Rhode Island Red

To commemorate the birthplace of the Rhode Island Red breed of fowl which originated near this location. Red fowls were breed extensively by farmers of this district and later named Rhode Island Reds and brought into National prominence by the ...

Tool Rack

Rack contains various cable tool bits such as fishing tools, jars, rope sockets and elevators. These pieces were used with the adjoining cable tool rig. Many of these pieces of equipment were stored at yards and tool houses.

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Steel Oil Derrick / 1930's Cable-Tool Drilling Rig

This derrick is one of the last wood and steel oil derricks which once dotted the Butler County countryside. It was built in the mid-1940's and is 100 feet high.

Donated by: Larry Crawford

Donors: Joe Degan Pipe & Supply, Albert Hogoboom, ...

The Brown Bear

The Brown bear was originally cast in plaster by Eli Harvey. A fund raiser campaign to "put a hair on the bear" was led by Senator Theodore Francis Green Class of 1887, and resulted in the commission of a bronze ...

Symbol of Service

Dedicated to all firemen of this community. The bell first tolled to summon volunteer firefighters in the Town of Salem. Since 1912 this bell had hung in the old bell tower that was located at Station No 2, 301 South ...

Chinese Tong War

In the year 1854 on this site two belligerent Chinese Tongs fought a pitched battle, 2000 participated, 26 lost their lives, and many were wounded.

Marker is on Trinity Lake Boulevard (California Route 3), on the right when traveling east.

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Paymaster Mine Stampmill

The Paymaster Goldmine in Eastman Gulch, northeast of Lewiston, was located by Billy Richards, Bob Hamilton and Gene Goodyear in 1901. The original mill was built about 1904. The machinery was dismantled, restored and re-erected in this similar mill building ...

Trinity Congregational Church

Established 1875

Erected 1891

Marker is on Main Street (California Route 3 / 229), on the right when traveling north.

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Site of Parmerton

(Elevation 4,202 feet)

Founded as Parmer Switch on Pecos & Northern Texas Railroad in 1898. In 1906 became site of a model farm. Using Campbell dry farming method, run by Capitol Freehold Land & Investment Co.

In 1907, Parmerton Townsite Co. bought ...

Site of First Church in City of Friona

The city of Friona was founded in 1906 by George G. Wright Land Co., of Kansas City, an agency employed by the XIT Ranch owners to sell their range lands in small tracts. Religious-minded settlers in 1908 organized the Union ...