wooden vessels aflame

when struck

Marker can be reached from Monument Street, on the left when traveling west.

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Camp of McAllister's Battery

Battery D, 1st Illinois Light Artillery - McClernand's Division

U.S

Camp of

McAllister's Battery

"D", 1st Ill. Lt. Arty., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 1/2 mile S.E., at N.W. corner of Review Field.

Marker can ...

The Roots of the US Coast Guard

Supporting and Defending Maritime Trade

In 1789, when the new federal government needed a national source of revenue, Congress turned to the sea. They placed a tax on imports, created the Customs Service to collect it and established federal oversight for ...

Pemberville Town Hall and Opera House

Completed in 1892 at the height of the region's oil boom, the Pemberville Town Hall followed a late-1800s municipal trend to house many civic functions under one roof. The fire station, jail, and council chambers occupied the ground level, while ...

Troy University

Troy State Normal School was established by the Alabama General Assembly in 1887. Land and the first building for the original downtown campus and land for the present site were provided by the City of Troy. The College was moved ...

Wood County Infirmary

1869 - 1971

The Infirmary, also known as the poorhouse or simply "The Home," is one of the last county poorhouse sites in Ohio where nearly all of the original structures still stand. The main building, constructed in 1868 with outbuildings ...

Covered Way

A pathway between the fort and the lower battery where soldiers using it were under cover from enemy gunfire.

Marker can be reached from Monument Street, on the left when traveling west.

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The 19th Century Port

Changing Maritime Enterprises

From this bustling port numerous ships set off around the world in search of whales. Marine mammals provided highly sought after oil which fueled the industrial revolution. New London whalemen specialized in hunting elephant seals which also provided ...

The Village of Van Buren

Side A:

The Village of Van Buren was laid out December 28, 1833, by John Trout and George Ensminger on the boundary of Portage and Cass Townships. It was comprised of 53 lots surrounding a public square, and was named in ...

Central Park Veterans Memorial – Japanese American Combat Team

In Memory of

442nd

Japanese American

Combat Team

and their families

"Go For Broke"

Marker can be reached from South El Camino Real.

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