The G.A.R. Memorial Plot

Sacramento City CemeteryThe GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC Memorial Plot was originally located in the New Helvetia Cemetery at the corner of 31st and J Streets, a plot donated to the Sumner Post No.3 by the owner and proprietor John ...

The Green or Market Plaine

Laid out by Petrus Stuyvesant, Dutch Governor, 1655. On this green stood the old jail and gallows. Here were held the great fairs and weekly markets from early times.

Marker is at the intersection of Delaware Street and 3rd Street, on ...

Francis Bonnington Mathews

November 27, 1923 - June 30, 2000

Francis "Moose" Mathews was a public-minded citizen, community leader and masterful attorney for over 52 years, his pro-bono services and dedication to his clients, including the American Indian tribes of the Hoopa Valley and ...

Government Officials Buried in the Old State Cemetery

Half an acre of this Old State Burial Ground was laid off for state officials in 1835. Although exact location is unknown, it is thought to be in this area. In 1874 the monument and remains were moved to South ...

The Hermitage Landscape

1804-1821

At a time when limited resources led to smaller dwellings, the distinctions between indoor and outdoor life blurred. When Jackson lived in the log farmhouse, this area buzzed with dawn-to dusk activity, sounds and smells. Cramped housing for white and ...

Land Conservation at The Hermitage

Prescribed Grazing Plan

Prescribed Grazing at the Hermitage improves forage, animal, soil, and water resources.

Animal resources are improved by striving to maintain quality forge 3” to 8” tall. This height allows graze animals to have optimum intake. When animal graze ...

Overmountain Patriots of the American Revolution

Dedicated to the hundreds of patriots from this area who fought in the American Revolution (1775 - 1783).

When the war in the north came to a stalemate by early 1780, the British turned their military strategy to the South. They ...

Housing Reform and the Syphax School

River Farms to Urban Towers

In the 1890s, American cities had a common problem. The working poor lived in deteriorating housing, often no better than wooden shacks. In Washington much of this housing lined the city's hidden alleys. But people ...

Grand Army of the Republic Memorial Tree

Memorial Tree

planted in honor of the

Grand Army of the Republic

by its Auxillary the

National Woman's Relief Corps

Marker is on S. 8th Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

To the Memory of the Pioneers

Ward Massacre Memorial

To the memory of the pioneers who were massacred by Indians near this spot August 20, 1854.

This monument is dedicated by Pioneer Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution Boise, Idaho

William Ward Age 44

Margaret Ward " 37

Mary Ward " ...