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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

America's Oldest Maintained Cemetery

Myles Standish Burying ground is the oldest maintained cemetery in the United States. This sacred ground has been cared for by the town of Duxbury Massachusetts, and takes its name from Myles Standish, military leader of the Plymouth colony who ...

Mt. Olivet Methodist Church

This is Arlington’s oldest church site in continuous use. Land for a Methodist Protestant Meeting House was conveyed in 1855 by William and Ann Marcey and John B. and Cornetia Brown, for whom Brown’s Bend Road (now 16th Street, North) ...

Edwin A. Ulrich

This building is named in honor of

Edwin A. Ulrich

New York Businessman

Art Collector and

Benefactor of the University

Marker is at the intersection of Perimeter Street and Fairmount Street, on the right when traveling west on Perimeter Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Celebration of Freedom Memorial

To Honor Those Who Serve

Liberty For All

[Representative Memorials]

In honor of George F. Austin

for service in the Navy aboard

USS Estes AGC 12

Flag Ship supporting the invasions of

Iwo Jima and Okinawa

witnessing the flag raising on Mt. Surabachi

Rita Sweeney Austin

You gave your lives ...

The Site of the First House in Norton

The Site of the First House in Norton

Built by William Witherell

A.D. 1669

Marker is on Bay Road just from Turkey Farm Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Myles Garrison House Site

Near this spot stood the John Myles Garrison House. The place of meeting of the troops of Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth colonies.

Commanded by

Majors Thomas Savage and James Cudworth, who marched to the relief of Swansea at the opening of ...

Site of Jonathan Barney - Mason Barney Shipyard

1782-1861

Here were built about 200 ships from small sloops to vessels of 1060 tons which sailed from the Atlantic coast to the China seas.

Dedicated to their memory by

Algernon H Bell •

Carolyn Bell Fenley •

Constance Bell Falconer

Marker is at ...