Bradley Crandall Sawmill Site

This sawmill led to the

founding of Sturgeon Bay

1853

The Founding of Little Lake

Sturgeon Bay's first major settlement was founded in 1853 with the construction of the Bradley-Crandall Sawmill. The original mill was located on a small island and had a workforce ...

Kansas Indian Reservations

When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, many different Indian nations occupied what is now the United States. European settlement gradually resulted in many of these native peoples being pushed to the west.

In 1825 the U.S. government resolved ...

Dan Patch

[Marker Text, Side 1]:

Standard-bred colt (sire Joe Patchen, dam Zelica) foaled 1896 Oxford, Benton County; raised by Daniel A. Messner, Jr. on this farm. A natural pacer, trained for harness racing, a very popular sport in late 1800's and early ...

West Virginia/Highland County

Side A:West VirginiaWest Virginia was long a part of Virginia. Morgan Morgan began the settlement of the region in 1727. A great battle with the Indians took place at Point Pleasant, 1774. West Virginia became a separate state of the ...

First Bridgeport Courthouse

Located near this site was the first courthouse in the town of Bridgeport. Previously, the county courthouse was in Aurora (the county seat established in 1861) However, a state boundary survey completed in 1863 determined that town was actually in ...

Revolutionary War Soldiers in Mt. Hebron Cemetery

Lutheran Mt. Hebron German Reformed

Cemeteries

The following soldiers who served in the Revolutionary War are buried within this enclosure:

Major-General Daniel Morgan

Major-General John Smith

Brigadier-General James Singleton

Brigadier-General Daniel Roberdeau

Colonel Henry Beatty

Colonel Charles A. Magill

Major Peter Helphinstine

Major Josiah Massie

Captain William Ball

Captain Michael Coyle

Captain Basil ...

Commanding Officers' Quarters (104)

A classic Victorian mansion, this building clearly represents some of the Army's architectural motivations. Recognizing the difficulties for officers and their families of being assigned to remote posts, the Army built homes such as this one to provide a measure ...

Bridgeport Bridge

"Wood’s Crossing"

Bridgeport Bridge, or “Wood’s Crossing”, is the longest single span covered bridge in existence. Used since 1862, built by David I. Wood. This plaque is dedicated to those pioneer Americans who came to California in search of a new ...

Original Land Grant

Original land grant patent dated 1753 from the right honorable Thomas Lord Fairfax for two lots (#82 & #83) on which was built the old log church. Now the site is the Evangelical and Reformed portion of Mt. Hebron Cemetery, ...

Old Government Road

This marker locates a part of the original trail which was cut out of the forest by the U.S. Army in 1868 to facilitate travel from Leech Lake to White Earth. Soldiers accompanied the paymasters along this road in the ...