The Underground Railroad in Pike County

Historic Underground Railroad Site

An Elm Grove abolitionist maintained a lonely Underground Railroad station where he provided safety for escaping enslaved persons. These fugitives were attempting to travel the unfriendly route from Houston Hollow in Scioto County to safe places in ...

Pioneer Gratitude

Claron Bradshaw Family

When Claron Bradshaw was asked by the Heritage Park Foundation Committee if he would sponsor the expense of casting the “Pioneer Gratitude” statue in bronze and placing it on the monument in the park, he responded –

“I Appreciate ...

Survival in Utah’s Dixie

The warm comfortable productive climate in the sheltered valleys along the meandering Rio Virgin and its lower tributaries in Washington County became known as "Utah's Dixie".

The rugged pioneer colonizers and their descendants are known as "Dixieites" and the stalwart men ...

William Howard Taft / Robert Alphonso Taft

William Howard Taft

Born here on September 15, 1857, William Howard Taft is the only American to have served as President and Chief Justice of the United States. His unique career of public service began after he graduated from ...

Confederate Saltpeter Works

Civil War Industrial Center

Although saltpeter (potassium nitrate or nitre), an essential element in the manufacture of gunpowder, had been mined at Organ Cave since the eighteenth century, the need for the mineral increased dramatically during the Civil War. Several saltpeter ...

Fancher Pony Truss Bridge

Hiram B. Trout and his brother, Everett Trout, were born on a farm about five miles north of this location. They operated a machine shop in Shelbyville, Illinois in the late 1800’s at which in time they invented and patented ...

Embassy of Canada, Washington, DC

On April 28, 1988, the Right Honourable Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada, dedicated this building to peace and friendship between Canada and the United-States .

Le 28 Avril 1988, le Très Honorable Brian Mulroney, Premier Ministre du Canada, ...

Bertie Street Ferry Landing

c. 1796 - 1950

Over the centuries there have been many ferry landings along the Niagara River. Some were built by local merchants and some as government licenced landing points.

The longest operating ferry dock was here, near the foot of present-day ...

Fort Erie Ferry Landings

Throughout the 1800s there were many ferry landings competing for business along the Niagara River. The map below is a compilation of some of these locations.

Ferry leases were granted to:

Col. John Warren Sr.,

John Warren Jr.,

Nelson Forsyth,

Kenneth Mackenzie

and Col. James Kerby.

Colonel ...

Here Stood the Big Elm

Here Stood the Big Elm

For many years the largest

in Massachusetts

Under its spreading branches

historic meetings were held

This tablet erected on the Centennial

of the planting of the Sheffield Elms

June 12, 1946

Marker is at the intersection of South Main Street (U.S. 7) and ...