The Pecos River in Literature and Folklore

Noted for mineral-thick waters and sudden floods, the Pecos River snakes through Texas on its way to the Rio Grande. Historian J. Evetts Haley and folklorist J. Frank Dobie, who called it “a strange river,” and a “barricade,” are among ...

Greenwood County Cattlemen's Association

BEEF

Organized in hotel lobby

1924

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.

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Co. F, 2nd Bn., 142nd Inf., 36th Div., Texas National Guard

The 36th Division of the U.S. Army served with distinction in World War II. When mobilized, Company F of the Division's 142nd Infantry consisted primarily of Randall County soldiers, including ten sets of brothers, as well as a father and ...

East Falls Church Station

In August 1940, when this photograph was taken, passenger service on the Washington & Old Dominion was losing money and was being phased out. Passenger service stopped altogether in April 1941, but resumed two years later to support the national ...

Refrigerator

February 23, 1988 - February 19, 1999

The mighty "Fridge" chilled rivals while he embodied greatness and captured hearts. The first to break the $2 million mark in earnings, he won the Champion of Champions (GI) a record three consecutive times. ...

The Old Pirates House

Associated with Savannah's

maritime history and Robert Louis

Stevenson's "Treasure Island".

Built in 1754. Visitors Welcome.

Marker is on East Broad Street near East St. Julian Street, on the right when traveling north.

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"Battle Cross"

podium beside statue

This arrangement of a fallen soldier's boots, rifle and helmet known as a BATTLE CROSS began in World War I. Since then, when a serviceman or woman is lost on the battlefield, comrades erect a Battle Cross to ...

Cheatham's Division

C.S.A.

Right of

Cheatham's Division,

Nov. 25, 1863.

Marker is on North Crest Road north of Portview Place, on the right when traveling north.

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Eclipse Windmill Patented 1867

George Tyng, White Deer Lands, drilled first water well 1887 near present townsite White Deer after unsuccessful attempt in 1886 by Col. B. B. Groom, Francklyn Land & Cattle Company.

Windmill indispensable factor in settlement plains of Texas. Eclipse Mill slow ...

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad Depot

The 1920s oil boom brought increased business to this railroad town, and a new depot was built here in 1928. The structure exhibits elements of the Prairie School, Mission, and Tudor styles of architecture. Prominent features include bracketed overhangs, stepped ...