| Ireland, Connacht (County Galway), Inishmore, Aran Islands — Welcome to Port Corrúch Seal Colony — Failte go Port Corrúch |
| | Welcome to Port Corrúch Seal Colony
[First part of the marker is about the seal colony along the coastline and is not transcribed]
As you look across the North Sound you can see the Coast of Connemare and the Twelve pins of Connemara. Near by the factory ruins represents an out post of Victorian industianlism [sic] in the 19th Century. One of the earliest attempts to mechanige [sic] the kelp industry was sited just here for the topography of the area makes this Aran's most favoured . . . — Map (db m22928) |
| Arizona (Mohave County), Oatman — Oatman, Arizona — Elevation 2700 Feet |
| | Oatman was founded about 1908. By 1931,
the areas mines which had produced over
1.8 million ounces of gold. By the mid 1930's,
the boom was over and in 1942 the last
remaining mines were closed as nonessential
to the war effort.
Burros first came to Oatman with early day
prospectors. The animals were also used inside
the mines for hauling rock and ore outside the
mines. Burros were used for hauling water and
supplies. As the mines closed and people moved
away, the Burros were . . . — Map (db m18964) |
| California (Alameda County), Sunol — Sunol |
| | Named in honor of Antonio Maria Sunol, merchant, naval man and cattlebarron, who acquired a Spanish / Mexican land grant in 1840.
Along with the vast ranching and fertile farmlands, coal and gold were found in the Sunol area in the 1870’s.
Sunol became a typical western cattletown with the arrival of the railroad in 1869, and a favorite hangout for banditos.
It was rumored that when Joaquin Murrieta stayed here his horse stood on a bed of charcoal keeping the hooves warm for a . . . — Map (db m24495) |
| California (Humboldt County), Orick — Big Diamond — A Circus Elephant |
| |
"Big Diamond", a circus elephant expired near here in 1927. His skinned hulk was buried. Years later, his bones were unearthed and speculation arose about a
Humboldt mastodon until investigators were enlightened
by people who'd seen the pachyderm's ignominious end. — Map (db m22274) |
| California (Placer County), Foresthill — Old Joe |
| | On the day of July 3, 1901 a stagecoach, driven by Henry Crockett, was on its way to the town of Foresthill when a hooded man appeared with a shotgun and ordered Crockett to stop, to which he replied, "You are only foolin". At that the robber shot and killed the wheel horse known as "Old Joe". He then robbed the stage and its passengers. Although the robber was later identified as Henry Wise, he was never captured. This plaque and monument replaces the wooden sign that was put at this site by . . . — Map (db m667) |
| California (San Mateo County), San Bruno — Seabiscuit |
| | Seabiscuit
Born 1933
Sired by Hard Tack – Out of Swing On
Owner – Charles S. Howard
Jockeys
Red Pollard – George Woolf
World’s Champion Money Winner to 1938 — Map (db m18406) |
| California (Santa Clara County), Stanford University — 834 — Development of Motion Pictures |
| | In commemoration of the motion picture research conducted in 1878 and 1879 by Eadweard Muybridge, at the Palo Alto Stock Farm, now the site of Stanford University. This extensive photographic experiment portraying the attitudes of animals in motion was conceived by and executed under the direction and patronage of Leland Stanford. Consecutive instantaneous exposures were provided for by a battery of 24 cameras fitted with electro-shutters. — Map (db m2716) |
| California (Solano County), Rio Vista — Humphrey the Humpback Whale |
| | Donated to:
Rio Vista Chamber of Commerce
and
City of Rio Vista
to remember the visit of
Humphrey
the Humpback Whale
Oct. 10, 1985 - Nov. 4, 1985
Humphrey the Humpback Whale,
a mighty whale was he
He swam into the Delta, to see what he could see
The people stood and stared, and the fish were scared
He was famous across the nation, until they ended his vacation
Richard Fonbuens, Age 12
Donated by: Silva's Memorial's
Vallejo-Antioch, Ca. Dedicated Jan. 31, . . . — Map (db m17189) |
| Delaware (New Castle County), Port Penn — Wetland Ways — Bob Beck: Preserver of Port Penn Traditions |
| | Port Penn is a community connected to its wetland landscape. Seasonal changes bring about changes in the lifestyles of Port Penners themselves. Autumn waterfowl hunting and winter muskrat trapping lead into spring shad runs and summer sturgeon fishing. The livelihoods of local families have been dependent upon these cycles on the river and marsh habitats for three centuries. This sense of kinship with the environment is characterized by the traditions of people like Bob Beck. Bob's family has . . . — Map (db m10438) |
| Georgia (Bryan County), Richmond Hill — Tom Cat — Garrison Mascot |
| | The sole Confederate fatality after seven hours of intensive bombardment on March 3, 1863, by the monitors PASSAIC (Capt. Percival Drayton), NAHANT, and PATAPSCO, supported by the MONTAUK, the WISSAHICKON, the SENECA, the DAWN, the FLAMBEAU, the SERBAGO, the C.P. WILLIAMS, the NORFOLK PACKET, and the PARA was the garrison mascot. The death of the cat was deeply regretted by the men, and news of the fatality was communicated to General Beauregard in the official report of the action. — Map (db m13038) |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — The Great Dane Dog |
| | The symbol of our company since 1931,
the Great Dane dog is the most elegant
and distinguished of the giant type dog.
A true Great Dane breed is spirited and
courageous, yet always friendly and
dependable. These special attributes
coupled with majestic, powerful strides
make the Great Dane an exceptionally
unique breed.
Originally bred in Germany for hunting
and demanding work in European coal
mines, the Great Dane possesses an
integral heroic quality, and we are proud
to have . . . — Map (db m13335) |
| Georgia (Cherokee County), Canton — 028-5 — Crescent Farm Rock Barn |
| | The Crescent Farm Rock Barn was constructed in 1906 by Augustus (Gus) Lee Coggins. One of a rare number of rock barns constructed in Georgia, the Rock Barn, together with the nearby Georgian Revival style main house, constitutes the core of the original Crescent Farm.
