A Place Of Pilgrimage

Many centuries before Samuel de Champlain's July 1609 landfall, Isle La Mottte had been a meeting place for the lake's neighboring native peoples. The Wonbanakiak on the eastern shore called the land Bitawbagw, or "the waters between," while the Iroquois ...

McDonald Opera House

Prominent businessman Angus A. McDonald constructed this two-story masonry theater in 1891. A metal-covered stage loft rises above the roof as evidence of the structures historic function. Beneath the south end were dressing rooms for the traveling entertainers that played ...

Warren County

This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Gen. Joseph Warren, Massachusetts Revolutionary hero killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill. What is claimed to have been the first iron works and woolen mill ...

Courtney Hotel

Brothers Morris and Humphery Courtney built this multi-purpose building in 1918 with the profits from manganese mining acquired during World War I. The building speaks to the coming of the automobile as the basement housed the Granite County Garage and ...

J.K. Merrill and Sons Dry Goods

The excellent design and spacious interior of this two-story commercial building represents Philipsburg’s prosperity and substantial population during the 1890s. Constructed for J.K. Merrill and Sons between 1892 and 1894, Freyschlag Huffman and Company took this location for its general ...

White Pass & Yukon Route

Golden Spike Centennial

Carcross, Yukon Territory

July, 29, 2000

The golden spike was driven to mark the completion of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway on July 29, 1900. It was the beginning of a fully integrated rail transportation ...

White Pass & Yukon Route

Golden Spike Centennial

The golden spike was driven to mark the completion of the White Pass & Yukon Route Railway on July 29, 1900. It was the beginning of a fully integrated rail transportation system – which grew to include ...

In Remembrance

In Remembrance

Fa September 3

Tua September 11

Weluwa September 14

Kapeli October 30

Yammoni November 4

Kaba December 31

1839

These Amistad captives who survived the voyage on La Amistad from Cuba to Connecticut, arrived gravely ill from the voyage's privations. They did not live to enjoy ...

Dei Gratia

1797 1897

Dei Gratia

This tablet commemorates the completion of a century during which these grounds have been sacred to the memory of the dead. The grave stones preserved with reverent care in the crypt beneath the Center Church, are all that ...

National Historic Landmark - Grove Street Cemetery

Grove Street Cemetery

Has Been Designated A

National Historic Landmark

This Site Possesses National Significance

In Commemorating the History of The

United States of America

Known as the New Haven Burial Ground, this landmark represents a milestone in the development of a cemetery as a distinct ...