Irvington World War I Memorial

To our departed comrades who served their country during the Great World War

Fred D. Mason

Died in Germany

Aug. 20, 1921

Robert H. Barker

Died in Service

Nov. 14, 1918

A separate bronze plaque reads:

Rebuilt in May 1988 as an Eagle Scout Project of Ashley Lewis ...

St. Clair's Defeat / Fort Recovery

St. Clair's Defeat

300 ft. north, 900 ft. west, General St. Clair's army met its crushing defeat by the Indians on November 4, 1791.

Fort Recovery

Built on the same spot in 1793, by General Wayne.

Marker is on North Elm Street (Ohio Route ...

Site of Richmond College

These gateways

erected by the Trustees

as a memorial to the

Founders of Richmond College

mark the site

of the Institution

1834 - 1914

Marker is at the intersection of Lombardy Street and Grace Street on Lombardy Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Marine Ways

Paducah's first heavy industry was a marine ways to build and repair river craft. Elijah Murray of St. Louis got a contract in 1843, but it did no materialize until 1853. These works have been in continuous operation ever since, ...

Charlottesville

The site was patented by William Taylor in 1737. The town was established by law in 1762, and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Burgoyne’s army, captured at Saratoga in 1777, was long quartered near here. The ...

Native American Presence

Native American artifacts were recovered in various locations on Government Island. The largest concentration of artifacts was found overlooking Aquia Creek. a rare Clovis projectile point was found, indicating the Paleoindians were present in this area prior to 8000 B.C. ...

Iced Solid - Clear to Illinois!

Still recovering from the flood that was the worst disaster experienced in the United States up to that time, the new year, 1938, started with what many feared was a prelude to another debacle. At Paducah, the Ohio River froze ...

Charlottesville

The site was patented by William Taylor in 1737. The town was established by law in 1762, and was named for Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Burgoyne’s army, captured at Saratoga in 1777, was long quartered near here. The ...

Capt. Frederick Way, Jr.

1901-1992

Riverman, author, historian, America's foremost authority on inland waterways. Captain Way lived close to this spot, on River Avenue. Reared in Edgeworth on land settled by the Way family before 1800, he was the first president of the Sewickley Valley ...

Ethelbert Nevin

Composer of "Narcissus," "The Rosary," and other well-known musical works, was born Nov. 25, 1862, at Vineacre, a property adjoining the far end of this street. Died Feb. 17, 1901, at New Haven, Conn.

Marker is on Ohio River Boulevard (Pennsylvania ...