Originally a race horse stable, the rock barn was one of three barns on Coggins' cotton and horse farm. It was built to replace a wooden barn destroyed in a fire which killed valuable race horses. The Rock Barn is made of . . . — Map (db m11491) |
| Georgia (Hancock County), Sparta — “July” 1858 — The Original July Foxhound |
| | In July 1858 an Irish Foxhound arrived in Georgia as a gift from the noted hunter, Nimrod Gosnell of Roxbury Mills, Maryland to Colonel Miles G. Harris of Hancock County. The male puppy was named “July.” Col. Harris invited fox hunters for miles around to join him on a fox hunt during October 1859. They brought their choicest runners with them, but they were no match for “July’s” superior performance in the hunting field chasing red foxes. Hunters from surrounding . . . — Map (db m9486) |
| Georgia (Muscogee County), Columbus — Fit for Man and Beast |
| | This watering fountain at Broadway and 10th Street represents the last one of several located in each block down Broadway. It is Columbus' oldest public fountain, dating back to the earliest days of the city. Called the Man and Beast fountain, it contains three watering bowls, one at street level for dogs, a large one in the middle for horses, and a medium-sized one near the top for people. Although we no longer go to public fountains to collect drinking water, fountains offer our community an identity and sense of history in our public spaces. — Map (db m22376) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), Jacksonville — 134-4 — World Record Bass |
| | Approximately two miles from this spot, on June 2, 1932, George W. Perry, a 19-year old farm boy, caught was to become America`s most famous fish. The twenty-two pound four ounce largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoldes) exceeded the existing record by more than two pounds has has retained the world record for more than fifty years. Perry and his friend, J.E. Page, were fishing in Montgomery Lake, a slough off the Ocmulgee River, not for trophies but to bring food to the table during those days . . . — Map (db m9144) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Miami Legend of the Sandhill Crane |
| | Long before settlers appeared on the scene, the American Indian people here used the sandhill crane as a symbol for their tribe. Early British and American officials referred to the people we know as Miami as “Twightwees” in various spellings such as the English “Twaatwaa”, “Tweeghtwees” or “Twicktwigs.” A legend about how the name became associated with Miamis extends deep into the early history of its people. It is said that the early Miamis . . . — Map (db m17068) |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — Pirogue Landing |
| | Terminal point where French-Canadian boats, hollowed from 30-60 foot poplar logs, brought families and cargo up the Maumee River from Toledo and Detroit, and returned furs to Lake Erie in exchange for traders' supplies, from the late 1700's until the canal era of the 1840's — Map (db m16957) |
| Indiana (Benton County), Oxford — 04.1999.1 — Dan Patch |
| | [Marker Text, Side 1]:
Standard-bred colt (sire Joe Patchen, dam Zelica) foaled 1896 Oxford, Benton County; raised by Daniel A. Messner, Jr. on this farm. A natural pacer, trained for harness racing, a very popular sport in late 1800's and early 1900's. Dan Patch began his racing career at county fairs in 1900; he became famous in Grand Circuit racing and never loast a race.
[Marker Text, Side 2]:
In 1902, sold to M. E. Sturgis, New York, then to Marion W. Savage, owner . . . — Map (db m8546) |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — Harrison County (Indiana) Fair |
| | Oldest continuous County Fair existing in Indiana. First fair held Sept. 11 - 14, 1860. Citizens met jan. 1860, organized Harrison County Agricultural Society, adopted constitution which with amendments governs yet today. Ground purchased Mar. 1860 from Benj. Aydelott, half mile track constructed for pacing or trotting, racing against time. In 1904, mare Bertha W won race and dropped dead at grandstand, buried north center field. Near mouth of spring Edw. Smith, first Corydon white settler . . . — Map (db m9634) |
| Indiana (Parke County), Marshall — 61.1968.4 — Turkey Run |
| | Little Ned Garland, son of the first family to settle in Indiana North of the 10 O’clock Line, is said to have named the stream below this cliff because wild turkeys roosted in trees within this chasm. — Map (db m3673) |
| Indiana (Pike County), Petersburg — 63.1966.1 — The Buffalo Trace |
| | Crossed White River at a nearby ford. It was made by migrating buffalo herds. The trace ran from Vincennes to Louisville and was the only through trail in pioneer days. — Map (db m23217) |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1215 — Man o' War |
| | (Obverse):
Fair Play - Mahubah, by Rock Sand
Greatest race horse and leading money winner of his day. Winner of twenty of twenty-one starts with lifetime earnings of $249,465. Foaled March 29, 1917, at August Belmont's Nursery Stud a few miles away. Sold at auction as yearling for $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle, his owner throughout his racing career and later retirement. "Big Red" sired 62 stakes winners, his get earning over $3.5 million. War Admiral, Triple Crown winner, was most . . . — Map (db m4741) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Evergreen on the Falls — National Register of Historic Places |
| | Surveyed for John Walsh in 1754, large square cupola once crowned brick mansion. Built in Italianate style c.1860 by Henry Snyder. Leased after 1864 to James Hooper, owner of Meadow Mill. Estate was sold in 1870 to David Carroll, co-owner of Mount Vernon Mills. Acquired by Maryland Society for prevention of Cruelty to Animals in 1926. Granite structure, 1860 was valve house for Hampton Reservoir (filled with earth from Jones Falls Expressway Excavation.) — Map (db m2520) |
| Maryland, Baltimore — Structures of Restriction |
| | Fences have played an integral part in Mount Vernon Place’s history. The small interior fence was originally installed in 1935 to keep jackrabbits from eating the gardens during a Baltimore jackrabbit epidemic. The rabid rodents plagued this neighborhood’s green spaces for over two months until wealthier residents displaced them. The fencing has been altered now that the perennials are no longer under a threat. In 2002, the larger exterior fence was installed by the then newly formed Department . . . — Map (db m7726) |
| Maryland (Baltimore County), Owings Mills — Gwynnbrook State Farm No. 1 |
| | 290 acres, purchased from Dolfield estate October 29, 1919, from hunter's license fund for the purpose of breeding game in captivity for propagation purposes.
