The Post at the Congarees

In 1175 the building upon the ground adjacent hereto was used as a store.

Upon the fall of Charles Town in 1780 the British seized the store, fortified it, and established here "The Post at the Congarees."

Attacked Feb. 19, 1781, by ...

History of The Walter P. Chrysler Boyhood Home

The Walter P. Chrysler Home was built in 1889 by Walter's father Henry, his brother Ed, and Walter himself. Walter lived in the home from 1889 to 1897. During this period, the Kansas Pacific Railway employed Walter as an engine ...

Redfern Field / Paul R. Redfern

Front

This is the site of Redfern Field, established in 1923 as the first commercial airfield in Columbia. Paul Rinaldo Redfern (1902 ~ 1927?) had shown an early interest in and aptitude for aviation, building his first full-scale airplane in 1916, ...

Fort Branch

Confederate fort at Rainbow Banks, built to protect railroads and the upper Roanoke River valley. Earthworks remain. 3 miles northeast.

Marker is at the intersection of State Highway 125 and Fort Branch Road (County Route 1416), on the right when traveling ...

Reaville Church

The first English Presbyterian Church in Amwell.

Organized & Built - 1738

Removed Here - 1838

Rebuilt - 1883

Marker is on Old York Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Buddhist Church

Built in 1935 and dedicated in 1936. First Buddhist Church in Orange County. In 1954 the Church was moved to Stanton then moved to present location in Anaheim in 1965.

Marker is on Bushard Street north of Swift Avenue, on the ...

Colonia Jaurez

Established in 1923 with six streets on lots sized 50 by 300. A complete community with stores, recreation facilities, and churches. (Holy Family Mission still exists).

Marker is on Ward Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Original Circus Site / First Post Office / Country Stores

Original Circus Site

The Escalante Circus placed its tent here for its annual performance. The circus parade started here, moved east to Ward, north to Warner, west to Wintersberg (now in Huntington Beach) and returned.

First Post Office

In 1899 a Post Office ...

First City Hall / First School

First City Hall

In the early 1960's a new Elementary School was built and the old school was used as City Hall from 1962-1964. The old school was built in 1920

First School

The first school was started in Sycamore Hall during the ...

Fred E. McAniff and John R. Parker

In memory

of

Fred E. McAniff

1941 – 1961

and

John R. Parker

1941 – 1962

Beloved members

of the

Class of 1965

[ Second Marker : ]

The future never known

the past never forgotten

when we remember

Fred ...