Pleasant Garden

About four miles west, this was the scene of the first known settlement in Lawrence County. The Crosthwaite family came in 1804, the Walkers in 1809. A Cumberland Presbyterian church was established here shortly thereafter. Descendants of both families still ...

Historic Preservation

Las Vegas was established as a railroad town in 1905; at the head of Fremont Street, the Mission-style depot represented the railroad's dominance over the economic and social life of the town for several decades. The streets of downtown were ...

Telephone Service

1877 - 1896

1877 1896

Telephone Service

In 1877

The first long distance telephone line in Missouri was completed December 18, 1877 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson.

In 1896

Here in a 10' by 12' second floor room the city's first telephone exchange was established ...

The Powder Magazine

This crater marks the site of the powder magazine. The underground structure was 40 feet long, 12 feet high and 12 feet wide. It was covered with 15 feet of earth to protect it from enemy fire. Some 20 tons ...

Charles Lee Coon

1868-1927

Educational reformer, historian and author. Secty. of Child Labor Committee, 1904-1916. Home was ½ blk. west.

Marker is at the intersection of Vance Street NE and Rountree Street NE on Vance Street NE.

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John Howard Payne

Author of "Home,Sweet Home," suspected as a spy of the Cherokee Indians was imprisoned here in 1835, but released.

Erected by Old Guard of Atlanta

Oct. 6, 1922;

Jos. A. McCord; Commandant

Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Route 225 and Georgia ...

Rattle and Snap Plantation

Designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1971. Rattle and Snap was built between 1842 and 1845 by George W. Polk and his wife. Sallie Hilliard. Restored to its original character and furnished with period ...

Fort Durkee

First fort built by the Connecticut settlers; Begun in April 1796. Used during the first Pennamite War against Pennsylvania authorities. 1769-71. It stood 1000 feet from Ft. Wyoming.

Marker is on South River Street near South Street, on the right when ...

Fort Davidson

(Front):

Surrounded by the rugged splendor of the highest peaks of the Missouri Ozarks, Arcadia Valley lies in the geologic center of the Ozarks, one of the world's oldest mountain regions. The valley towns are in an area settled in ...

Kilbourntown House

Built about 1844 by Benjamin Church, a pioneer carpenter and builder, in the Kilbourntown section of early Milwaukee. With its clean lines and fluted Doric columns, the house is an excellent example of Greek Revival architecture. Its construction featured the ...