Formal Southern Landscapes

Like Madison's high-style architecture, its formal landscapes were Southern translations of both prevalent trends and earlier traditions. Boxwood gardens were an antebellum landscape feature gracing many Madison homes. Parterres were a garden form developed in Renaissance France and originally inspired ...

Nathaniel William Taylor

Nathaniel William Taylor

Born at New Milford

June 28, 1786

Graduated at Yale College

1807

Ordained Pastor of the First

Church in New Haven 1812.

Elected Dwight Professor of

Didactic Theology in Yale College

1822.

Died March 10, 1858

Oh How Love I The Law!

Nath'l W. Taylor D.D.

Marker can be reached ...

Gold Discoveries Trigger Stampede

Prospectors found gold in 1895 under the present Canyon Creek Highway Bridge and on Mills Creek. Those discoveries launched a rush to Turnagain Arm more than a year before the Klondike Gold Rush.

Prospectors Poke Around

After gold was discovered near Hope ...

Gold Rush Crossroads

The community of Big Delta began during the Gold Rush era as a trading post and roadhouse serving prospectors and travelers.

Known for many years as McCarty, Big Delta was a link in the paths of travel and trade. It was ...

Taylor Highway

The Taylor Highway leads through some of the earliest and richest gold mining country in Alaska to the City of Eagle on the Yukon River. Gold was discovered by Franklin in 1886 and the old town of Forty Mile was ...

Isaac Dutton Barnard

(1791 - 1834)

Side One:

Major Isaac Barnard

Born March 22, 1791

Died February 18, 1834

Side Two:

Senator of Pennsylvania, 1820:

Sec’y of The Commonwealth, 1826:

Senator of The U. States, 1827.

Side Three:

This Memorial

in Honor of ...

Park Falls Veterans Memorial

Old Abe Veterans Memorial

In honor of the men and women of the Park Falls area who have served or are currently serving in the Armed Forces of the United States defending our freedoms and the principles of democracy, and especially ...

John Penrose Virden

John Penrose Virden,

a Delaware River Pilot, built this

house in 1888. He was a co-founder

& the first President of the Pilots

Association. Virden died in 1934 and

is buried across the street in

St. Peters Cemetery.

Marker is on 2nd Street near Mulberry Street, ...

The Presbyterian Church Esperance, NY

(Old Stone Church)

The Presbyterian (Old Stone)

Church, Esperance, N.Y.

Organized May 2, 1823

Edifice Dedicated July 4, 1824

Sheldon Jackson Received As

Member Oct. 2, 1853. Remodeled

And Rededicated Jan. 14, 1897

Marker is at the intersection of Main ...

Felipe Valerio Store and Garage

(1.5 mi. southeast)

Built in 1905 by Felipe Valerio (1878-1953) and his wife Jesusa (1886-1973), the Valerio store was an integral part of the small community of La Rosita. Located approximately halfway between San Diego and Freer, the store provided groceries ...