Miles (Myles) Bridge

Miles (Myles) Bridge

-1997-

The first known bridge at this crossing of the Palmer River ca. 1736

Marker is on Old Providence Road, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Redway Plain

Redway Plain is named after James Redway, who settled here in the early 1700's. Originally the plain included this field, The Faxon Farm Field,and the Village Cemetery. Neither Winthrop Street or Pond Street existed before 1828.

From colonial times, and for ...

Galveston Garten Verein

In design of a Teutonic Club; all stockholders were of German descent. Center for city's social life, 1876-1923, complex had an octagonal dance pavilion, tennis courts, bowling and tenpin alleys, bandstand, fountains. The complex was site of Galveston's first underground ...

“Jim Swett Field”

Name amended 1997by resolution

to honor Trinity County Resident

Colonel James E. Swett – USMC Ret.

A World War II Marine Aviator

who on April 7th 1943 was awarded

the Congressional Medal of Honor,

our Nations highest award, for Bravery

above and beyond the call of duty ...

California – Oregon Stage Road

1860 – 1887

A pack trail in 1851, Greathouse & Co. muled passengers by 1854. James E. Carr contracted by the California Stage Co., finished the last six miles of road from Trinity River to here, Sept. 14, 1860. The first ...

Carrville

Carrville was a well known stage stop and resort, with a post office and general store. Founded in the 1860’s by James E. Carr of Ireland, who came to California in 1849. Carr was instrumental in building the stage road ...

Mansell House

1910

The Mansell House was built by Robert Mansell of South Carolina for his wife, Maude Dorris. It is a Queen Anne-style clapboard farm house built from pine trees located on the site. It has heart pine floors, 12-foot ceilings, and ...

Bucket Line Dredges

Gold dredging turned the Trinity River upside down for over 50 years, leaving behind mounds of rock tailings. The first operation, in 1889, was the Kise Bros. Dredge. The Carrville Dredge, at this site was the last dredge operating for ...

Lewiston Hotel

1863

Built by William Burber in 1863, it served as a hotel, bar and stage stop. Originally closer to the river, the hotel burned in 1897 and was rebuilt on its present site in 1899 by Johnny Koll. It continued as ...

The Killing of Edward José

On June 10, 1894, at 9:30 P.M., Edward William José was mortally wounded by his new freight driver, Frank G. Eddinger, who had robbed the freight wagon the day before on Browns’ Mountain. Walter Baker, Mart Van Matre and José ...