Steamtown National Historic Site

(1) Locomotive Erecting Shop (1909) - where heavy maintenance was done on locomotives. More than 70 locomotives were built here. The facility included a foundry, blacksmith shop, machine shop, and a laboratory.

(2) Office and Storage Building (1909) - used as ...

Christopher Columbus

1451 – 1506

Dedicated in memory of

the courage and

determination of

Christpoher Columbus.

He followed his dream,

and discovered America.

Erected by the

Columbia

Italian-American

Club of Union

October 13, 2000

Marker is on Morris Avenue 0.1 miles east ...

The Story of WuShock

Wichita State University

It was 1904 when Wichita State University was known as Fairmoun[t] College that R.J. Kirk (Class of 1907), a football manager, invented the name "Wheat Shockers" for posters to advertise a game against the Chilocco Indians. It was ...

Mary Gillis Troost

In Memoriam

Erected to the memory of

Mary Gillis Troost

who died Dec. 27, 1872

by the

Women's Christian Assn

of Kansas City, Mo.

In appreciation of her

gift to the

Gillis Orphans Home

Courtesy hmdb.org

Ligonier Town Square Fountain

On June 30th 1921 the members of Ligonier Volunteer Hose Company No. 1 presented this fountain to the People of Ligonier

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Market Street, in the median on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Operation Iraqi Freedom - War Memorial

Vigo County Indiana

[ Front ]

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Killed In Action

From Vigo County

[ Obverse ]

Kyle W. Childress

Courtesy hmdb.org

Road versus Rail

Lincoln Highway Heritage Corridor

The rise and fall of the railroad corresponded to the continuing increase of roads, like the Lincoln Highway. Railroads were needed for transportation because roads were virtually impassable. But once new paving techniques made road surfaces durable, ...

Passengers and Products

Welcome to Camden Tower Courtyard. This space and the warehouses you see along the walkway are a part of the William Aiken House and Associated Railroad Structures National Historic Landmark. This landmark includes the William Aiken House, located at 456 ...

The Continental Army

Washington's army left Valley Forge in 1777 and moved northeast. They crossed the Delaware at Coryell's Ferry (Lambertville), remained for two days, then marched along today's Rte.518 on their way to the Battle of Monmouth on June 28th.

Marker is on ...

Canadian National Railways #47

In 1914, the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada purchased six 4-6-4T locomotives from the Montreal Locomotive Works, a division of the American Locomotive Company. This Baltic tank locomotive carried coal and water in a coal bin and water tank built ...