City Park Dedication

This land was dedicated to the

City of Eldorado Springs

for a park by

N. H. and W. P. Cruce

July 20, 1881

Courtesy hmdb.org

Grindstone Wash Basin

Before El Dorado Springs was founded, this stone wash basin sat before the Spring on rock supports. It was used by travelers along the trail. Some pioneer artisan cut it from a stone taken from Grindstone Quarry, located East of ...

Mentor Graham

1800 - 1886

"I think I may say that he was my scholar and I was his teacher." At New Salem, Lincoln read Graham's books and in 1833 studied grammar and surveying. Teacher in Kentucky and Illinois more than fifty years, ...

"Pulaski Square"

In Memory of Brig. Gen. Casimir Pulaski

Brave and famous Pole who

fell mortally wounded during

the siege of Savannah, GA. Oct. 11, 1779

while leading a detachment of cavalry

in an attack upon the

British lines.

Dedicated by the Manitowoc

Poles in commemoration of the 150th

anniversary of ...

El Dorado Spring

El Dorado Springs was founded around this spring in 1881 due to the waters medicinal value. The stone above marked its first site 75 ft. to the SE until 1890 when routed to this basin. During repairs in Sept. 1992, ...

Lincoln the Surveyor

Abraham Lincoln surveyed the town of Petersburg certifying his plat on February 17,1836, five days after his 27th birthday.

At the time he was still living in New Salem. He later surveyed several additions to the Petersburg plat. Though self-taught, Lincoln ...

Arts and Recreation

Petersburg is in the midst of a downtown renaissance, fueled by the arts and driven by the creative spirit of the community. Historically a center of culture and trade for the region, Petersburg’s abundant natural resources and rich history are ...

The Revolutionary War in Petersburg

On April 25, 1871, a British army force of 2,500 soldiers under the command of Genera! William PhilIips attacked Petersburg, hoping to capture the American military supplies here and eventually link up with General Cornwallis’ army coming to Petersburg from ...

African-Americans in Petersburg

The Petersburg area has an extraordinarily rich African-American heritage. In 1625, most of the Africans in Virginia were servants at Flowerdew Hundred, nearby in Prince George County. In the 18th century, tens of thousands of newly enslaved Africans entered Virginia ...

Congregation B'nai Israel Synagogue

Erected in 1870. Cultural and religious center for 85 years. Second oldest temple in Texas. Converted to Masonic Temple in 1953.

Henry Cohen, rabbi from 1888-1950, was noted adviser and beloved humanitarian to the entire city.

Recorded Texas Historic Landmark-1967