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Beckwourth Trail – Haskins Valley

“... camped in order to cut some grass to feed along the road ahead, and also on account of P. Linthicum who was still very sick; not expected to live.” – John Dalton, Sep. 3, 1852

Marker is on Oroville-Bucks Lake ...

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"Ornamental Nursery Capital of Mississippi"

In 1898, E.E. Bolen established a nursery and orchard company in George County. Other wholesale nurseries were established in the early 1900s. The production of ornamental plants, trees and shrubs has since become a thriving commercial industry in the area.

Marker ...

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The Telegram Building, 1922

This property has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the Untied States Department of the Interior

National Parks Service

and is subject to the provisions of the

Oregon Special Assessment Program

ORS 358.475-.565

Marker is at ...

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Riding the Rails

1872

For a prairie town to grow and prosper, railroads were a necessity. They would bring more people and business. More opportunity for commerce and trade. Before long, Wichita was a bustling city with several railroad lines connecting it to the ...

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Beckwourth Trail – Rich Valley

Now under water, Rich Valley and Bucks Ranch (1850) made a superb stopping place for emigrants of 1851 and later. “Good grass, wood and water” – John Dalton, Sep. 1, 1852

Marker is on Bucks Lake Road, on the right when ...

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Bucks Ranch Hotel and Store

Original location

One hundred yards north east

Haven of pioneers

Pack train diversion point

for miners

to Feather River points.

Stage station.

Express and post office.

1850 – 1852

Emigrant Trail

Destroyed by fire Jan. 13, 1928

Marker can be reached from Bucks Lake Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Dixie School Log Cabin

Citizens of the Dixie community built this structure 1/4 mile southeast of this site in the 1930s to serve as a cafeteria during the Depression era. The log cabin has also served as a meeting place, music hall and classroom. ...

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U.S. Army Unit Memorial

Fort Clark, Texas

Infantry Regiments

1st Infantry, 1852-1855; 1858-1859

3rd Infantry, 1860-1861

4th Infantry, 1902

5th Infantry, 1855-1856

8th Infantry, 1859

10th Infantry, 1872-1879

18th Infantry, 1889-1894

19th Infantry, 1882-1889

20th Infantry, 1878-1880

22nd Infantry, 1879-1882

23rd Infantry, 1894-1898

24th Infantry, 1869-1870; 1872; 1876-1878

25th Infantry, 1870-1872; 1873; 1877-1878

26th Infantry, 1906

41st Infantry, 1868-1869 (combined ...

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Meadow Valley Historical Site

Here early residents of what was then an isolated valley created their own cultural center. On land deeded by Richard Jacks, through subscription and donated labor, they constructed the first public school of the area. Across the way shortly thereafter, ...

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Plumas Club

Built in 1914 as “Harvey’s Place” by Harvey Egbert. During Prohibition Ed Dory ran the Quincy Dairy Store & some slot machines here. Zola & Plumas “Plumie” Stokes bought the saloon from Egbert in 1947. In 1989 Plumie sold the ...

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