Barbara Fox, Pioneer Lady Inventor

Miss Barbara Fox came to Napoleon in 1852 as a child and lived next door to the Railroad House Hotel. She received United States patents in 1892 and 1895 for a fire escape. On October 12, 1895 she invited people ...

Sacred to the Memory of the Soldiers

Sacred

to the memory

of the

Soldiers

of the War of

1861 to 1865.

Marker can be reached from 4th Avenue 0.3 miles north of County Highway C, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Antonio M. De LaGuerra 1825 – ‘81

This tablet dedicated to his memory. He was State Senator 1852-1853; Mayor of Santa Barbara, Captain of California Volunteers serving in Arizona during the Civil War 1861-1865. He was a loyal member of the Ancient and Honorable Order of E. ...

United States Regulars

(Front):Erected by the Congress

to commemorate the services

of that portion of the

Army of the Potomac

composed of

Cavalry Artillery Infantry and Engineers

of the Regular Army of the United States

in the Gettysburg Campaign June-July 1863

(Left):United States ArtilleryBatteries E & G 1st. Regiment Captain Alanson ...

Sterling Price Reynolds

In honor of

Sterling Price Reynolds

to whom this park is dedicated

on his 100th birthday

November 9th, 1961

Born in Callaway County, Missouri.

Graduated from University of

Missouri, 1883, with highest honors.

Settled in Caruthersville in 1896.

Levee District engineer since 1900.

Little River Drainage District

board member since 1907.

Presented ...

McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas

Original unit in complex forming one of the great observatory centers of the world. Built in the 1930s under terms of legacy from William Johnson McDonald (1844-1926), a Paris (Texas) banker interested in the stars. A well-educated man, McDonald lived ...

Painted Desert Community Complex Historic District

This property

Has been listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States

Department of the Interior

2005

Painted Desert

Community Complex

Historic District

Marker can be reached from Interstate 40.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Old Fort

A group of colonists called by Brigham Young, under the leadership of William C. Allen settled here March 24, 1876. They erected a fort of cottonwood logs and mud on this site. It was first known as Allen's Camp. In ...

Test Your Bird I.Q.

Watch and listen to see how many different birds you can discover on Pikes Peak. From the foothills to the summit, there are about 225 species. This variety is due to the number of habitats on the mountain. Can you ...

Well-traveled Water

Did you know that Colorado Springs is almost a desert? Deserts receive less than ten inches of rain per year. The average precipitation in Colorado Springs is only about 15 inches per year. That’s pretty dry compared to Boston’s annual ...