Presbyterian Meeting House

Near this memorial stood the Presbyterian Meeting House, first place of worship in Camden after that of the Quakers. It was built about 1774 on land given by Col. Joseph Kershaw and confirmed in his Will dated 1778. The first ...

Dwight David Eisenhower

Abilene, Kansas

boyhood home of

Dwight David Eisenhower

General of the Army, WWII

President of the United States,

1953-1961

"The proudest thing I can claim

is that I am from Abilene

Homecoming, 1945

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm

Welcome to Oxon Cove Park. Around here a walk in the park is a walk back in time. Exhibits along the way will help you find the layers of time. The Mount Welby historic house also has exhibits.

Today Oxon Hill ...

Why is the Washington Monument Temporarily Closed?

On August 23, 2011, a magnitude 5.8 earthquake centered in Virginia sent tremors throughout eastern North America. This seismic activity affected a number of Washington, D.C. landmarks, including the Washington Monument. National Park Service engineers and experts in historic ...

Illinois Central 2613

In 1960, Illinois Central 2613, a Mountain type engine with 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, became the last steamer to operate on the railroad, ending a 190 year tradition. Western Kentucky, with its many coal mines, were among the last places in ...

Strawberry Capital of the World

In the early 1940's, Paducah-McCracken County was known as the strawberry capital of the world. Schools excused students to pick berries. Entire families were involved in this agricultural event. Freight cars carried thousands of crates of berries were shipped from ...

Broadway, Paducah's Main Street

This scene shows Broadway, Paducah's main street, in the 1940's when the downtown area was the center for the community's retail, business, and entertainment activities. Such downtown landmarks as the Guthrie Building, 1937 Post Office, Palmer House Hotel, Citizens Bank ...

The Telephone Pioneers

Through the depression, a struggling telephone industry crept along with advancing technology. In 1940 progress stopped. Most personnel and materials were used to win W.W.II. The local telephone system became outdated. In 1945 the boys came home and the Baby ...

James Ward Wood

Founder of Kappa Alpha Order

While a student at Washington College in Lexington, Virginia, Wood formed a society that he named Phi Kappa Chi. He authorized its ritual; created a seal; enlisted family friend, William Nelson Scott, and organized the group ...

Inn of Jacob Crounse

Built 1833. Midway tavern

where horses were changed on

Schoharie-Albany

Stage Coach Route

Marker is on New York Route 146, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org