Georgetown - Pride of the Sierra / Growlersburg / E Clampus Vitu

Georgetown

Pride of the Sierras

Georgetown was founded in 1849 by George Phipps, a member of a party of sailors prospecting for gold, who first pitched his tent near the head of what is now known as Empire Canyon. George's town quickly ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nobel Peace Prize Winner

Drum-Major for Justice

Assassinated April 4, 1968

1929 ~ 1968

"Unless we learn to live together as brothers, surely we will die apart as fools.”

Marker is on West Main Street, on the left when traveling west. ...

The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives

Dr. Jacob Rader Marcus (1896-1995), pioneering historian of the American Jew, founded the American Jewish Archives (AJA) in Cincinnati in 1947. In the aftermath of World War II and the brutal destruction of European Jewry, Marcus anticipated the need ...

Man and the River

Footprints Along the Shore

The shores of the Patuxent River bear evidence of human habitation dating back more than 8,000 years. Along the River many tribes of Indians practiced primitive farming, pottery making, and hunting with bow and arrow.

The New ...

Abraham Lincoln and the Talisman

Prior to the coming of the railroads, Springfield was handicapped by inadequate transportation facilities. Early in 1832, Vincent A. Bogue, Springfield businessman and promoter, planned to supply the Sangamon River region with steamboat service. He chartered the Talisman, 150-ton upper ...

The White Home

Located across East White Street, the White Home sheltered five generations of a pioneer Rock Hill family. George Pendleton White and Ann Hutchinson White made their home here after their marriage in 1838. Most likely, a small house was built ...

United States Synthetic Rubber Program 1939-1945

National Historic Chemical Landmark

Top plaque:

When the natural rubber supply from Southeast Asia was cut off at the beginning of World War II, the United States and its allies faced the loss of a strategic material. With U.S. government sponsorship, a ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King City Government Center

This building, the only municipal headquarters building in the world to be named after the civil rights leader, was built for and has served as Harrisburg's City Hall since June, 1982. As part of its efforts to revitalize Center City ...

The Machias River

Downeast Fisheries Trail

Native Americans called the falls next to this sign Machias, the popular translation of which is "bad little falls." The name Machias now applies to the nearby towns and rivers. South of Bad Little Falls, river water mixes ...

First Dam Across The St. Joseph River / Power Race

First Dam Across The St. Joseph River

The original dam, providing power for which Mishawaka was noted, was completed in 1837. It was 577 feet long, 24 feet thick and cost $38,000.00.

Power Race

Along this race, providing water power, and along its ...