Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

(1834 – 1904)

A French sculptor and friend of De Laboulaye, he created the Statue of “Liberty Enlightening the World” and selected its site. Inspired by his first view of New York Harbor, Bartholdi later wrote “The Statue was born for ...

Edouard Rene De Laboulaye

(1811 – 1883)

He conceived this monument, showing the love of Liberty shared by France and America. This statue would be a gift from a people to a people. It was intended for the 1876 Centennial, but was delayed until 1876. ...

First Cemetery in the City of Edwardsville

This tract of ground was

the first cemetery in the

City of Edwardsville.

Buried here are the soldiers

of our early wars and the

pioneer settlers of this

community.

Marker is at the intersection of Oak Lane and Randle Street, on the right when traveling south on ...

Aaron Siskind

(1903-1991)

Preeminent 20th century photographer. Siskind’s influential images of Bucks County architecture from 1939 to 1945 brought about a change from documentary style to a radical abstract style, setting a new standard in American art photography.

Marker is on East ...

Fairplay

On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of

Fairplay

One of the older communities in Morgan County, Fairplay is identified on county maps as early as 1839. Fairplay did not have a railroad ...

Washington Street School

A Bedrock of Black History in Newton County, GA.

In 1889 Washington Street School was established under the Covington City School system. The old building burned in 1939. Students and faculty met for two years in Black Churches.

1941 -- A new ...

Richard Howe House

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Circa 1867

Marker is on Logan Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Soden's Grove Bridge

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Circa 1923

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[Builder's Plate reads]

126 Ft Span

Rainbow Arch

Built by

Western Bridge Co.

Harrisonville, Missouri

Designed by

Marsh Engineering Co.

Des Moines, Iowa

Lyon County

Commissioners

C.L. Howe Chairman

C.A. Paine • Fred Fowler

1923

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Richmond Supply Company Building

This building was built in 1903 at 139 West Richmond Avenue by J.Q. Black who supplied the area with coal, wood, hay, and grain. Robert Dornan Sr. bought the building in 1909 and added the service of moving goods.

In 1911 ...

Castle Rock

The founders of Castle Rock platted their town beneath a prominent rock outcrop of the same name in 1874, and proudly advertised it as a year-round resort, knowing the value of beautiful scenery to attract settlers and tourists. But even ...