Site of Fort Inge

Established by Captain Sidney Burbank, First U.S. Infantry, on March 13, 1849. Named in honor of Lieutenant Zebulon M.P. Inge, who fell at Resaca De La Palma May 9, 1846. Protected the southern overland stage mail route from Indian raids. ...

Old Pickens Presbyterian Church

Built in 1850

A church/meeting house for early immigrants

of Scotch-Irish and English descent

who settled in the area.

Presented by

Col. John Robins Chapter

National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century

In Honor of

Mrs. Kay Patricia Hunt Alford

Past President of the Chapter

Marker is on East Pickens Highway ...

Birthplace of the Iola Old Car Show

The Iola Old Car Show’s birth was a humble one. Its origins date to July 16, 1972, when Chet Krause extended to a couple score area collector car enthusiasts of his acquaintance to attend the 17th annual Iola Lions Club ...

Brick Pillar

This brick pillar represents the remnants of the former Bethesda Arch that was erected in 1940 as part of Bethesda’s 200th anniversary celebration. The original arch, designed by Hugh Tallant and funded in part by the Trustee’s Garden Club, was ...

The Del Mar Canning Company, 1927-1947

Historic Cannery Row

The Del Mar Canning Company was established in 1927 on this site, the original location of the Bayside Fish & Flour Company, a Japanese-operated reduction plant established in 1916. The Del Mar quickly rose to prominence in the ...

Silver Harvest

Historic Cannery Row

In the formative days of the Monterey fishing industry, the working boats were too small to carry both a crew and a catch. The fishermen towed a second boat called a “lighter,” which could hold 25 to 60 ...

Fish Hoppers

Historic Cannery Row

In 1927 cannery owner and fishing industry innovator Knut Hovden introduced new technologies to increase the catch and expedite the transfer of fish to the production line. By bringing purse seiner fishing boats (named for the type of ...

Giant Kelp Beyond the Breakers

Historic Cannery Row

Off the coast and beyond the breaking waves, giant kelp provides a lush home for marine life. Holding fast to the rocky bottom, these huge plants grow upward then spread their green-gold fronds across the water, creating a ...

Spanning the Waters

Riverfrontiers

Before bridges, ferry boats did a brisk business transporting passengers and their goods from shore to shore. But sometimes even ferries couldn't get through the area's frozen rivers in winter time.

It was in 1815 that the first bridge spanned the ...

Newry World War II Memorial

To the Men and

Women of the Armed

Forces Whose

Unselfish Service

Preserving the Peace

of this Nation - This

Memorial is Humbly Dedicated

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Street (State Road s37-203) and Palmetto Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Broadway Street. ...