Usry House

Built by William Usry about 1795 as the seat of his extensive cotton plantations, Usry House early became the center of ante-bellum social life in this region.

In its parlor, the Goodrich-Usry Railroad was conceived, and Lafayette reputedly hosted. Architecturally, ...

Harold Hatcher

1907-2003

Founder and developer of Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve. Harold Hatcher was a man of vision who looked at a weed-filled, eroded, litter-strewn lot and saw a garden. Working with his wife Josephine for 30 years, he used his horticultural ...

The Ruggles House

Columbia Falls

The Ruggles House, built for Thomas Ruggles, a prominent citizen of Columbia. Architect and builder was Aaron Simmons Sherman. Restored 1950-1951 by the Ruggles House Society. A notable example of nineteenth century Adam style architecture and hand carving.

Marker is ...

Early Settlers of the Pleasant River

American Revolution Bicentennial 1776-1976

Early Settlers of the Pleasant River Known to Have Been in Action Against the British During the Revolution of 1775 to 1783

[Honor Roll of Veterans]

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and the Pleasant River, on ...

Little Beaver Creek

Little Beaver Creek

Established by the People of Ohio

Has been designated

A State Wild and Scenic River

In the

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

Under the provisions of the

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968

Thomas S. Kleppe

Secretary

U.S. Department of the Interior

October 1975

Marker is on ...

Pacolet River Heritage Preserve

Pacolet River Heritage Preserve, owned and managed by the S.C. Department of Natural Resources, covers 278 acres in Spartanburg County, SC. Come to bird-watch, take photographs, fish or simply enjoy the woods and Pacolet River. Leave with a sense of ...

Beaver Creek

The history of the earth is written in the rocks. In Ohio, nearly 500 million years of time are recorded in our bedrocks, reflecting the coming of inland seas, the upheaval of mountain ranges and the birth and death of ...

Empire and the Carson River Mills

1864 - 1964

When the Comstock Lode was discovered in 1859, the problem of reducing the ore from the fabulously rich Virginia City mines had to be solved. Mills were built in Gold Canyon and Six Mile Canyon. In Washoe Valley, ...

Warner Park

This park was dedicated in memory of Ernest N. Warner (1868-1929). An astute politician, state senator, and president of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association from 1912 until his death in 1929. He is credited with making park services ...

Building Cannery Row

Historic Cannery Row

Roofing contractor Charles L. Frost (top) supervises his crew hot mopping a Monterey cannery roof. Concentrated along the shoreline, the fish processing plants were subject to storm damage. In addition, changes were required to accommodate new technologies to ...