Charles T. Gorham

Gorham (1812-1901) came to Marshall in 1836 from New York State. First a merchant, he became a banker and in 1865 organized the First National Bank of Marshall, now the Michigan National Bank. He was a defendant in the famous ...

American Museum of Magic

Presto-Change-O! From saloon to billiard parlor, to clothing store, to bakery, to museum, this edifice, built in 1868, has known many transformations. Since April Fools' Day 1978 it has housed a unique collection that celebrates the magician's arts of wonder ...

Fourth Brigade

Second Battle of Manassas

August 30, 1862

3:15 p.m.

Jackson's Division (Starke), Left Wing (Jackson)

Army of Northern Virgina, CSA

Fourth Brigade

Col. Leroy A. Stafford

1st Louisiana 10th Louisiana

2nd Louisiana 15th Louisiana

9th Louisiana Coppens' Battalion

"The Federal line advanced in perfect order, as if on dress parade, ...

Faraway Ranch

Faraway Ranch represents a

transition from the wild, unsettled

frontier to a peaceful cattle and

guest ranch of the 20th century.

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In 1887, shortly after the final surrender of Geronimo, Neil and Emma Erickson set up a homestead here. When Neil became the first ...

Windsor Pilgrims

Original homestead of John and Thomas Hoskins,

father and son, who arrived on the Mary and John

from England in 1630. They were members of the

Dorcester party that settled Windsor north of the

Rivulet in 1632. Goodman John Hoskins served as

a ...

Foresthill Protestant Cemetery

This cemetery started in the early 1850's during the gold rush. The earliest monument is dated 1858.

This plaque erected January 1994

Donated by the Foresthill Cemetery Committee and Ruhkala Monument Co., Rocklin

Marker is on Church Street, on the ...

William B. Travis House C. 1820

The Alabama home of the commander of the Alamo. While living in this house Travis read law under The Hon. James Dellet of Claiborne, Al. In 1831, at the age of 22, he left Claiborne for Texas where he practiced ...

Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery

Approximately 250 unidentified Confederate soldiers, who died at nearby Huguenot Springs Confederate Hospital, are buried in unmarked graves about a mile and a half southwest of here. Burial records have never been located. The former Huguenot Springs Hotel Resort/Spa, opened ...

Perdue Hill Industrial School

The Perdue Hill Industrial School was founded by Patrick J. Carmichael after he moved to this area in 1918. Carmichael acted as both the principal and teacher during the early years of the school, which was originally a one-room structure ...

Huguenot Springs

Confederate Hospital & Cemetery

In 1862, the spa at Huguenot Springs Hotel became a convalescent hospital for Confederate soldiers. Trains brought patients from Richmond hospitals to Robious Station on the Richmond and Danville Railroad, where they were transferred to wagons for ...