Early Boundary Line

1630 - 1930

Boundary line between Norfolk and Plymouth Counties, originally established in 1640 as the boundary between the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and New Plymouth.

Marker is on Country Way 0.1 miles south of Mordecal Lincoln Road, on the left when ...

West Chester

- 1788 -

West Chester

Originally “Turk’s – Head”

Renamed for Chester

Founded 1788

Marker is on East Marshall Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Industrial Corridor

The siting of the railroad, while first controversial, created a new industrial corridor through the community. Just south of downtown, the Madison Steam Factory opened as a textile mill. In town, brokerage and warehouses built near the depots to facilitate ...

The Tatshenshini River

La rivière Tatshenshini

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The Tatshenshini River, known as Shawshe Chu in the Southern Tutchone language, begins in northwestern British Columbia and flows nearly 200 kilometers through the traditional territory of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations into the Gulf of Alaska. ...

Goat Trail

The U.S. Army arrived at Valdez during the Gold Rush to build a trail into the interior. They found the Valdez Glacier impassable much of the year. To bypass the glacier, they cut a narrow trail along the walls of ...

Horse and Sled Trail

On the far side, just above the water are the remains of the old sled trail, used in the early days. It was cut out of the rock, just wide enough for 2 horses abreast. 200 ft. above can be ...

Old Railroad Tunnel

“The Iron Trail” by Rex Beach describes these events and this area.

This tunnel was hand cut into the solid rock of Keystone Canyon and is all that is left of the “railroad era” when nine companies fought to take advantage ...

Historic Lake Islands

Samuel de Champlain

These islands were first seen by a European in 1609, when Samuel de Champlain explored the Lake which bears his name and claimed them for the King of France. Ceded in 1763 to Britain, they became part of ...

Yountville's First Fire House

On this site in April, 1929, the County of Napa built Yountville's first fire house, with Homer Douglas serving as volunteer fire chief and Silvio Tonascia as assistant fire chief. The county provided a 1929 Fageol fire truck to be ...

Corporal James Tanner

Birthplace of

Corporal James Tanner

1844-1927

Enlisted 87th N.Y. Vol. Co C.

Wounded Second Battle Bull

Run. Present at Lincoln's

Death Bed.

Marker is at the intersection of New York Route 7 and West Richmondville Road (County Route 33), ...