Dr. Jesse F. Cleveland Junior High School

Federal Works Agency

Public Works Administration

John M. Carmody

Federal Works Administrator

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President of the United States

The original site of the home of Dr. Jesse F. Cleveland, on which this building is erected, was donated to Spartanburg School District No. 34 ...

Jesse Cleveland

[North side:]

Born 1785 - Died 1851

Came to Spartanburg 1810

Merchant for 41 years

Lived on public square just above Cleveland Hotel.

This park is dedicated to his memory and is part of a grant of 578 acres granted to him 6th day of ...

The Johnson Home

Erected 1858 by Chas. Johnson, near the WM. McGill Ford on the Colorado River. Built by fellow Swedes, of native stone from his own quarry and lime kiln.

Walls are 18 inches thick. A stone-paved breezeway joined the two wings of ...

Andrew Jackson Zilker

Voted Austin's most worthy citizen twice, Indiana native Andrew Jackson Zilker (1858-1934) grew up with a strong respect for the laborers along the Ohio River. He came to Austin penniless in 1876 but quickly became a businessman and bank director. ...

Capt. & Mrs. Chauncey Johnson

Here sleep Capt. and Mrs. Chauncey Johnson.

Capt. Johnson was born in Burlington, Vermont May 1, 1798. Served in the War of 1812. Came to Texas in 1840. Captured by General Adrian Woll at San Antonio, September 11, 1842 and ...

Old City Jail

Built in 1912, this structure was originally

a simple one-room brick cube with barred

windows an an armored door. It was used

to house offenders for short periods for

fighting, public drunkenness and similar

minor offenses.

In 1928, the City of Pembroke purchased

an 1897- vintage ...

Joseph E. Johnson and the Huntsman’s Echo

In April 1860 Joseph E. Johnson, a Mormon, established a road ranche at Wood River Center, today’s Shelton, and began publishing The Huntsman’s Echo, the first newspaper in Nebraska west of Omaha. He had earlier edited papers in Council Bluffs, ...

John Edward Lewis

A member of Captain W. J. F. Heard's Company in the Battle of San Jacinto. Born in New York City, October 3, 1808, died April 1, 1892.

His wife Anna (Scott) Lewis Born in Albany, N. Y. 1812 died May ...

William Staines and William Jennings

Two men figure most prominently in the history of Devereaux House.

William Staines was the original occupant of this property. Staines was an English-born horticulturist whose dedication to his "mission to beautify Zion" helped establish the rich landscape tradition which has ...

Andrew Jackson Hamilton

January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875

A native of Alabama, Andrew Jackson Hamilton moved his family to Texas in the 1840s. He served as State Attorney General and as a member of the State Legislature before being elected to the ...