Otero and Sellar's Warehouse

Originally this was the site of the warehouse of a large shipping firm which ran bull trains to Mexico during the days when Hays City was "the end of the line." The owner, Miguel Antonio Otero, had acted as ...

The Old Capitol

Here Patrick Henry first kindled the flames of revolution by his resolutions and speech against the Stamp Act May 29-30, 1765.

Here, March 12, 1773, Dabney Carr offered and the convention of Virginia unanimously adopted the resolutions to appoint a committee ...

Dutton Hotel

In 1849, Antonio Ramirez built a small adobe on the El Camino Real, near the site of the ancient Indian village, Holamna. As a main artery to California's gold fields, the El Camino Real brought many travelers past Ramirez's place. ...

Keene Glass Industry

The first of two famous Keene glass factories was established near this site in 1814 and produced window glass for the New England area until 1853. Another glass works (1815-1842), 1.5 miles southeast of here on Marlboro Street, made bottles ...

In memory of Jeff Allen and Shane Heath

In memory of

Jeff Allen and Shane Heath,

Indianola Helitack Crew members,

lost in the Cramer Fire near here on

July 22, 2003.

This will be a lasting place of remembrance and gratitude for their lives and service, a place for wildland firefighters to reflect ...

First Church Built in Parke County Indiana

Site of

Shiloh Presbyterian Church

Organized on Thursday

Dec. 17, 1822

First Church Built

in Parke Co. Ind.

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 100 N and Adams Road (County Route 349), on the left when traveling east on County ...

State Sanatorium Covered Bridge

The State Sanatorium Covered Bridge is a single-span Kingpost Truss Burr Arch structure with a span length of 154 feet. It was constructed in 1913 by Joseph A. Britton. The bridge is listed on both the National Register of Historic ...

Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

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Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

Born in this Mining Community of Nyesville, Indiana.

The first Indiana player inducted into the

Baseball Hall of Fame

His 14 year Major League career Boast the following Records:

Total Games —————– 481

Games Started —————332

Games Completed ...

82nd and 101st Airborne on D-Day

5–6 juin 1944 — les 82e et 101e Divisions U.S.A. de parachutistes libérent ce canton

5th–6th June 1944 — The 82nd and 101st Div. U.S.A. of paratroops liberate the district

Marker is at the intersection of rue Général de Gaulle and rue ...

Post Trader's Store

Each post had its trader or sutler that sold general merchandise to soldiers. The trader was the only civilian allowed to operate a business for profit on a military fort. The trader's store at Fort Hays was located 50 feet ...