Rubeti Memorial

The hand-hewn bricks in this memorial were taken from the fireplace of Rubeti Lodge. Constructed as a home for Indian girls, Rubeti Lodge was erected as a memorial to Sophie Rubeti, a young girl of the Sac Indian tribe. Sophie ...

Camp Polk Heritage Families

We will not forget our heritage families for they are unsung heroes who surrendered their homes and way of life for the sake of this nation.

Marker can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado Avenue, on the right when ...

Washington's Southern Tour

George Washington's last overnight stop in N.C., June 3, 1791, was at the home of Dudley Gatewood, which stood 1 mi. N.E.

Marker is on North Carolina Highway 86 North (North Carolina Route 86) 0.1 miles south of Walters Mill Road ...

Global War on Terrorism Monument

The Global War on Terrorism monument honors the Fort Polk soldiers, families and civilians whose support and sacrifice will forever be remembered

Marker can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Memorial Park

In honor of the soldiers and families of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) for their dedicated service and support to Fort Polk, Louisiana

21 September 1975 to 21 November 1992

RED DEVILS!

Marker can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado ...

Daisy United Methodist Church

1889- Sunday School and cottage prayer meetings begun

1890- Church organized and admitted to Annual Conference; George Strickland elected steward; Service held in schoolhouse

1894- Services held in Presbyterian Church

1907- Baptist Church building purchased for $300; Trustees: Hilton Moore, Clinton Strickland, L.L. ...

Father Peter Whelan

Father Peter Whelan, an Irish-born Catholic priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief periods, Whelan remained for nearly four months during the hottest season ...

Seventh Armored Division

From the beaches to the Baltic

Activated at Camp Polk 1 March 1942

Northern France

Rhineland

Ardennes

Alsace

Central Europe

Belgian Fourragere

Home Station Fort Polk

Presented by the Seventh Armored Division Association in honor of those who gave their lives in the service of their country while serving ...

American Indian History

Side 1

Oka Kapassa (Ococoposa), meaning "Cold Water", was the Chickasaw name given to Spring Creek and to a trading post established near the Tennessee River about 1780. About 1817, Michael Dickerson and others were greeted at what by then was ...

Colbert County Courthouse Square District

22 structures, first Northwest Alabama historic district placed on National Register of Historic Places (1973): Courthouse, erected 1881, shows Italianate and Greek Revival influences. Fifth Street, Commercial Row, seven adjoining brick structures (late 1840's) housed commission merchants and later "The ...