The Call Family Residence

1878 - 1972

George Washington Call (1829-1907) and his Chilean wife, Mercedes Leiva (1850-1933), bought 2,500 acres including Fort Ross in 1873. While maintaining a house in San Francisco, the family developed a dairy ranch and expanded the transport of local ...

Hillsborough County's Confederate Monument

Memoria In Aeterna

(West face)

1861

To the Honor and Courage

of the patriots of the

Confederate States

of America,

This monument is dedicated by

Tampa Chapter,

No.113, U. D. C.,

and the citizens of Tampa.

January 1911.

Memoria

In Aeterna.

(South face)

1865

Lest

We

Forget.

(East face)

1861

Not theirs the rush of ...

Austin College Building

The Presbyterian Church established Austin College in Huntsville in 1849 and erected this structure in 1851-52. Austin College moved to Sherman in 1876, and in 1879 this building was deeded to the state for use by the newly-established Sam Houston ...

Leonidas Taylor

Erected to the memory of Leonidas Taylor. Born in the city of Philadelphia on the 3rd of July 1832. He grew to manhood in the city of St. Louis and was killed by the explosion of the Steamer Belle opposite ...

Henderson County

Home Town of Texas Confederate

Front:

Henderson County C. S. A.

Voted 400 – 49 for session. Sent about 1,000 into Confederate Army, with one detachment of 150 having only 13 live to return. Caldwell's farm, three miles northeast, and Fincastle, 19 miles ...

Madonna of the Trail

This 10 foot high, 5 ton statue cast by St. Louis sculptor August Leimbach is one of 12 identical monuments to the bold spirit of the pioneers erected in 1928-29 along the National Old Trails Road from Maryland to California.

Marker ...

3rd Massachusetts Cavalry

(Front):3rd Mass. Cavalry

Sheridan's Valley Campaign 1864

Casualties

Killed

and

Wounded

207

Erected Sept. 19, 1888

(Back):3rd Mass. Cavalry

19th Corps

Marker is at the intersection of National Avenue (Business State Highway 7) and Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling east on National Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

“… the battle itself proved a relief.”

In 1863 this was the home of James and Catherine Foster and their daughter, Catherine. Prior to the battle the town was cut off from communications, and rumors of approaching “Rebels” and the whereabouts of the Union army prompted the ...

New Guns for an Old Fort

Remnants of former gun emplacements are the reminders of the three generations of armaments that occupied this V-shaped Water Battery. Each generation reflects the latest technologies and precision in the manufacture of armaments.

1830 - The first guns to be ...

Historic Daniel & Meta Best Home

1886

This home was built in the late 1870’s by Joseph Demont, a San Leandro pioneer who was active in industry and politics. Daniel Best bought the property in 1886. Best established Daniel Best Agricultural Works, which later became Caterpillar ...