Benjamin F. Hobbs

First Teacher in Elk Co.

1848 – 1871

Marker is on Kansas Route 99 near Native Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Wabash College Students who Served in the Civil War

~? ~? ~ ~ Roll of Honor ~ ~? ~?

[ Row One ]

~ ~ ~ Major Generals ~ ~ ~

Lewis Wallace ? Edward R. S. Canby ? Joseph J. Reynolds

~ ~ ~ Brigadier Generals ~ ~ ~

John C. ...

Howard Bells

Small Bell

Upper Paw Paw School Bell

Large Bell

Howard City Lake Curfew Bell

Originally Howard City Fire Bell

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street and Wabash Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Washington Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Barney L. Ford

1822 - 1902

In memory of an escaped slave who became a prominent entrepreneur and black Civil rights pioneer in Colorado. In 1880, Ford opened Ford's Restaurant and Chop House in Breckenridge.

Marker is at the intersection of East Washington Avenue and ...

Old Madison

The first county seat of Bledsoe Co., was here. Buildings included a log jail on the hillock to the southeast. Members of its first court were Jno. Tollet, Jno. Narramore, Jesse McKinney, Michael Rawlings, Jos. Hoge, Jas. Standiver, Timothy Hixon, ...

William Harrison Briggle House

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

William Harrison Briggle House

Built in 1896.

A Summit Historical Society Property

Marker is on North Harris Street north of Lincoln Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Man Mound

This huge likeness of a man is thought to represent a powerful Indian God. The aborigines who made it may have been the Effigy Mound Builders. These Indians lived here about 1000 years ago. Nearly 900 of their earthworks have ...

NW Angle and Islands

The Northwest Angle, the northernmost land of the 48 states, owes its existence to Benjamin Franklin, U.S. Minister Plenipotentiary. His negotiations at the Treaty of Paris of 1783 won British acceptance of the border extending from the "most northernwesternmost point" ...

Colonel Arthur Campbell

Grave of Colonel Arthur Campbell (1743-1811). Statesman, revolutionary soldier, justice, legislator, county lieutenant. Sons, James and John killed in War of 1812.

Marker is at the intersection of North 24th Street and Gloucester Avenue, on the right when traveling north on ...

Sauk City

Sauk City originally was the site of an important Indian village. Jonathan Carver visited here on October 9, 1766 and wrote, "This is the largest and

best built Indian town I ever saw. It contains about 90 houses, each large enough ...