E. Lee LeCompte
State Game Warden of Maryland — Map (db m4339) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — A Crucial Connection — Wetlands are the vital link between land and water. |
| | Wetlands are a beautiful place to visit. Brightly colored flowers and a variety of birds are just some of the wonderful things to see in a wetland. water rushes off the land in a storm. When the water reaches the wetlands, plants help to slow the water's flow. Then, the spongy soil absorbs the extra water, reducing flooding. Water rushing off the land carries soil, trash and chemicals to the bay. Wetland plants trap this pollution, reducing erosion and keeping the bay clean. The Chesapeake . . . — Map (db m9696) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Birds by the Bay |
| | Herons, ducks, and geese gather along the shores and on the waters of the Chesapeake Bay. A Great Blue Heron has caught a fish to eat. Who is this? Domesticated geese are not native to this area. They are from Europe and Asia. The geese probably escaped from a farm and now lives here. Look for American coots spread out in a flock on the water from November to March. Mallard ducks are searching for seeds, snails, insects, and small fish to eat. A Ring-billed gull drops a clam in hopes of . . . — Map (db m9695) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Havre de Grace Racetrack |
| | In operation from 1912 to 1950 and nicknamed “The Graw.” The Harford Agricultural and Breeders Association racetrack was one of four one-mile thoroughbred racecouses in Maryland and reflected Harford County’s status as a breeding center for thoroughbreds. Man O’ War won the Potomac Handicap here in 1920, setting a track record. En route to the
Triple Crown in 1948, Citation lost his only race that year, to a local horse, Saggy. The clubhouse and grandstand remain. — Map (db m1269) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Lure of the Chesapeake |
| | Canvasback ducks float quietly on the water The hunter waits Flocks of ducks appear in the sky, cup their wings and drop down to the waiting canvasbacks The hunter's ploy has worked For it was not real canvasbacks that lured the ducks but well crafted decoys The Havre de Grace Decoy Museum is home to one of the finest collections of working decoys from the Chesapeake Bay area. The museum opened its doors in 1986 and through exhibits, education, and conservation the legacy of . . . — Map (db m9694) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Luxury on the Bay |
| | Listen, and you can almost hear the jazz music and smell the roasting duck. Edward F. Piersol conceived the idea for the Bayou Hotel and was the first owner. The hotel, considered lavish for a small town was built with field stone from Harford County and completed in 1921. Each of the sixty rooms had a private bath, (a luxury for that time) and most rooms had a view of the water. Other extravagances included a parking garage and the indoor pool that is now part of the Havre de Grace Decoy . . . — Map (db m9693) |
| Maryland (Harford County), Havre de Grace — Welcome to Our Wetland Home |
| | Along the shores of the Chesapeake Bay wetlands provide a home for many different animals. Listen...Look...can you find the animals that call this special place home? Look Up! Can you find the snake? Black rat snakes are skilled climbers searching in trees for birds and eggs to eat. Also look for black rat snakes along the shoreline where they may be hunting frogs and small mammals. This snake is not poisonous but instead wraps its long body around an animal and squeezes . . . — Map (db m9701) |
| Maryland (Kent County), Fairlee — Bass Propagation Lake |
| | Fairlee Mill Pond, Kent County, one mile from this point. Purchased by State 1928. — Map (db m3077) |
| Maryland (Prince George's County), Oxon Hill — Oxon Cove Park and Oxon Hill Farm |
| | Welcome to Oxon Cove Park. Around here a walk in the park is a walk back in time. Exhibits along the way will help you find the layers of time. The Mount Welby historic house also has exhibits.
Today Oxon Hill Farm is the main feature of Oxon Cove Park. You can experience some of daily life on a working farm from the early 1900s, complete with pigs, chicken, horses, a garden, barns, farm machinery, and much more.
Oxon Cove Park is also a great spot for watching wildlife, walking a . . . — Map (db m4979) |
| Maryland (St. Mary's County), Piney Point — Osprey — Pandion haliaetus |
| | Visit Piney Point between March and October and you might see osprey at home on pilings used to moor oil barges. These graceful birds of prey return every year around St. Patricks Day from their winter homes in Brazil, Colombia or Venezuela.
The Chesapeake Bay estuary supports the largest breeding osprey population in the country. The lower reaches of the Potomac and other tidal waters are their main fishing grounds. Nicknamed the "Fish Hawk," these birds circle 50 to 100 feet above the . . . — Map (db m9016) |
| Maryland (Worcester County), Berlin — The Wild Ponies |
| | Hardy, compact, and spirited - the horses on Assateague Island run freely over a range bounded by ocean and bay. Bands of mares and young led by protective stallions graze on marsh grasses, drink at freshwater ponds, and retreat into island forests for shelter. With luck, you will see ponies during your visit. Please watch from a distance. Wild ponies kick and bite, even though they may look tame. Feeding them is dangerous and unlawful. Two Herds The ponies usually live in small groups or . . . — Map (db m8340) |
| Michigan (Monroe County), Monroe — The Custer Home |
| | This 116 acre "French ribbon farm", purchased by General George Armstrong Custer, his brother, Nevin, and their wives August 22, 1871, ran northerly from the River Raisin. Nevin Custer farmed it until his death. The present Custer Airport, created from part of the farm, is named for it.
