Pine Lodge-Erhman Mansion

Lake Tahoe first lured hardy souls who came here to build a life in its wilderness.

Pine Lodge, rises -grandly above the translucent blue waters of Lake Tahoe's west shore.

San Francisco's elite built seasonal retreats like Pine Lodge, bringing a leisurely ...

"The First of Patriots - The Best of Men"

Commodore John Barry (1745-1803) was born in County Wexford, Ireland, but by age 15 called Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home. He commanded several Continental Navy ships during the Revolutionary War and won decisive victories over the British. In 1794, Barry received appointment ...

A Courthouse Reborn

Civil War to Civil Rights

(Front):

The old City Hall/Courthouse endured hard use, was abandoned, and then was transformed. In 2009 it re-opened as the DC Court of Appeals, redesigned by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, which modernized the ...

George W. Lee

1894 - 1976

Political, business and civic leader, Lee was a lieutenant in the U.S. Army Expeditionary Force. Heroic in W.W.I, he was an active black combat officer. An insurance executive and capitalist, Lee was leader of the Lincoln League and ...

Duplin Old Courthouse Site

Erected 1754. Stood one mile north. Served until Sampson County was created from Duplin County in 1784.

Marker is on Turkey Highway (Route 24), on the right when traveling west.

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Bowdoin College War Memorial

• Honored Here Are All Bowdoin Generations Who Served When Our Country Called and Those Who Fell •

World War II [Honored Dead]

Korea [Honored Dead]

Vietnam [Honored Dead]

I hear even now the infinite fierce chorus,

The cries of agony, the endless groan.

Which, ...

Bowdoin College World War Memorial

Dedicated to the

Sons of Bowdoin

who in

the World War

offered their lives

and services for

their country

and for Freedom

1914 - 1918

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Breve tempus aetatis

satis longum est

ad bene honesteque

vivendum

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Montfort Stokes

1762-1842

Governor, 1830-1832; U.S. Senator; Federal Indian Commissioner. Home stood 1 mi. N.

Marker is on River Street (Route 268), on the left when traveling west.

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The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary Under the Title of the Imm

(Saint Mary’s Church)

Church and surrounding buildings are on land once owned by Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 – 1832) only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence and last signer to die. At rear is Carroll Manor, built c.1730, his ...

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Pioneer NASCAR dirt track. Built 1946; paved in 1958. Hosted sanctioned events, 1949-96. 5/8 mile oval 3 mi. W.

Marker is on Speeway Road (Old US 421) 0.1 miles north of U.S. 421, on the right when traveling north.

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