LeClaire's Trading Post

The first house on the east side

of Milwaukee was built on this site

in the year 1800 by

Antoine LeClaire as a trading post,

the log house shown on the left

of this view:

The log cabin, stockade ...

The Balmville Tree

Standing here since 1699

Circumference 25 feet, 5 inches

Diameter 90 inches

I - The Balmville Tree

The Balmville Tree is the oldest Eastern Cottonwood on record in the United States. A core sample taken by a Harvard University ...

Site of the Marquee

On this spot General Washington erected his campaign tent (marquee) when he entered Valley Forge December 19, 1777. He occupied this tent until December 24, 1777, when he moved his headquarters to the Potts House at the junction of Valley ...

Patee Park Baptist Church

Patee Park Baptist Church is the second oldest Baptist Church in St. Joseph. It began as a Sunday School in 1881 under the leadership of H.G. Walker, an active leader in the First Baptist Church of St. Joseph.

It was organized ...

St. Johnstown Methodist Church

In the spring of 1779, Methodist pioneer Francis Asbury visited this area to spread the message of his faith. His efforts were successful and resulted in the organization of a local society of Methodists. Early meetings were held in the ...

Goose Pond Mountain Area

This project was designed and constructed by the New York State Department Transportation

History:

The wetland constructed at this site was built by the New York State Department of Transportation Cooperation with Palisades Interstate Park Commission -- Office Of Parks ...

Pinta Trail

Origin of the Pinta Trail is attributed to nomadic Plains Indian tribes. Early Spanish and Mexican expeditions followed the general route of the trail, which extended from San Antonio de Bexar to the San Saba River near present Menard. A ...

Rear Admiral Fran McKee

In 1976, Fran McKee became the first woman line officer promoted to Rear Admiral in the U.S. Navy. A wide range of opportunities for women in the Navy is a result of her personal example and her work on the ...

Fort Barton

Through the unrelenting efforts of Dr. James W. Holt, Jr. Fort Barton was preserved. It was given to the town of Tiverton by the Newport Historical Society in 1968. In 1777 the site was fortified by the colonial army to ...

Ellendale's Railroad Square

Ellendale’s Railroad Square was a major rail junction and a beehive of economic activity in Sussex County. The first section of the Junction and Breakwater Railroad from Harrington to Milford was completed in 1859. In March 1860, the Company’s Survey ...