General Custer's famous war-horse, Dandy, who accompanied him to the Little Big Horn, lies buried in the old orchard site back of the residence.
Buffalo Bill Cody and Little Annie Oakley would always ride . . . — Map (db m22741) |
| Minnesota (Hennepin County), Richfield — Whiskey |
| |
A Great Horse
A Stout Heart
1911 – 1943 — Map (db m17237) |
| Mississippi (Washington County), Leland — Birthplace of Kermit the Frog — Leland, Mississippi |
| | Jim Henson, creator of the Muppets, grew up and played along Deer Creek during the years 1936-1948, exploring its flora and fauna from here to Stoneville. Sometimes he was joined by his friend, Kermit Scott. These experiences and fond memories spawned in Henson's mind that timeless creation - "Kermit," the original Muppet. — Map (db m12942) |
| Montana (Garfield County), Mosby — Bearpaw Shale and the Inland Ocean |
| | The black shale rocks seen in this area represent the muddy sediments deposited by the last ocean to exist in Montana. The shale, known by geologists as the Bearpaw Shale contains fossils of sea-going creatures that lived and died some 70 million years ago. Twenty foot long swimming reptiles like Mososaurus and Tylosaurus fed on fishes and ammonites, relatives of squids and octopi. The remains of the gigantic coiled ammonites called Placentaceras and the straight shelled ammonites called . . . — Map (db m9697) |
| Montana (Powell County), Ovando — The Bob Marshall Wilderness Country |
| | North of here lies the second largest wilderness in the lower 48 states. Made up of the Bob Marshall, Scapegoat and Great Bear wilderness areas, its north end abuts Glacier National Park, creating a continuous corridor of unspoiled mountains and valleys that harbor grizzly bears, mountain goats, wolverines, elk, moose, deer and wolves.
Montana first protected part of this country in 1913 when the Sun River Game Preserve was created on the east side of the continental divide. Years of market . . . — Map (db m23926) |
| Nebraska (Garden County), Lewellen — Ash Hollow Geology |
| | Ash Hollow is a focal point for understanding the geologic history of the Central Great Plains prior to the onset of the Great Ice Age. It is the type locality of the Ash Hollow Formation, named by Henry Engelmann after a visit in 1858–1859. These sediments were deposited in ancient valley-systems that drained east from the Rocky Mountains.
Much of the ancient valley-fill is exposed in cross section in the cliff faces along the roof of Ash Hollow Cave, in the exhibit area. Some of . . . — Map (db m2505) |
| Nevada (Clark County), Las Vegas — 86 — Tule Springs — (Archeological Site) |
| | Tule Springs is one of the few sites in the U.S. where evidence suggest the presence of man before 11,000 B.C.
Scientific evidence shows this area, once covered with sagebrush and bordered with yellow-pine forests, had many springs. These springs were centers of activity for both big game animals and human predators. Evidence found at these fossil springs shows the presence, 14,000 to 11,000 years ago, of several extinct animals; the ground sloth, mammoth, prehistoric horse and American . . . — Map (db m22303) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Flemington — Vietnam War Dogs Memorial — In Memory Of Vietnam War Dogs and Their Handlers |
| |
[On Left Side of Marker:]
The Soldier Dog
I was trained to use my eyes to
watch and protect you from harm.
My ears to alert you of impending
danger like an alarm.
My keen sense of smell to detect
an enemy close at bay.
Yes I was a soldier who gave my life
so you could fight another day.
So remember me as time goes by
This soldier dog so true.
For I had only one life to give
and I gave that life to you.
Author Joe Ferrar
Jan. 11, . . . — Map (db m19186) |
| New Jersey (Hunterdon County), Lebanon — Bluebirds, On The Road To Recovery |
| | Where did they go?
Bluebirds were once common throughout the United States. However, over the last century their population has diminished due to loss of their natural habitat, overuse of pesticides and predators.
Compounding the problem is competition from two non-native species, the House Sparrow and European Starling. These invasive species tend to be very aggressive and drive the Bluebird from its preferred nesting locations.
Beneficial Bluebirds
Bluebirds are small . . . — Map (db m22511) |
| New Jersey (Mercer County), Trenton — Briar Patch |
| | 1952-1983
“Oldest known black bear to live in captivity”
Nothing is lost that leaves a memory — Map (db m4575) |
| New York (Albany County), Voorheesville — The Tory Cave |
| | Caves are formed when limestone is dissolved by flowing water. In the ceiling at the back of the cave you can see a large, natural chimney where water has seeped into the rock from above. As limestone dissolves, calcite is deposited to from flowstone, seen inside the chimney. Flowstone formations, known as stalactites and stalagmites, are created slowly over hundreds of years. Unfortunately, early cave explorers removed most of these formations.
In vain they search!
From out a hidden . . . — Map (db m12728) |
| New York (Bronx County), Bronx — American Bison Society |
| | In commemoration of the American Bison Society, founded in 1905 with the help of William T. Hornaday, the Director of the Bronx Zoo. Under Hornaday’s leadership, the ABS’ dedicated efforts helped restore bison to the prairies with animals from the Bronx Zoo. — Map (db m7328) |
| New York (New York County), New York — Balto — The Sled Dogs |
| | Dedicated to the indomitable spirit of
The Sled Dogs
that relayed antitoxins six hundred miles over rough ice across treacherous waters through arctic blizzards from Nenana to the relief of stricken Nome in the winter of 1925.
Endurance, Fidelity, Intelligence — Map (db m23428) |
| New York (Orange County), Blooming Grove — Sears-Howell Farm |
| | Established c. 1791.
Bred nationally known award winning Ayshire cattle.
