Preston and Vella Ruth Hafen Home

The term Period Revival refers to a wide range of historically based house styles favored by the American public for nearly half a century. A number of these styles, including Spanish Colonial, English Tudor, Mission, Pueblo, and French Norman were ...

Frederick and Anna Reber Home

Fredrick and Anna Reber reached Santa Clara in November of 1861. Laboring with other members of their faith, they forged an existence out of the barren, sandy valley that had been their destination. In direct contrast to their native Switzerland, ...

The Settling of Santa Clara / First Public Buildings / Missionar

[Side A:]The Settling of Santa ClaraThomas Carlyle said of the Switzers, "They are honest people... they are not philosophers or tribunes; but frank, honest landsmen."

In April 1861 a company of Mormon converts from Switzerland, under the direction of mission ...

Hug-Gubler Home

The Henry Hug family came to Santa Clara with the original Swiss Company in November of 1861. The Hugs and other members of this group lived in their wagon boxes and hillside dugouts until more adequate shelters could be built. ...

Valatie World War I Monument

Honor Roll

Men of the Village of Valatie

who proved their country’s

worth in the World War

* Delmar Berlin

* Harry Klomps

* JohnW. McConnell

Jesse Adriance • J. B. Agar • H. K. Avery • E. J. Beaupre ...

Constitution Corner

Support and Defend the Constitution

USMA Purpose: To Provide the Nation with Leaders of Character Who Serve the Common Defense

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Constitution Corner

The Constitution

“Our Political Salvation”

John Marshall

Revolutionary War Captain and

Chief Justice of ...

Tribute to a Young Man

James Dean Memorial

His name was James Byron Dean. He was an actor. He died just before sundown on September 30, 1955, when his Porsche collided with another car at a fork in the road not 900 yards east of this ...

Brigham Young Winter Home

The original portion of this home was begun in 1860 and completed in 1871. When Brigham Young purchased it he added the front addition which was completed in 1873. It served as his winter home from that time until his ...

Sharp County Court House

The first court house in Sharp County was erected at Evening Shade in 1868. About 1890 another court house was built at Hardy, in the Northern end of the county. And since then the county has maintained two seats of ...

Praying John Horrigan

The kneeling figure of Ellis folklore who stumped the curious

Though little is known of John's life prior to his arrival in Ellis during the 1870's, it is known that he worked as an Army muleskinner and also spent some time ...