Medal of Honor Fight, 1875

In the 1870s, the U.S. Army relied on Black Seminole (Seminole-Negro) Indian scouts in campaigns against raiding Native Americans along the Texas-Mexico border. In April 1875, Lt. John L. Bullis and three scouts -- Sergeant John Ward, Private Pompey Factor ...

The Advance Academy

The Advance Academy

Property deeded by F.M. Potts and Daniel Orrell in 1892

Academy established in 1893

Later became a public school operating until 1924

It is the largest Academy building still standing in Davie County

Marker is on Route 801 0.2 miles south of ...

Make Way for the Railroad

Riverfrontiers

By 1851 the railroad had arrived at Rochester. Rail transit had been developed in the year before and had finally spread through Pittsburgh and surrounding western Pennsylvania towns.

Railroads were built on flat surfaces - one commonly flat location was along ...

Colorado Volunteers at the Battles of Glorieta Pass

March 26-28, 1862

On this site and several miles to the west along the Santa Fe Trail, Colorado Volunteers and Regular U.S. Troops fought a Confederate force from Texas in the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Although no clear victory emerged after ...

Glorieta Pass Battlefield

National Historic Landmark, 1961

The Civil War battle fought in this pass is often referred to as the "Gettysburg of the West." Union forces dashed Confederate strategy to seize the southwest's major supply base at Fort Union; Colorado and California were ...

Old Pickens Presbyterian Church

Built in 1850

A church/meeting house for early immigrants

of Scotch-Irish and English descent

who settled in the area.

Presented by

Col. John Robins Chapter

National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century

In Honor of

Mrs. Kay Patricia Hunt Alford

Past President of the Chapter

Marker is on East Pickens Highway ...

Birthplace of the Iola Old Car Show

The Iola Old Car Show’s birth was a humble one. Its origins date to July 16, 1972, when Chet Krause extended to a couple score area collector car enthusiasts of his acquaintance to attend the 17th annual Iola Lions Club ...

The Del Mar Canning Company, 1927-1947

Historic Cannery Row

The Del Mar Canning Company was established in 1927 on this site, the original location of the Bayside Fish & Flour Company, a Japanese-operated reduction plant established in 1916. The Del Mar quickly rose to prominence in the ...

Giant Kelp Beyond the Breakers

Historic Cannery Row

Off the coast and beyond the breaking waves, giant kelp provides a lush home for marine life. Holding fast to the rocky bottom, these huge plants grow upward then spread their green-gold fronds across the water, creating a ...

Bicentennial Celebration / La Bajada

This is a two sided marker

Side A:

Bicentennial Celebration

This facility was built by the New Mexico State Highway Department to commemorate the

bicentennial birthday of the United States. Located 15 miles south of the plaza in Santa Fe, the nation's oldest capital ...