1st (1880) to bottle on farm for N.Y.C. milk trade. — Map (db m23337) |
| New York (Orange County), Highland Falls — The Army Mule |
| | Since 1899 the mule has been the West Point mascot promoting the spirit of the Corps of Cadets. Mules were very important to the Army in the late 1800s through World War I. While not regular cavalry mounts, mules were used extensively to pull supply wagons, caissons, and artillery pieces. Mules are stronger, more surefooted, more intelligent, and eat less than horses. Riding mules like “Hannibal” were used by mounted guards and by messengers.
Hannibal (249-183 B.C.) was one of . . . — Map (db m7434) |
| New York (Orange County), Sugar Loaf — Hambletonian |
| | Hambletonian
Foaled here May 5, 1849
Progenitor of America's Famed Trotters and Pacers. — Map (db m22878) |
| New York (Orange County), Village of Chester — Hambletonian |
| | Hambletonian,
world famous standard bred harness racing stallion lived on a nearby farm, where he died in 1876 a the age of 27. Monument, west on Hambletonian Avenue. — Map (db m22455) |
| New York (Orange County), Village of Chester — Hambletonian Monument — The Great Progenitor of Trotters |
| | Hambletonian.
The Great Progenitor
of Trotters
Born May 5, 1849
Died March 27, 1876 — Map (db m22544) |
| New York (Rockland County), West Nyack — West Nyack's Last Horse Trough |
| | This trough was built at a time when horses provided the basic means of transporting people and their possessions in Rockland County. It was fed by an underground spring that provided clean water for any thirsty animal in the neighborhood. Using 19th Century masonry, the trough has been fully restored and serves as a permanent memorial to a time when traffic and life itself moved at a slower pace. — Map (db m21379) |
| North Carolina (Currituck County), Corolla — Currituck Beach Light Station |
| | On December 1, 1875, the beacon of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse filled the remaining "dark spot" on the North Carolina coast between the Cape Henry light to the north and Bodie Island to the south. To distinguish the Currituck Beach Lighthouse from the other regional lighthouses, its exterior remains unpainted and today gives visitors a clear picture of the multitude of bricks used to form the structure. The lighthouse was automated in 1939 when the United State Coast Guard assumed the duties . . . — Map (db m10685) |
| North Carolina (Currituck County), Corolla — Waterfowl Resting Area |
| | The Knights did not choose this location for their hunting retreat randomly. It sits on the Atlantic Flyway, a primary migratory route for waterfowl. Currituck, as in Currituck County, comes from the Native American work carotank or "land of the wild goose". The Currituck Sound is eight miles wide in places, very shallow, and ringed with reeds that give shelter and aquatic grasses that provide food for migrating birds.
In the past the number of waterfowl attracted here each winter soared . . . — Map (db m10719) |
| North Carolina (Henderson County), Flat Rock — A Home for Champions |
| | Many visitors to this barn had little idea that a world-famous writer lived nearby, for they had come here to find out about raising dairy goats. Internationally known for breeding world-record milk producers, Mrs. Sandburg managed a herd of over 200 goats here in the years of 1945-1966.
Imagine how boisterous this barnyard was at feeding and milking time each morning and evening. Perhaps unusual for their time, Lilian and Carl Sandburg were life-long boosters for each other's chosen work. A . . . — Map (db m12463) |
| North Carolina (Swain County), Cherokee — A Mountain Sanctuary |
| | Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a sanctuary. This is one of the few places in the eastern United States where animal populations can live, propagate, and die with relatively little influence from humans. Plants flourish in untold numbers and often achieve record size. Gene pools are remarkably diverse. Some species here are rare or endangered, and new species may yet be discovered.
These mountains have also become a refuge for humans. But a natural area like this benefits people far . . . — Map (db m20057) |
| North Carolina (Swain County), Cherokee — Land of Diversity |
| | Few Places in North America sustain a greater variety of life than the Great Smoky Mountains. The forests, streams, and meadows here support more than 100 types of trees, 58 kinds of fish, some 1,500 flowering plants, more than 200 bird species, and an array of mammals that includes black bear, red wolf, and gray fox.
Such abundance is a function of topography and climate. Varying elevations provide endless combinations of moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil types. Most plant . . . — Map (db m20053) |
| Ohio (Cuyahoga County), Westlake — 5-18 — Jack Miner |
| | Jack Miner, noted conservationist and naturalist, was born at this site on April 10, 1865. Miner, who moved to Ontario, Canada, in 1878, achieved worldwide recognition for his pioneering studies of waterfowl migration. His work with migrating birds led to the establishment of a bird sanctuary at Kingsville, Ontario, the publication of several books, and the formation of the Jack Miner Migratory Bird Foundation. — Map (db m11545) |
| Ohio (Delaware County), Delaware — The Delaware County Fair / Little Brown Jug |
| | Side A The Delaware County Fairground June 28, 1833 a meeting of the citizens of Delaware County convened under an act of the Ohio Legislature to establish The Delaware County Agricultural Society. Officers were elected with Milo Pettibone being president, Wilder Joy, vice president, Frederick Avery, secretary and William Little, treasurer. It was resolved that there be an exhibition of domestic animals and manufacturers on the first Friday in October of 1854, and that premiums based on . . . — Map (db m18301) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Columbus — AQHHMP#13 — All American Quarter Horse Congress |
| | In November 1967, the Ohio Quarter Horse Association hosted a three-day American Quarter Horse show at the Ohio State fairgrounds that drew more than 5,000 people. They could not have known that this horse show would grow to become the largest American Quarter Horse show and the largest single-breed horse show in the world.
