The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal

Emigrant (Immigrant) Waiting Room

After passing the Statue of Liberty and being processed at Ellis Island, where did the new Americans go?

Once declared “clearly and beyond a doubt, entitled to land” almost two-thirds of the immigrants processed at Ellis ...

Rhoads Opera House Fire

A disastrous fire destroyed the theater that stood at Philadelphia Ave. & Washington St. On Jan. 13 1908. It claimed 170 Victims, many buried here, due to overcrowding, poorly designed and unmarked exits, and inadequate fire escapes. The tragedy prompted ...

Smicksburg

(Keystone Marker)

Dayton - 6

Smicksburg

Named for Rev John G. Schmick

Founded

1827

Marker is at the intersection of East Kittanning Street (Pennsylvania Route 954) and Clarion Street, on the right when traveling west on East Kittanning Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Gibson: Oyster Banks to Batteries

The earliest fort on this site was built in 1794. Great Britain’s navy had been seizing American merchant ships and forcing their sailors into service on British vessels. Congress decided that the nation’s most important harbors should be defended in ...

Fort Gibson: Ammunition to Immigration

In the decades following the War of 1812, Fort Gibson continued to be used as a military installation. Large magazines were built to store explosive black powder, which was too unstable to be kept at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn. ...

Texas Cattle Trail

This Boulder marks the northern terminus of the Texas Cattle Trail over which in 1867-1871 journeyed herds numbering more than three million head and it is dedicated to the Pioneers of Abilene in recognition of their achievements.

Marker is at the ...

Mt. Hebron School

Front:

In 1915, the men of the Mt. Hebron Community cleared the land donated by Bess Simmons for school. Trees donated by Mitch Poole were placed on Rufus Brasher’s wagon and taken to Will Scott’s sawmill. The school opened in the ...

Site of Old Goodnight Ranch

First ranch in the Texas panhandle

Established in 1876 by

Charles Goodnight

1836- 1929

Noted scout, Indian fighter, trail blazer

and rancher

The Burbank of the range

Marker is at the intersection of County Road 25 and U.S. 287, on the right when traveling south on County ...

Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Jefferson County

In April 1836, William White donate land for a church and cemetery. In December 1904, William T. Simmons and his wife R. A. sold adjoining land to the church adding to the cemetery. The oldest marked grave is for ...

St. John's Episcopal Church

"The Church Within A Church"

This property is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of Buckeye Avenue (Kansas Route 15) and 6th Street, on the ...