The Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity

The Reverend W. R. Gardner founded the Episcopal Church of the Holy Nativity in 1882 to serve the Canadian Anglicans who had relocated to the area after the Civil War to cut and haul timber. Services were held once a ...

Fort Warren

Has been designated a registered National Historic Landmark Under the provisions of the historic sites act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battery Bartlett

Battery Bartlett was built in the 1890's atop the fort's original earthen ravelin (triangular fortification in front of the bastions). A major upgrade to earlier batteries, it protected the Nantasket Roads and the Narrows Channels into Boston and the deep-water ...

The "Dark Arch"

Originally an open courtyard, Bastion A was roofed over, probably in the 1870's to accommodate new artillery-15-inch Rodman Guns. The new space was divided into an indoor drill hall, a powder magazine and a storage area for wagons and gun ...

Horace Mann

This building honors the memory of

Horace Mann

1796-1859

Brown University class of 1819

Father of American public education, Statesman, reformer, and advocate for the abolition of slavery

Marker is at the intersection of George St. and Magee St., on the right when traveling ...

The Grand Army Hall

Following the end of the American Civil War veterans from both the Union and Confederate forces formed the veterans organization the G.A.R. or the Grand Army of the Republic. On 28 March 1883, the George Ellis Post 171 was established ...

Arvins Veterans

Dedicated with Pride and Appreciation to All

Military Personnel from the Arvin and Lamont Area

"Operaton Desert Storm"

Janice Acree • Jose A. Garza • Javier Almaguer • Steven M. Gutierrez • John Alverez • Ted Johnson • Joe Baltierra • Russell Halterman ...

The Burgess House

The house was built in 1916 by Joe Burgess. He hauled lava rock from the nearby black hill for the foundation stones and constructed the home out of formed cement blocks made by lime canfield. These formed cement blocks became ...

Bakersfield National Cemetery

Dedicated to the Memory of

All the Patriotic Men and Women

Who Answered Their Country's Call to Service

George W. Bush

President of the United States

James B. Peake

Secretary

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

William F. Tuerk

Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs

National Cemetery Administration

Marker is on East Bear ...

John George and Susette Bosshard Hafen Home

This 1 ½ story Victorian, eclectic crosswing home is believed to have been built in 1881. The adobe bricks that form the walls were made on the property from sand and clay from the backyard and the nearby hill to ...