The All American Quarter Horse Congress was founded by the Ohio Quarter Horse Association Board of Directors. The first Congress incorporated elements new to the horse . . . — Map (db m2047) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Groveport — 19-25 — John Rarey and "Cruiser" |
| | John S. Rarey (1827-1866), born in Groveport, became internationally famous for his revolutionary horse-taming methods based on his strong belief in kindness to animals. The principles of his training system were kindness, patience, and firmness. One of his greater challenges was Cruiser (1852-1875), the wild-tempered stallion owned by Guy Carlton, Earl of Dorchester. After only three hours, Rarey tamed the dark bay horse and was promptly given the animal as a reward by the amazed Englishman. . . . — Map (db m12518) |
| Ohio (Franklin County), Groveport — John S. Rarey and Cruiser |
| | John S. Rarey (1827-66) of Groveport gained international fame in the mid 19th century for his humane methods of horse training, which involved talking to the horse and using a gentle, but firm, touch.
Rarey's horsemanship attracted people worldwide who brought their unruly horses to him for training. Throughout his life he refined his humane ‘Rarey Method’ of training horses and gained national and international recognition.
His greatest success was training Cruiser (1852-75), the . . . — Map (db m12660) |
| Ohio (Hamilton County), Cincinnati — 27-31 — John James Audubon in Cincinnati |
| | The Cincinnati Museum of Natural History is part of Cincinnati Museum Center. The Western Museum Society, organized by Dr. Daniel Drake in 1818, preceded it. The Western Museum Society's collection was built around ornithology, fossil zoology, geology, and Native American artifacts. The Museum's first taxidermist, John James Audubon, was hired in the winter of 1819 to do taxidermy, build collections, and create exhibits. Audubon supplemented his income by drawing portraits, teaching art, and . . . — Map (db m23935) |
| Ohio (Preble County), Eaton — Birthplace of Swine Improvement in America |
| | First Ohio Testing Station 1946 — Map (db m19163) |
| Pennsylvania (Bucks County), Doylestown — Camp Lacey / Doylestown Fair |
| | Camp Lacey
Bucks County's own 104th Vol. Regiment est. a Civil War military tent city here in 1861. Their training completed, 1,049 men led by Colonel W.W.H. Davis, departed the Doylestown train station to join the Army of the Potomac.
Doylestown Fair
In 1865, following the Civil War, the town's first fair was organized on this site. One of North America's premier fairs until its demise in 1891. The last remaining fair building was razed in 1997 for student parking.
Dedicated Sept. 18, 1999 — Map (db m23517) |
| Pennsylvania (Bucks County), Durham — Durham Bat Mine |
| | This 18th century abandoned iron ore mine now serves as an important refuge for several species of bats. With community support, Heritage Conservancy has been protecting these bats, the mine and the surrounding conservation area since acquiring it in 2001. The Conservancy is committed to ensuring permanent protection of this critical habitat and historic site. — Map (db m21784) |
| Pennsylvania (Cambria County), Johnstown — Morley's Dog |
| | On May 31, 1889, this post-Civil War, cast iron statue was swept away by the flood wave and carried to a pile of wreckage downstream. After being found amidst the debris, it was returned to the front yard of the James Morley mansion which survived the flood on lower Main Street (now the site of Lee Hospital). There it remained until 1903, when it was moved to their son's lawn. In 1944, the statue was donated to the city by Morley heirs. — Map (db m21835) |
| Pennsylvania (Lancaster County), Lancaster — Military Stables and Barracks |
| | This long building was used as military stables during the Revolution. On opposite side of street, stood the Barracks where British and Hessians were imprisoned during that period. — Map (db m5122) |
| Pennsylvania (Montgomery County), Audubon — Mill Grove |
| | Originally built in 1762, the mansion later became the first home in America of the noted artist, naturalist and author, John James Audubon (1785-1851). Here, he began his studies of American birds and wildlife, which he portrayed so vividly in his numerous realistic paintings. The site is now owned and operated by the County of Montgomery.
———————————
The First Home in America
of
John James Audubon
Purchased in 1951 . . . — Map (db m23668) |
| Pennsylvania (York County), Hanover — Passenger Pigeon |
| | In the interest of the preservation of wildlife we here dedicate this memorial to the ill-fated passenger pigeon which from earliest pioneer days until the 1880s flocked to these Pigeon Hills. This migratory bird, now extinct, was once so plentiful its numbers darkened the skies.
This monument replaces the original Boy Scout Memorial erected in the Pigeon Hills in 1947 which was destroyed in 1981. Across Lake Marburg on the Northern horizon lie the Pigeon Hills once inhabited by thousands . . . — Map (db m14930) |
| Pennsylvannia (Bucks County), Bristol — Pennsylvannia War Dog Memorial — In Honor of the Heroes America Forgot — Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Marines |
| | In Honor of the Heroes America Forgot
Few Americans are aware of the invaluable service given by War Dog teams during the Vietnam War. Dog teams consisting of Scout, Combat Tracker, Sentry and Mine and Tunnel dogs saved thousands of lives. Routinely braving danger these intelligent and adaptable dogs would locate injured GI's, search out Vietcong weapon caches, locate deadly booby traps and would alert and thwart enemy attacks and ambushes.
The handlers responsible for the dog . . . — Map (db m24040) |
| South Carolina (Abbeville County), Abbeville — Humane Society Alliance Fountain (1912) |
| | One of 125 watering troughs/fountains presented to communities around the U.S. in early 1900's by National Humane Alliance with endowment from Herman Lee Ensign, founder. Minnie Maddern Fiske (1865-1932), actress/activist (husband president of the Alliance) was instigator of campaign to improve lot of workhorses & donated proceeds from her performances to fund these watering troughs. Abbeville's 5-ton fountain, one of the few still in original location, installed as watering trough in 1912. . . . — Map (db m11856) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Channel 2 & Suzie Q |
| |
[Side A]
In 1954, Drayton Hastie, owner of WUSN, purchased Suzie Q, an Asian elephant, for $2,700 from a New York importer. A gimmick to lure viewers from WCSC, Suzie Q became QUSN's mascot in residence sharing the grounds with an alligator, kangaroo, donkey, exotic birds, and other animals. This pachyderm packed pleasure and adventure in her trunk and imprinted indelible memories on the Lowcountry.
