Site of the Home of Charles Proteus Steinmetz

From 1903 Until His Death in 1923.

A pioneer in electrical engineering . He was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Consulting Engineer of the General Electric Company and Professor of Engineering at Union College. A civic leader ...

Luther Samuel Payne

1888-1974

This marker is placed

in greatful appreciation

for the persistent actions

of Mr. Payne, a rural mail

carrier 1913-53, that resulted

in the upgrading and improve-

ments of this road, for the

benefit of all citizens

who use it.

Oak of the Golden Dream

In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold was discovered as a ...

Southern Pacific Steam Locomotive No. 794

The first ribbons of steel which brought

the spark-spewing wood-burning

locomotives to San Antonio in 1877,

opened a new era of development

A modern counterpart to the romantic

diamond stackers of yesteryear,

Southern Pacific Locomotive No. 794,

operated into ...

Occupation of the Summit of Lookout.

Nov. 25th. 1863.

No Union troops reached the top of the Mountain during the Battle of Lookout. The Confederates began to withdraw from from the summit at 7 P.M. of the 24th, and completed the retirement about 9 o'clock, and ...

Mother Colony House

First house built in Anaheim, 1857, by George Hanson, founder "The Mother Colony", group selecting name given settlement. This German group left San Francisco to form grape growing colony. Southern California Vineyards became largest in California until destroyed, 1885, by ...

The Macrae School

Between 1914 and 1953, African-American children of the surrounding area attended a two-room schoolhouse a short distance east of here along the Warrenton Turnpike. This was the final location for the Macrae School, originally established in 1870 as a one-room ...

Madonna of the Trail

This 10 foot high, 5 ton statue cast by St. Louis sculptor August Leimbach is one of 12 identical monuments to the bold spirit of the pioneers erected in 1928-29 along the National Old Trails Road from Maryland to California.

Home on the Range

Bison, Prairie Dogs, and More

"The area from Great Bend westward for a hundred miles or so was a famous hunting ground for all the plains tribes, as its excellent pasturage made it the home of vast herds of buffaloes, ...

The Ramsay House

Owned by William Ramsay, a founder of Alexandria in July, 1749, and first Mayor. Restored by the City of Alexandria in 1956 and dedicated to the memory of Mrs. Robert Miller Reese (Rebecca Ramsay) (1870–1955), great-great-granddaughter of William Ramsay.

Marker ...