William L. Barker

1857 — 1937

President of Warrick County Historical Society

1922 – 1927

President of Southwestern Indiana historical Society

1929 – 1931

Who performed important service in establishing by verified statements from pioneers the historical record of Abraham Lincoln’s early visits to Boonville ...

Boscobel - A River Town

Towns like Boscobel developed along the Lower Wisconsin River as a result of the confluence of transportation networks.

[map of stagecoach routes between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River]

In the 1830s and 1840s, lead mining in southwestern Wisconsin peaked. Mining companies ...

Gen. Henry Knox Trail

Through this place passed

Gen. Henry Knox

in the winter of 1775-1776

to deliver to

Gen. George Washington

at Cambridge

the train of artillery

from Fort Ticonderoga

used to force the British

Army to evacuate Boston

Erected by

The State ...

Ancrum Wharf Building

90 East Bay Street

Circa 1781

Altered circa 1855

The Ancrum Wharf Building was constructed by Parker Quince and John Ancrum, both North Carolina natives, who who married to Savannah and Mary Rhett. The Rhett sisters were heirs to Col. William ...

Grafenberg Medical Institute

1852 - 1861

Alabama’s first medical school.

Trained physicians who

rendered great service to

the State and Confederacy.

Closed by war

and death of its founder,

Philip M. Shepard, M.D.

Marker is at the intersection of North Broadnax Street and West Lafayett Street, on the right when traveling ...

North Haven Soldiers Monument

[ west side ]

1861 – 1865

Erected

By The Town Of

North Haven

As A Tribute To The

Valor Of Her Sons

Who On Land And Sea

Fought In The

Civil War

To Preserve The

Union

[ east side ]

1861 – 1865

Cedar Mountain

Fort Wagner

Fredericksburg

Fort Fisher

Chancellorsville

Fort Gregg, Va

Petersburg

Marker is at ...

Colonel William Rhett

Colonel William Rhett, born in London in 1666,

arrived at Charles Towne in 1694.

In 1712 he built and lived at 54 Hasell Street,

thought to be Charleston's oldest dwelling.

A capable military man and sea Captain,

he was ...

Mustang Memorial Plaza

On October 29, 1960, a chartered aircraft carrying the Cal Poly Mustang Football Team crashed on takeoff at the Toledo, Ohio Airport. Sixteen Mustang football players, the team manager, and a Mustang booster were killed in the crash and twenty-two ...

The Oregon-California Trail

From the early 1840s to 1865 the Oregon-California Trail was the most important route for settlers traveling west. Wagon trains camped at the Iowa, Sac and Fox Mission to take advantage of the spring and the blacksmith. They were followed ...

Dr. Thomas Dale House

73 Church Street

[Top Marker]:

Dr. Thomas Dale

House

73 Church Street

Has Been Placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

c. 1716-33

[Middle Marker]:

In 1733 Col. Miles Brewton

presented ...