Carolina Fiber Co. / Sonoco Products Company

Carolina Fiber Co. One of the first methods for producing paper from native pine wood pulp was developed by J. L. Coker, Jr. As a result, he with Maj. J. L. Coker and C. J. Woodruff formed the Carolina Fiber ...

David Robert Coker 1870-1938

Known world-wide for developing new varieties and for perfecting superior strains of agricultural crops (including cotton), Coker, for years was pres. Pedigreed Seed Co., chartered 1918. He was intendant (mayor) of Hartsville 1900-1901; member National Agricultural Advisory Commission; trustee of ...

The Nahm Building

~~History~~

The Nahm Building was constructed in 1888 by Emanuel Nahm for the E. Nahm & Co. Clothing, Hats & Shoes store. It enjoyed a prime location on Main Street in Fountain Square. During the latter part of the nineteenth century, ...

Benedict

Benedict. Founded in 1683 as Benedict-Leonardtown. Here a vessel was constructed for Geo. Washington in 1760. In August, 1814, British troops under Gen. Ross landed near here for their march on the City of Washington.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Bowling Green The Confederate Capitol of Kentucky

A newly constituted stated of Kentucky, having been conceived in sovereignty convention Nov. 18-20, 1861 at Russellville,

established Bowling Green as its capitol. The commissioners to the Confederate Congress in Richmond were William Preston, Louisville, William E. Simms, Bourbon, and ...

David Crockett and Polly Finley

Legendary frontiersman David Crockett and his first wife, Polly Finley, were married on August 14, 1806, at the home of Polly's parents, William and Jean Finley, one~fourth mile southeast of here. After the wedding, David and Polly lived in this ...

St. Joseph's Historic District

Railroad Workers' Neighborhood

Much of downtown Bowling Green west of Louisville & Nashville tracks owes its development to the railroad and to nearby industries. Most railroad workers stayed in downtown hotels prior to the mid-1880s when smaller and cheaper fame housing ...

Deep Roots in the Earth

The most important part of a living prairie is something you can't see without taking a shovel in hand. The dense, interlocking roots of prairie grasses make an underground structure unlike anything seen in the woodlands of the East. The ...

Memorial to Marylanders Killed in War with Mexico

"Watson Monument"

1846-7-8

Erected by the Maryland Association of Veterans of Mexican War

1903

[tablet 2]

Association of

the Veterans of the

Mexican War

1846-7-8

Surviving members

1903

Of the Army.

John A. Reese, Samuel C. Love, John A. Love, ...

Pony Express River Streamer “New World”

[Front of Marker]

Dedicated April 3, 1997

RIO VISTA

by

James Stretesky

The Dutra Group

Barrier Systems, Inc.

Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce

Pony Express Trail Association

Sponsors are listed on bottom of base

[Back of Marker]

In 1860 – 1861 Rio Vista was located 17 miles north of here. The ...