The St. Andrew Bay Saltworks

Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish, and cattle for southern troops and citizens. A necessary preservative in those ...

Major General Winfield Scott Hancock

(Front):Major General

Winfield Scott Hancock

wounded

July 3, 1863.

(Back):Erected by

Comrades and Friends

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Switzerland County World War I Memorial

A. D. - - - - § - §-§ - § - - - - 1926

In memory of

the Sons and Daughters

of

Switzerland County

who served in

1917 - - The World War - - 1918

Names on record

in Civil ...

Wyona Park / Rifle Pit Legend

Wyona Park

This site has traditionally been a popular picnic area for Wyocena residents. As early as 1905, approximately 1,000 people attended an insurance company picnic at this location. In 1948, Gordon Spear, a lifetime Wyocena resident, sold the grounds to ...

Exchange at the Presidio

The Mormon Battalion Enters Tucson, 16 December 1846

Near this site on December 16 – 17, 1846, the U.S. 101st Infantry ("Mormon") Battalion under the command of Colonel Philip St. George Cooke peacefully occupied the Presidio San Agustin del Tucson.

Organized in ...

Chong's Candy Store

This building was built in 1925, by Addison Chong, as was the house next door where the Chong's lived. Addison and his wife Mary owned and operated Chong's Chinese Restaurant for many years.

In 1950, Addison's brother Richard took over the ...

Confederate Dead

More than 200 soldiers from every Confederate state are buried in two separate plots in Linwood Cemetery. Many of these men died in the several Confederate hospitals located in Columbus, 1862-1865. Numbers fell in the battle here, Easter Sunday, April ...

Robert Lee McKenzie's Home and Office

(Front Side): The McKenzie House is a large two-story clapboard frame dwelling built in the Dutch Colonial style typical of the turn of the century houses still standing in Northern Michigan.

It was built 1909 by Belle Booth who married R. ...

Temple of Music and Art

This cultural center was built through the efforts of the Saturday Morning Music Club. The grand opening October 28, 1927, starred violinist Jascha Heifetz. Many world-renowned artists followed upon the stage and in the galleries while local talent also gave ...

Railroad Bridges Over the Pecos

A major tributary of the Rio Grande, the Pecos River was long a barrier to transportation, particularly across the deep gorge that once marked its joining with the Rio Grande. Construction of the first railroad bridge over the Pecos took ...