[Side B]
On September 25, 1954, WUSN, the second television station . . . — Map (db m19100) |
| South Carolina (Colleton County), Walterboro — 15-16 — Hendersonville / Arab The Horse |
| | (Front Text ):
Hendersonville
Settled in 1791 and known as Godfrey Savannah, this area later was the summer home for a colony of Combahee River rice planters. The settlement, known as Hendersonville by 1862, was named for Dr. Edward Rogers Henderson, a local landowner and signer of the 1860 Ordinance of Secession from Colleton County.
(Reverse Text):
Arab The Horse
The book Autobiography of Arab was written by his master Corporal Edward Priolean Henderson, and . . . — Map (db m7028) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — Beaver at Lake Conestee |
| |
Beaver (Castor canadensis) inhabited the Conestee area long before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century. Their numerous dams throughout the Park have inundated much of the former lake bed, creating wetlands which provide habitat for wildlife and filtration to purify the waters of the streams and creeks flowing into the Park. Animals dependent on these wetlands include muskrats, river otters, turtles, frogs, water snakes, fish, dukes, geese, herons, and other birds.
A . . . — Map (db m15935) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Conestee — Lake Conestee in Transition |
| | At its largest, Lake Conestee's water surface covered about 130 acres - the area inside the colored boundaries shown on the four aerial photos. This original lake was created when the current dam at the mill was constructed about 1892. As the City of Greenville grew upstream, sediment from development and industrial discharge gradually began to fill the lake. During World War II, the construction of Donaldson Air Force Base, to the west on Marrow Bone Creek, increased the rate at which the . . . — Map (db m15932) |
| South Carolina (Greenville County), Greenville — African Elephant — Loxodonta africana |
| | In Greenville!
Joy eats 2 bales of hay, 25 pounds of grain, 20 pounds of fruits and vegetables, with vitamin supplements added, and browse. Total food consumption is up to 200 pounds each day.
Joy, a female, weighs over 8,000 pounds and is just under 8 feet tall. Females are smaller than males, but not dainty.
It's impolite to ask a lady her age, however, Joy was born in 1970 and has been a popular resident of the Greenville Zoo since 1977.
Because "elephant years" are about . . . — Map (db m19443) |
| South Carolina (Greenwood County), Greenwood — Emerald Farm — A Working Goat Farm |
| |
Emerald Farm, 'a very special place,' is part of an original 450-acre working farm dating from the late 1800s. In keeping with its agricultural heritage, Emerald Farm continues to raise livestock, harvest hay, pecans, herbs and fruit on a small scale. What makes Emerald Farm so special is that we offer a hands-on educational facility providing visitors with the opportunity to learn about the wonders of nature and the relationships among the resident species, from the goat to the honey bee. . . . — Map (db m16531) |
| Tennessee (Bedford County), Wartrace — 3G 34 — Strolling Jim |
| | Strolling Jim, the first World's Champion Tennessee Walking Horse, is buried in a pasture directly behind the Walking Horse Hotel. Foaled in 1936, this former work horse was ridden to the championship by Floyd Carothers at the first Walking Horse Celebration at Shelbyville in 1939. Jim died in 1957 in the pasture where he spent his last years. — Map (db m24165) |
| Texas (Val Verde County), Langtry — Eagle’s Nest |
| | Humans are believed to have traveled through the remote and dramatic landscape near the confluence of the Pecos River and the Rio Grande for centuries. For years, the cliff across the river from this site was home to a pair of golden eagles, whose nest gave name to the canyon and crossing downstream from it, as well as the community that began on this side of the Rio Grande as a railroad camp. The crossing was used by Indian tribes, ranchers, soldiers and Texas Rangers. The town, later known as . . . — Map (db m5821) |
| Vermont (Windsor County), Woodstock — Justin Morgan |
| | On this site the progenitor of the famous Morgan breed of horses was owned by Sheriff William Rice about 1800. Justin Morgan took his name from that of the singing schoolmaster who originally brought him to Vermont, but who lost possession of the later famous horse to Sheriff Rice in payment of a debt. — Map (db m23168) |
| Virginia (Fairfax County), Oakton — T-46-a — Ira Noel Gabrielson — 1889–1977 |
| | Oakton resident Dr. Ira Noel Gabrielson was a pioneer conservationist, distinguished field ornithologist, and renowned author. He served as the first director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and an international leader of conservation projects. Gabrielson was a founder and the first chairman of the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and first president of World Wildlife Fund-US. For his life’s work, he was inducted into the National Wildlife Federation’s Conservation Hall of Fame . . . — Map (db m7433) |
| Virginia (Greensville County), Emporia — UM 54 — Fearnought |
| | The famous Thoroughbred racehorse Fearnought, a dominating racer in Great Britain and the foremost colonial-era sire in America, was foaled in England in 1755. In 1764, John Baylor brought him to Newmarket in Caroline County, where he stood at stud until Baylor's death in 1772. William Edwards, of Hicksford (now Emporia), then bought Fearnought and owned him until the horse died in 1776. During his 12 years in Virginia, Fearnought was the leading stallion in America, siring mounts of superior . . . — Map (db m18958) |
| Virginia (Hanover County), Doswell — ND 10 — Meadow Farm — Birthplace of Secretariat |
| | This famous horsebreeding farm was established in 1936 by Christopher T. Chenery and continued under the management of his daughter, Helen “Penny” Chenery until 1979. Secretariat (1970–-1989), also known as “Big Red,” was born and trained here. A bright chestnut stallion with a white star and narrow stripe, he was a horse of uncommon excellence as he proved when he captured the Triple Crown in 1973. His win at the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths won him the love and . . . — Map (db m1890) |
