Cloverlawn

Located one block East

David Davis swapped for the farm just east of here with Normal's founder Jesse Fell. Davis forgiving Fell's debts. Judge Davis was a friend of attorney Abraham Lincoln and the two of them rode the 8th Judicial ...

Lincoln's Real Estate

"His love of wealth was very weak....he said he had no capacity whatever for speculation and never attempted it."

So said attorney friend Joseph Gillespie who once asked Lincoln how much land he owned and why he had never speculated in ...

William Florville

"I am in a little trouble here---I am trying to get a decree for our 'Billy the Barber' for the conveyance of certain town lots sold to him by Allin Gridley and Prickett...." Lincoln explained that "Billy will blame me, ...

Risk of the Road

Bloody 66 and Insurance

Illinois Route 66 was dangerous.

Curves, crossroads, and bridge abutments doomed many speeding motorists, giving rise to the nickname, "Bloody 66." After World War II, curves were straightened, towns bypassed, and four lanes built to improve safety. New ...

John and Carl Roebling House

Built in 1832

Many of the newly arrived settlers stayed here until they could build their own houses.

Marker can be reached from West Main Street 0.1 miles west of Rebecca Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Christian Church of Lufkin

A Christian church was organized in Angelina County about 1884 in Homer, the county seat. When the railroad line from Houston to Shreveport was built about 5 miles from Homer, the town of Lufkin was built around the depot. Many ...

Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home

1893-1938

(Front text)

Confederate Plot Section Six is the final resting place for the Confederate Veterans who resided at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, a refuge for aged and disabled Veterans. The Florida Soldiers Home Association was formed in ...

Plan of Kingston in 1695

The first European settlers came here between 1652-53 to farm the rich land in the lowlands along the Esopus Creek near the fields where Native Americans had grown maize for centuries. Friction between the settlers and the Esopus Indians ...

The Earliest Inhabitants: Native Americans

Based on artifacts excavated in and around Port Royal, archaeologists estimate that the area was inhabited as early as 11,000 years ago. At the time the English arrived, the area was occupied by tribes united in a confederacy ruled by ...

September 11th Patriots Day

...Lest We Forget

8:45 AM American Airlines Flight 11

9:03 AM United Airlines Flight 175

9:43 AM American Airlines Flight 77

10:00 AM United Airlines Flight 93

The Loss of Lives That Touched All Americans

September 11, 2001

Marker can be reached from the intersection of West ...