Fort Jennings

Anthony Wayne Parkway

On Sept. 21, 1812, Col. William Jennings, with his regiment of Kentucky riflemen, was ordered by Gen. W. H. Harrison to cut a road from Fort Barbee at St. Marys to a point midway between that place and ...

Site of the Battle of Rhode Island

has been designated a

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National

Historic Landmark

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This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1975

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on W Main Road (Rhode Island Route 114), on the left when traveling ...

Mariposa Museum and History Center

Golden Key Mine Stamp Mill

The first meeting of the Mariposa County Historical Society was held April 14, 1957. In 1958 the museum was established at the Historic Masonic Lodge located nearby.

In December 1969, Judge Thomas and Katherine Coakley donated the ...

Hunter House

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1968

Marker is at the intersection of Washington ...

Automatic Temperature Control System

1895

Warren S. Johnson (1847-1911) built and patented the first multi-zone temperature control system that could be economically manufactured, installed and maintained. The Johnson Controls pneumatic temperature control system, represented by artifacts on display in this building, became the standard ...

First Presbyterian Church Building

Designed by pioneer architects R.H. Daly and Theodore Eisen, this church is an outstanding example of late Victorian Gothic architectural styling. It is the best surviving example in this region of early works associated with Eisen, who later became an ...

Newport Historic District

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1968

Marker is at the intersection of Thames ...

Family Memorials

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1707, son of Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), tallow chandler, and his second wife, Abiah (Folger) (1667-1752). After his parent’s deaths, Franklin created a modest memorial to them with an inscription which said:Josiah Franklin

and

Abiah his ...

3d Ohio Cavalry

Long's Brigade - Crook's Division

3d Ohio Cavalry.

Long's Brig., Crook's Div., Stanley's Corps.

Lieut. Col. Charles B. Seidel.

Nov. 25, 1863.Crossing the Tennessee in the rear of Gen. Sherman's column on the 24th, the regiment advanced with its brigade 13 miles toward Cleveland. ...

Birthplace of GTE

General Telephone & Electronics Corporation, among the world’s largest businesses and a leader in telecommunications, is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut but was born in Richland Center.

Officially founded in 1918 when John F. O’Connell and Sigurd L. Odegard purchased the Richland ...