Site of the O'Neill/Munds House

A beautiful Victorian Cottage which faced East Sheldon Street was built on this site by W.B. Jones. On November 15, 1893, William Owen (Buckey) O'Neill and his wife Pauline moved into the house. O'Neill used a portion of the upstairs ...

Arming the Fort

The row of cannon in front of you dates from the Civil War, when radical advances in technology increased power, range, and accuracy.

Some large, old smoothbore cannon were "rifled and banded" to enhance firepower. Banding (heating and tightening bands ...

Site of Goldwater Brothers Mercantile

The Goldwater Brothers, Morris and Michael, arrived in Arizona from California in 1876. They opened one of the area's first general merchandising stores on the southeast corner of Cortez and Goodwin (where City Hall is now located). Three years later ...

The Velodrome

Of Madison Square Garden in NYC was reconstructed here in 1932. Its steeply banked sides provided a racing venue to local cyclists until its wood fell apart from exposure.

Marker is on Sergeantsville Road (County Road 523), on the right when ...

The Mulvenon Building

Completed in August 1901, the Mulvenon Building was one of the first buildings constructed after the fire of 1900. It replaced a one-story wood-frame saloon building which was destroyed in the fire. Built by William J. Mulvenon, who arrived in ...

The Blues Trail: Mississippi to Alabama

Musicians have long crossed the Alabama -Mississippi border to perform and record. Mississippians such as Albert King, Little Milton, and Pops Staples recorded at studios in Muscle Shoals and Sheffield, including those owned by Mississippi natives Rick Hall and Quin ...

The American Hotel

Founded in the 1740's, this landmark served as the town's inn and public meeting place for over 230 years until razed in 1979.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and McDonald Street, on the right when traveling north on ...

The Chinn Family

Near this site lived six generations of the Chinn family, one of Prince William County’s early African-American families. The family traces its heritage to Nancy, a slave born in 1794 on the William Roe farm in Fauquier County. William Roe’s ...

The Wade Hampton Oak

On October 2, 1876, General Wade Hampton spoke here to the citizens of Horry County during his campaign for Governor of South Carolina.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Business U.S. 701) and 5th Avenue, on the right when ...

Majestic Theatre

Constructed in 1928, at a cost of $3,000,000 this structure was designed by John Eberson for Karl Hoblitzelle, owner of the interstate theatre chain. Chiefly Spanish Colonial Revival in design, its eclectic features include paired columns supporting a full-width canopy; ...