Sheard Playground

In Memory of 2nd Lt. William J. Sheard

Dedicated to the memory of

2nd Lt. William J. Sheard

Co. G 157th Inf. Regt. 7th Army

Sept. 11, 1911 + Dec. 21, 1944

Killed in Action in Germany during

World War II

Lt. Sheard was a love of ...

Korean Veterans Memorial Plaza

Dedicated to the memory and honor of those men from Holyoke who gave their lives in the Korean Conflict

1950-1955

Norman Brissette • William G. Carroll • Anthony J. Castro • Roland V. Charpentier • Richard F. Donoghue • Roland J. Dostie ...

Kansas Oil Museum

George W. Brown drilled Kansas' first oil well in 1860. Since that time, Kansas oilmen have tested their courage, their fortunes, and their luck in the search for oil in all parts of the state. The Kansas Oil Museum is ...

Mrs. Addie Cowley Bradley

In honor of

Mrs. Addie Cowley Bradley

who was the first white girl born

in Eldorado Township;

the first in Butler County;

the first in the Fifth District of Kansas.

Born May 4, 1858. Died Feb. 27, 1932.

Boulder furnished by

W.H.L. Wallace

Womens Relief Corps. No. 7.

ElDorado Kansas

Courtesy ...

Alfred Washington Ellet

Oct. 11, 1820 - Jan. 9, 1895

Brig. Gen. - U.S. Volunteers

Commander [Mississippi] Marine Brigade

Capt. 59th Ill. Inf. Aug. 20, 1861

Lieut. Col. U.S. Volunteers Apr. 28, 1862

Brig. Gen. Nov. 1, 1862

This marker erected in 1979

at the request of his grandson,

the late ...

Schooner Daniel Lyons

Historic Shipwreck

Type: Wooden Schooner, three masted

Built: 1873, George Goble, Oswego, N.Y.

Sank: October 18, 1878

Length: 138’ Beam: 26’

Cargo: Wheat

Depth of Wreckage: 110’

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places

About eight miles northeast of here, the wooden schooner Daniel Lyons rests 110 ...

P.O.W. Camp Chapel

This chapel is one of the few physical reminders of the days this site served as an Italian Prisoner of War Camp during World War II. The prisoners, several of them fine artisans and craftsmen, designed and built the chapel, ...

Weaverville Chinatown

Chinatown business district was centered in this area. On September 10, 1874, fire destroyed everything from the corner of Highway 3 & Main Street to the Pacific Brewery, except four adobe buildings. Again, on September 30, 1905, fire destroyed all ...

The Old Portage

Short trail from Lake Pontchartrain to River shown by Indians to Iberville and Bienville, 1699. Winding trail used by early travelers to city. From Bayou St. John it led to N. Broad, Bayou Roads, Vieux Carre to Mississippi River at ...

Prisoner of War Camp Chapel

(3.5 MI.S)

A prisoner of war camp, used primarily for Italian soldiers, was in operation near this site during World War II. Known as the Hereford Military Reservation and Reception Center, it was first used in 1943 for prisoners captured in ...