St. Johnstown Methodist Church

In the spring of 1779, Methodist pioneer Francis Asbury visited this area to spread the message of his faith. His efforts were successful and resulted in the organization of a local society of Methodists. Early meetings were held in the ...

Goose Pond Mountain Area

This project was designed and constructed by the New York State Department Transportation

History:

The wetland constructed at this site was built by the New York State Department of Transportation Cooperation with Palisades Interstate Park Commission -- Office Of Parks ...

Edward Stanley Robbins

Well-known throughout the nation and the world for his innovative work with rubber and vinyl, E. Stanley Robbins supplied rubber inner tubes, retread rubber and, later synthetic rubber for the Armed Forces in WW II.

Inducted 2010

City of Florence

Walk of Honor

Marker ...

Welcome to Granary Burying Ground

Welcome to Granary Burying Ground, one of the oldest historic sites in Boston! Famous, infamous, and unknown Bostonians are buried here. Men, women, children, Puritans, Anglicans, Catholics, English, French, Africans, patriots, Tories, printers, goldsmiths, merchants, and scavengers were all laid ...

Fort Defiance Flagstaff

Fort Defiance Flagstaff

All land north to Canada is surveyed on baseline running from this point.

Marker is at the intersection of Fort Street and Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Fort Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The City of Denton

Pioneers settled this locality in the 1840's. In 1846 the Texas Legislature created Denton County -- one of several carved from the Peters Colony grant. After trying other sites, the voters in 1856 accepted for county seat this tract donated ...

Santa Fe Depot

"Won't you be one of the 25,000 visitors at the Grand Canyon of Arizona this summer? It is the world's scenic wonder - nothing like it."

Santa Fe Railroad brochure, 1914.

The Santa Fe train whistle that was heard here on September ...

Clover Hill Mining District

Coal mines, including Brighthope, Raccoon, Cox, Hill, Vaden, and others, were located a mile west of here. As early as 1822 coal was sold for local use. By 1845 the Clover Hill Railroad was constructed to transport the coal to ...

Margaret's Place and Walk / Lower Garden District

Margaret’s Place and Walk

Margaret’s Place and Walk honors Irish Immigrant Margaret Gaffney Haughery (1813-1882), who devoted her life to orphaned children and the needy. An orphan herself, Margaret lost her husband and baby to illness. Although illiterate, Margaret ...

Major General Alfred T.A. Torbert

Torbert Memorial Statue

This memorial statue was commissioned by the Milford Museum to honor and commemorate the 175th anniversary of the birth of Major General Alfred T.A. Torbert, born July 1, 1833. General Torbert, a West Point graduate, class of 1855, ...