World's First Scheduled Commercial Airline

Commemorating

The world's first scheduled

commercial airline

near this site.

St. Petersburg to Tampa

Jan 1, 1914

Pilot of Benoist Airboat

Tony Jannus

P.E. Fansler, Owner

Erected Feb 1956 by the

Tampa Federation of

Garden Club Circles

Through air

breathes the future.

Marker is at the intersection of Bayshore Boulevard and West Platt Street ...

Old District 10 Schoolhouse

1912

This Little Red Schoolhouse served children from Berea, Brookpark, and Middleburg township. The first mayor and council of Middleburg Heights were elected here. During its colorful history, the schoolhouse has been a City Hall where town meetings were held, ...

Site: J. Oliver Powell House Sherman's H'dq'rs

West of this point 75ft., was the ante-bellum residence of James Oliver Powell (1826-1873), Sherman's headquarters, July 19, 1864.

Sherman traveled with Schofield's 23d A.C. from the Chattahoochee River as Power's Fy. July 17 & arrived here July 19.

The house was ...

Trading Post

In 1807 a Trading Post with the Indians was established near this site by Nathan Pery, Jr. that resulted in the settlement of Lorain which in pioneer days was known as the Mouth of the Black River.

Marker can be reached ...

Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel

1890 - 1975

Brightened baseball for over 50 years

With the spirit of eternal youth Yankee manager 1949 -1960 winning 10 pennants and 7 world championships including a record 5 consecutive 1949 - 1953

Erected by the New York Yankees July 30, 1976

Marker ...

Bedford Springs Historic District

The Bedford Springs Historic District consists of a mineral springs resort established c.1806 by Dr. John Anderson. The district's oldest extant buildings are the stone Nawgel's Mill, c.1796, and the log Miller's House, c.1800. In 1804, Nawgel sold his mill ...

Richmond Local Flood Protection

Richmond Virginia is located at the fall line of the James River in Eastern Virginia. Its specific location makes the area vulnerable to all floods originating in the 6,760 square miles of drainage area upstream. Flooding in the city’s two ...

“Spirit of the American Doughboy”

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Dedicated to the memory of our comrades who entered the service of their country from Fort Smith, Arkansas and who gave their lives in the World War.

Marker is at the intersection of Midland Blvd (U.S. 64) and N. ...

The Flour Trade

Flour milling was Richmond's earliest industry, and in the 19th century, only tobacco surpassed flour as Richmond's largest commercial product. Richmond flour brands were known internationally for not spoiling in tropical conditions, and were particularly popular in South America and ...

The Shooting of Thaddeus Purdy

In the Fall of 1853 a miner known as “Muntz” knifed and fatally wounded “Baltimore Jack” over a game of cards in Forest City. Muntz was taken to Downieville and held upstairs in the Craycroft Building for want of a ...