Char's Beauty Salon

(Chester Bowl)

Built in the early 1900’s this building was originally a dance hall, owned by Jack Wardlow. In 1926 Leo Speegle bought it and in 1933 it became the Eastside Cafe. In 1945 it became a recreation center, known as ...

Salomon Brothers in the Civil War

In memory of four brothers

Residents of Manitowoc

Distinguished for service in the Civil War

Charles E. Salomon

Brigadier General US Army

Fred Salomon

Major General US Army

Edward Salomon

Governor of Wisconsin 1862-1864

Herman Salomon

Sergt. Co. I 1st MO. Engrs. US Army

Marker is at the intersection of South ...

Olde Towne Corner Store

The “Chester Store”, now known as the Old Towne Corner Store was built in 1912 by George Olsen after he & his brothers subdivided the Olsen Ranch. It is one of the oldest buildings in Chester.

It was purchased by Sue ...

Alpharetta First United Methodist Church

circa 1834

The Methodist Church was part of the Forsyth Circuit of the Cherokee District. Methodist camp meetings were held near this spot in the early 1830s, and there was a meeting house as early as 1834. On April 1, 1871, ...

Richmond County Vietnam War Memorial

Richmond County Men & Women Who Lost Their Lives in the Vietnam War

Donald Lincoln Covington PFC Army 7-8-69

Benjamin Tally Dawkins SGT Army 9-6-68

Jimmie Louis Ellerbe PFC 4-5-67

Lonnie Ellerbe Jr. LCPL MC 8-13-68

Thomas Lee Lewis SFC Army 5-28-64

James Edward McPherson 5-30-68

Billie ...

Keeper of the Plains

Kiowa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin donated his famous work, the "Keeper of the Plains," to the citizens of Wichita in May of 1974. The Keeper of the Plains stands at the confluence of the rivers were his ancestors camped. With his ...

Burlington Heights 1813 - 1814

[English Text]:

Here in June, 1813, General John Vincent assembled troops that made the successful night attack on the invaders at Stoney Creek. From this point of vantage, in December, 1813, the force which retook Fort George and carried Fort Niagara ...

Wichita Vietnamese American Memorial

Republic of Vietnam • Viêt Nam Công Hòa

We, the Vietnamese American Community of Wichita, Kansas, dedicate this plaque in the memory and honor of American, Vietnamese and Allied soldiers who fought to resist the North Vietnamese Communist aggression against the ...

Gold Star Families

Spouses • Children • Parents • Siblings

In Memory Of Our Loved Ones

You Will Never Be Forgotten

Freedom Is Not Free

Dedicated Nov. 2003

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Stoney Creek 1813

On June 5, 1813, an invading United States army of about 3,000 men, commanded by Brigadier - General John Chandler, camped in this vicinity. That evening some 700 British regulars of the 8th and 49th Regiments, under the command of ...