Olmsted Island

Named in honor of

Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

1870 - 1957

Illustrious landscape architect and advocate

of the preservation of natural scenery who,

as an original member of the National Capital Park

and Planning Commission from 1926 to 1932, was

instrumental in ...

Priley Fountain / Duluth Civic Center

Priley Fountain

In grateful recognition

to Joseph C. Priley for his

unselfish and dedicated

efforts to beautify Duluth

July 26, 1970

Duluth Civic Center

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker can be reached from North 5th Avenue West north ...

Indian and Settler Conflict

On 18 Dec. 1742, the first known clash between

Indians and colonial settlers in Rockbridge

County took place near the mouth of the

Maury River. Iroquois en route south from

Pennsylvania encountered pioneers led by

Capt. John McDowell. Although accounts

differ on how the conflict arose, ...

Hatfield – The Rainmaker

Charles M. Hatfield agreed with San Diego City Council members, after a four year draught, to “make it rain” sufficiently to fill Lake Morena Reservoir for $10,000. His “rain enhancing” tower and pans were erected south of this monument. Hatfield ...

Mastadon Dig 1800

1st U.S. Science expedition remains exhibited London & Amer. philosoph. Society, Philadelphia. Dig Painted by Charles W. Peale, 1810.

Marker is on New York Route 17K 1 mile west of New York Route 208, on the right when traveling west.

Woodneath

Homeplace settled by Elbridge Arnold in 1838, home built in 1856. Family home of William A. Crouch 1922 until it became the home of Edwin Yancey Crouch in 1940.

Marker is on Flintlock Road 0.4 miles north of Missouri Highway ...

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel

( 1832 – 1923 )

The iron skeleton which supports the Statue was designed by this noted French engineer and bridge builder. He later designed and built the Eiffel Tower for the Paris World’s Fair of 1889.

Dedicated by

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin ...

Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

(1834 – 1904)

A French sculptor and friend of De Laboulaye, he created the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” and selected its site. Inspired by his first view of New York Harbor, Bartholdi later wrote “The Statue was born for ...

First Cemetery in the City of Edwardsville

This tract of ground was

the first cemetery in the

City of Edwardsville.

Buried here are the soldiers

of our early wars and the

pioneer settlers of this

community.

Marker is at the intersection of Oak Lane and Randle Street, on the right when traveling south on ...

The Richmond Supply Company Building

This building was built in 1903 at 139 West Richmond Avenue by J.Q. Black who supplied the area with coal, wood, hay, and grain. Robert Dornan Sr. bought the building in 1909 and added the service of moving goods.

In 1911 ...