Famous Travelers Along the Turnpike

In its 82 year history, the Warm Springs Turnpike was used by many noted travelers. Daniel Boone, when an old man, used the road when he visited the sons of his boyhood friend Henry Miller at Mossy Creek Ironworks to ...

The First Memorial Day

Historic New York

Memorial Day

On May 5, 1866, the residents of Waterloo held the first complete,

community-wide observance of Memorial Day. They dedicated the entire day to honoring the Civil War dead in a solemn and patriotic manner. Throughout the village, flags, ...

The Lincoln Highway Meets the Superhighway

Nearly three centuries of transportation history can be found in Pennsylvania: native American paths to wagon trails, early canals and railroads, the Forbes and Burd Roads, and a string of ten other turnpikes. However, none were more important in the ...

The Rothwell Family of Albemarle County Virginia

Claiborne, one of the first of the Rothwells to live in this county, was born about 1741 as reported in The Virginia Advocate, Saturday Oct. 11, 1828 and “died on Oct. 6 in his 87th year...He was a kind and ...

The United States Merchant Marine

Throughout history, two categories of ships, merchants and naval combatants, have carried out the world’s seagoing activities. Those of the merchant marine, known as merchantmen, carry cargo, passengers, and perform special functions during times of war. Navies have the mission ...

The Druid Monument

The Druids of California

Erected

This Memorial

to

Frederick Sieg

Who Instituted

the Order

in this State

A. D. 1859

Presented to the City of Placerville

Sept. 5, 1926

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Cedar Ravine Road, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.

Courtesy ...

The Memorial Bell

The Memorial Bell

The Very Generous Gift Of

Mr. Robert Hagopian of Hamilton

To be Used at Beverly Memorial Day

And Veterans' Day Observances

In This Park to Honor All Those

Who Sacrificed Their Lives

For Our Great Country

May God Make His Face To Shine

Upon Them

11 Nov ...

A Voice of the Community

From atop the schoolhouse, built in 1905, my voice has rung out - beckoning boys and girls to school: clanged out the call for help to fight fires: peeled forth joyous tunes of victory at wars ends: tolled the old ...

Site of the McSween Home

Opening a law office in Lincoln, 1875, Alex A. McSween rebuilt an old adobe into a ten room house. On July 19, 1878, Peppin's posse fired it to oust inmates. Leading victim of this strategm was McSween himself. The burned-down ...

Near Site, Southern Pacific Ceremony of Silver Spike

Marked completion of Southern Pacific Railway. Eastern part originated in Texas in 1850s; then was rechartered 1870 by Texas Legislature as Galveston, Harrisburg & San Antonio Rwy., designed to join Houston and San Antonio to the Rio Grande.

T. W. ...