The Fireman’s Plot

“First in Danger

and Always Ready”

This inscription, engraved on a silver trumpet presented to Engine Company No. 3 in 1853, a token of appreciation, perhaps best describes Sacramento’s gallant volunteer fire department as a whole.

As almost every other city whose ...

Reilly’s Saloon

Originally Burrel-Buckley, barn lot circa 1860, Jumbo Merian’s Grocery & Gas Station, 1930-1945, purchased by Frank C. Reilly, operator from 1945-1965. Frank C. Reilly was the first Humbug of FCR 5978, E Clampus Vitus and one of the very few ...

John Conly and Co. Bankers

La Porte

Gold dust dealers

exchange bought & sold.

Checks on

Marysville & San Francisco.

We issue Wells Fargo exchange

on the Atlantic States & Canada.

Quicksilver for sale.

Marker is on Main Street just east of Church Steet.

Courtesy ...

Cleve O’Rourke Memorial Stampmill

This mill was built in 1911 and used to crush ore at the Hewitt Brothers Mine on Hopkins Creek. It was powered by a steam engine and a pelton water wheel. It was discovered by Fred and Janet Miles in ...

Fuller and Buell

Sept. 6, 1856

completed their fireproof store. The first brick building in Sierra County, now Plumas County.

Marker is on Main Street just west of Pike Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Augusta Arsenal

(Augusta State University)

In January 1861,

U.S. Troops

surrendered the

Arsenal to the State of

Georgia, soon to be part

of the Confederacy. That

year Confederates

constructed a large shop building

near the eastern wall to house

several functions: Part was a hospital

part was a storehouse, and the ...

Wichita State University Shockers 1989 NCAA National Champion

In honor of the 1989 Shocker Baseball Team, remembered for its determination and never-say-die attitude. Its gritty character was never more evident than during post-season tournament competition when it overcame injuries to key players and won six elimination contests with ...

Stewart-Hawley-Malloy House

"Roads Almost Impassable"

Preface:

The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the March to the Sea. Sherman's objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia ...

Packers Heritage Trail

Packers Heritage Trail

The Packers Heritage Trail was designed as a self-guided walking tour past a treasure trove of landmarks that played a big part in the history of the Green Bay Packers from Curly Lambeau's era through Vince Lombardi's.

During those ...

Central Library

Erected in 1898 from the award-winning design of Ferry and Clas. Designated as a landmark of the City of Milwaukee 1969 by Milwaukee Landmarks Commission in recognition of its architectural and historical significance to the community.

Marker is at the ...