San Mateo’s First Residents

There are few traces left of

San Mateo’s First Residents

Before the Europeans arrived, Native Americans living in the San Mateo area were known as the Salson. The Salson have been grouped with the Ohlone or Costanoan people. The Salson triblet was ...

To the Memory of Those Who Served Their Country

" Soldiers Memorial Pavilion "

Dedicated to the Memory of Those

Who Served Their Country

During the Wars of the United States

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Erected through the Efforts of

The Women's Relief Corps

of Spencer, Indiana

1939

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Panel and Design of Pavilion Furnished By:

E. M. Viquesney, Sculptor.

Marker can be reached ...

Chester-Bethel United Methodist Church

The roots of this congregation can be traced to the efforts of Methodist pioneer Thomas Webb, who visited this area to spread the message of his faith in the years prior to the American Revolution. Influenced by his sincerity and ...

Chester-Bethel United Methodist Church Veterans Memorial

In memory of

those who served

in the Armed Forces

Marker is at the intersection of Foulk Road (Delaware Route 261) and Kimbrough Drive, on the left when traveling north on Foulk Road.

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Cotton and Textile Mills

(1822 to early 20th Century)

A cotton mill was established near this site in 1822. Although short~lived, it was the forerunner of other cotton and textile factories located in this area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Cherry Cotton ...

Dawson Stone House

Real estate developers Mary and Nannie Dawson built this house about 1900 as part of the South Heights expansion of Austin. The sisters were pioneer teachers in free public school system.

Mary (Molly) was principal of Fulmore School, but she left ...

Rosecliff & Its Neighbors: Fading Glamour & Modern Revival

The 1940s brought enormous change to houses on this block of Bellevue Avenue as Gilded Age glamour faded due to demolitions, fire, and acquisition of many properties for use by schools. Increasing income and real estate taxes and a ...

2nd Minnesota

[Front Side of Monument]:

The Second Regiment Minnesota Veteran Volunteer Infantry.

Occupied this position Sunday September 20th, 1863, from 2:30 P.M., to 7:30 P.M., successfully maintaining it against repeated assaults by the enemy, and withdrawing only after the attempt to take it ...

The Academy

The Stillwater Academy was

founded in 1847 as a

private coeducational

school. Established by

New York State students.

Marker is on Hudson Avenue (U.S. 4), on the right when traveling south.

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Old Town Jail

1883

The town of Georgetown built this small stone jail in the summer of 1883, using steel cells donated by the county. Built at a cost of $700, the stone jail was known for awhile as the "Hotel de Barr," after ...