The North Church / An Teampall Thuaidh

A 13th century reconstruction on the foundations of an earlier monastic building, used as a small parochial church after the monastery at Monasterboice had come to an end. It remains little of architectural interest. The east windows and most of ...

The Buzz Bomb

This war machine is a German built V-1, commonly known as a "Buzz Bomb." Adolf Hitler unleashed the V-1, precursor of the cruise missile, against London in 1944. It was a new German weapon, literally a "flying bomb." Officially it ...

The Elston Homestead

Built in the year 1835 by Major Isaac Compton Elston. A soldier in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War. He was then in his thirty-ninth year, a pioneer merchant, banker and financier.

Presented to Wabash College by Major Elston's ...

The J.D. Marshall

J.D. Marshall Propeller

This propeller is from the steam barge J.D. Marshall. It weights over 4,000 pounds! It was made in 1891 and has 4 blades. Modern boats use a 3-blade propeller for improved efficiency with decrease of horsepower.

The J.D. Marshall ...

The Gatekeeper’s Cabin and Museum

[First Marker – Located on the left:]

The North Lake Tahoe Historical Society (NLTHS) operates and maintains the Gatekeeper’s Museum, The Marion Steinback Indian Basket Museum, the Watson Cabin Living Museum (located above Commons Beach) and William B. Layton Park. The ...

The McGilvray "Seven Bridges Road"

In the early 1850s Scottish immigrant Alexander McGilvray established a small settlement and ferry service, both known as "McGilvray's Ferry," along the Black River. For the next forty years the ferry made seasonal river crossings despite frequent log jams. Local ...

Bethel United Methodist Church

Old Bethel Church was first organized by Alligator area settlers as early as the 1820s. The original church was a small log structure located some two miles northeast of this site. In 1855, this building was erected to accommodate a ...

Meadowlark Dairy - The Dairy Silo

Alviso Adobe Community Park

At roughly 45 feet high, the Meadowlark Dairy silo was a distinctive visual landmark. This circular paving marks the silo’s approximate location. The original silo and barn were much larger. Silage, fodder for animals, is created by ...

Centennial of the United States Navy Submarine Force

100 Years

From the Depths - Sea Power

1900 - 2000

Dedicated to those

who serve beneath the seas,

families and support personnel

[Back of marker}:In recognition of the generosity

of the following donors

Lockheed Martin Corporation ·

General Dynamics ·

McDermott/BWX Technologies, Inc. ·

Raytheon Company · ...

Samuel Brown and the Underground Railroad

Across Fond du Lac Avenue from this point was the Samuel Brown farm, part of the local Underground Railroad, a network of hiding places for escaping slaves. In July 1842, 16-year-old Caroline Quarlles, a runaway slave from St. Louis, was ...