Chauncey Rose - - 1794 - 1877

Home of early business and civic leader who built his fortune on honesty, frugality and hard work. He used his wealth generously for the care of orphans, medicine for the sick and the education of youth.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Founding of Takoma Park

Erected by the citizens

in commemoration of

the founding of

Takoma Park

by

Benjamin F. Gilbert

November 24, 1883

Dedicated July 4, 1939

Marker is on Piney Branch Road near Eastern Avenue & Takoma Avenue.

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Mainbernheimer Gate

Mainbernheimer Tor

[Marker text in German:]

Erste Erwähnung 1422.

Wehrhafte Doppeltoranlage

mit Torwächterhaus,

Vorwerk und Haupttor.

[Marker text translated into English, more or less:]

First mentioned in 1422.

Fortified double-gate structure with gatekeeper's house, forward works, and main gate.

Marker is at the intersection of Mainbernheimerstrasse and Am Stadtgraben ...

Henry County / North Carolina

Henry CountyLocated in the foothills of southern Virginia, Henry County is named for Patrick Henry (1736-1799), Revolutionary leader and governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Henry lived in the county from 1779 to 1784. The General Assembly formed the county ...

William Bryd’s Camp

Near here, on Matrimony Creek, William Bryd pitched his camp, November, 1728, while determining the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line.

Marker is on US 220, in the median.

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Rocky Ridge Farm

Home of Laura Ingalls Wilder

Front

Laura Ingalls Wilder, one of America's best known authors, was born in 1867 near Pepin, Wisconsin. Her "Little House" books were written here on Rocky Ridge Farm, her home for over sixty years.

On July 17, 1894, ...

The Hearthstone

Over 100 Years of Victorian Charm

The Hearthstone building was established in 1883. The original structure was build and owned by the Kaiser family, who ran a market on Lincoln St., when Breckenridge existed as a thriving mining community. The Hearthstone ...

The Exchange

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places

The Exchange - constructed in 1880, the building housed the Bank of Breckenridge, the Engle Bros. Exchange Bank and the Post Office at various times.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Great Auto Race

1908 - Centennial - 2008

From New York to Paris.

Racers arrived in Canastota Feb. 14th staying overnight.

The U.S. team won the race.

Marker is at the intersection of South Peterboro Street and Railroad Street, on the left when ...

To Commemorate the Site of the First Permanent Capitol of Georgia

Built in 1795, and before whose door the Yazoo Fraud papers were burned with fire drawn from heaven, February 15, 1796.

Marker is on Broad Street (Business U.S. 1) 0 miles east of Green Street, on the right when traveling ...