Douse the Flames and Climb Aboard

“The whole twenty-five miles of railroad…between Avery and the Taft Tunnel was swept by a consuming blast of fire, so hot that pick handles lying in the open beside the track were utterly consumed.” - Elers Koch, Forest Supervisor

With fires ...

Conrad Ehrhardt Railroad Park

Conrad Ehrhardt was born in Weiterade Kuhrhessen Germany on December 13, 1832 and left home at the age of 19 to come to America. He came with only 25 cents in his pocket and skills that he aquired from the ...

Building From the Ashes

“All that remained was to salvage what material that could be salvaged from the disaster, and reorganize for a new start.” - Clarence B. Swim, Assistant Forester

As the railroad operated rescue trains, Missoula residents met the refugees at the station ...

When the Mountains Roared

“The fire by this time was an awe-inspiring spectacle, the whole horizon to the west was aflame and the noise caused by the falling timber was terrific.” - Roy A. Phillips, Lolo Forest Guard

One of the most devastating fire seasons ...

The Dabb House

General Lee's Headquarters.

In the residence at the end of this lane, General R.E. Lee had headquarters from June 1 to June 26, 1862. Hither for conference came “Stonewall” Jackson, Longstreet, Stuart, A.P. Hill, D.H. Hill and other of his lieutenants. ...

King William Confederate Monument

To our soldiers

of the

Confederacy.

King William Co. Va.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 1301) and Horse Landing Road (Virginia Route 619).

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Woman's Club of DeLand

Established 1906

The Woman's Club of DeLand was organized in March 1906, and was incorporated on July 26 of that year with ninety-two charter members. Nearly from its inception club members wanted to have their own clubhouse. The organization purchased a ...

Candler Hospital

Georgia's first hospital, Candler is the

second oldest continuously operating

hospital in the United States. Its history

began in the 1730s when Methodist

missionary George Whitfield brought

medicines to treat sick seamen and

the poor. Chartered in 1804 as a

seaman's hospital and poor house, ...

Prehistoric Indian Campsite

In this vicinity are the remains of a prehistoric Indian refuse pile, comprised mainly of clam shells. Archeologists call such sites "shell middens." They are the result of centuries of shellfish harvesting by early Indian groups. Shells found at this ...

A Battle That Could Not Be Won

“With the cinders and ashes falling all around him, and so dark that he could not see his horse’s head at three o’clock in the afternoon, [Barringer] rode up to the face of the fire…[and] collected his scattered crews….” - ...