Old Yellow Meeting House

Rehoboth's second Meeting House,built in 1773,was located in the present cemetery. It replaced the Lake St Meeting House, and was used for town meetings and church services. The site included a stable, a cemetery west of the meeting house, a ...

First Congregational United Church of Christ

The First Congregational Church was organized in the Public Hall at Vanville (later renamed Bloomer) Chippewa County on November 20, 1868. In 1870, lots 4 and 5 of block 4 of the Town of Bloomer were donated by Mr. Samuel ...

Worcester Academy

A Congregational Mission School

Established at Vinita

Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory

by the Rev. J. W. Scroggs, D.D.

Dedicated Jan. 14, 1883

Named in honor of the

Rev. Samuel A. Worcester, D.D.

Missionary among the Cherokees

Marker is at the intersection of West Canadian Avenue and South Smith ...

Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster Memorial

Coal was discovered in Moweaqua in 1886

With mining operations beginning in 1891

The method of mining was room and pillar

At a depth of 620 feet

Haulage was by mule and motor

On Christmas Eve 1932 an explosion in the mine

Claimed the lives of ...

Galveston Historical Foundation

In 1871, twelve men formed the Galveston Historical Society to preserve the history of Texas by collecting important documents. The group and its archive grew, but in 1880, the secretary died, telling no one where to find the collection. In ...

Former Site of Heidenheimer's Castle

In 1857 John S. Sydnor (1812-1869), former Galveston mayor, built the original two-story, eight-room structure at this site. Samson Heidenheimer (1834-1891) bought it in 1884. The German-born Heidenheimer began with a $100 loan and built a fortune as a Confederate ...

Headquarters of General Joseph E. Johnston

Where on July 18, 1864, the transfer of the command of the Army of Tennessee was made to General John B. Hood.

(On Separate Plaques:)

Atlanta Chapter

Restored by Atlanta Paper Co. 1955

Restored by Mead Containerboard 1996

Marker is on West Marietta Street 0.1 ...

Spot where the British Landed

Near this spot 800 British soldiers from Boston Common landed April 19th, 1775 on their march to Lexington and Concord

Marker is at the intersection of 2nd St and Otis St, on the right when traveling south on 2nd St.

Courtesy ...

The Peter Tufts (Cradock) House

Known for many years as the Cradock House because it was thought to have been built in 1634 for Matthew Cradock, the construction of the house is now attributed to Peter Tufts. Although the exact date of its origin is ...

Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster

This is the site of the Moweaqua Coal Mine Disaster which on December 24, 1932, took the lives of all 54 miners entering the mine that day. The Moweaqua Coal Mine was Shelby County's largest. An unprecedented drop in barometric ...