| Virginia (King and Queen County), Stevensville — OB 4 — State Fish Hatchery |
| | Half a mile north. This fish cultural station was established in 1937 for hatching and rearing largemouth bass and other species of sunfish for the stocking of the public waters of Virginia. — Map (db m17817) |
| Virginia (Loudoun County), Philomont — Round Oak Rag Apple Elevation |
| | Holstein Bull of the Century On August 30, 1965 Elevation was born near here on Round Oak Farm, owned by Ronald A. Hope & Sons Through the use of frozen semen and artificial insemination, Elevation gained international acclaim. In 1999 the Holstein International Publication named him its "Bull of the Century". Elevation sire a rare combination of superior production, conformation and longevity. He is credited with more than 100,000 recorded offspring and has over 8.8 million descendants. . . . — Map (db m5294) |
| Virginia (New Kent County), Providence Forge — W 21 — State Game Farm |
| | The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries established the first Virginia State Game Farm nearby in 1920. The state initially raised quail in captivity there to restock the birds throughout Virginia. The game farm was one of the earliest state facilities to breed quail in large numbers. Virginia's program attracted the attention of other states' game departments. In subsequent years the farm also bred wild turkeys for restocking. The site included a building for hatching eggs. In 1946 the . . . — Map (db m16835) |
| Virginia (Prince William County), Quantico Marine Corps Base — Gracias |
| | Captain
Courageous
Puddin
1935 – 1962
Quantico’s Pride — Map (db m14772) |
| West Virginia (Jefferson County), Kearneysville — "Prato Rio" |
| | Home of General Charles Lee, built on land bought in 1774. Lee, colonel in British army, resigned his commission and joined the colonists after Battle of Lexington. On this estate, the U.S. Government maintains a fish hatchery. — Map (db m12069) |
| Wisconsin (Chippewa County), Chippewa Falls — Northern Wisconsin State Fair |
| | Primarily rural in the 19th century, Wisconsin promoted the state fair to advance better state farming practices. Since 1851 to the present, this fair has been held in southern Wisconsin. Recognizing the impracticality of entering or attending the Southern Wisconsin State Fair, Chippewa Falls area citizens drafted a charter to create the Northern Wisconsin State Fair. Enacted in 1897 by the State of Wisconsin, the fair was to "improve agriculture, horticulture and mechanical and household . . . — Map (db m13318) |
| Wisconsin (Chippewa County), Jim Falls — 14 — Old Abe, the War Eagle |
| | This wayside is part of the old McCann farm, childhood home of Old Abe, the War Eagle. In the Spring of 1861 a band of hungry Chippewa came to the McCann farm and traded a young eagle for corn. The eagle became a family pet. When Company C, Eighth Wisconsin was organized at Eau Claire for Civil War duty, the crippled Dan McCann offered his eagle’s services as mascot, feeling that “someone from the family ought to go.” On October 12, 1861, the Eagle Regiment started for the front. In . . . — Map (db m13984) |
| Wisconsin (Dodge County), Waupun — Horicon Marsh |
| | Horicon Marsh, an area of 31,653 acres, was scoured out by the Wisconsin glacier, at least 10,000 years ago. Gradually the upper Rock River made deposits which slowed its current and spread its waters over the marshland. The Marsh became a haunt of the earliest Indians whose mounds remain. To promote lumbering, transportation, and agriculture white pioneers built a dam in 1846. Horicon Lake, covering 51 square miles, became famous for hunting and fishing. The dam was removed in 1869, . . . — Map (db m23090) |
| Wisconsin (Jackson County), Black River Falls — 195 — The Passenger Pigeon |
| | Huge flocks of passenger pigeons once roamed North America. Larger than the mourning dove which it resembled, the passenger pigeon derived its name from an Indian word meaning "wanderer" or one who moves from place to place. Flying at a normal speed of sixty miles per hour, the pigeon moved hundreds of miles in migration and 50-100 miles a day during the nesting season, searching for food.
The largest nesting on record anywhere occurred in this area in 1871. The nesting ground . . . — Map (db m3307) |
| Wisconsin (Manitowoc County), Maribel — Wisconsin's Dairy Industry |
| | The growth of the dairy industry in Wisconsin is a story of remarkable transfer of scientific knowledge to practical use. As dairy farming developed, Wisconsin's agriculture underwent transformation in less than 50 years.
Proposed as an alternative to wheat farming as early as the 1850s, dairying was common in southeastern and south central Wisconsin by the early 1860s. Farmers in other regions soon adopted diversified dairy farming, an enterprise favored by the state's geography. At . . . — Map (db m10709) |
| Wisconsin (Marquette County), Westfield — Footprints in the Sands of Time |
| | The remarkable crisscrossing pattern on this sandstone was formed by an extinct animal. It crawled across moist, ripple-marked sand at the edge of a shallow tropical ocean, which covered Wisconsin about 520 million years ago during the Cambrian geological period. Ripple marks near the center and also on the bottom of the rock were formed by waves during high tide, but most were destroyed by the animal as it moved across the sand during low tide. The fossil track is named Climactichnites . . . — Map (db m2791) |
| Wisconsin (Portage County), Wisconsin Rapids — Wisconsin’s Greater Prairie Chicken — (Tympanuchus cupido pinnatus) |
| | These open grasslands in the Buena Vista Marsh, Portage County, were one of the last remaining strongholds of the Greater Prairie Chicken in Wisconsin. Once abundant in the state, this impressive bird nearly disappeared when its grassland habitat was converted to croplands, pastures and forests. Many committed individuals and organizations worked to preserve the “chicken,” purchasing nearly 15,000 acres of grasslands since 1954. Thanks to these conservation efforts, chickens can be . . . — Map (db m1151) |
| Wisconsin (Richland County), Boaz — Boaz Mastodon |
| | In 1897, after a severe rainstorm in Richland County, farm boys Chris, Harry, Clyde and Verne Dosch found large bones sticking out of an eroded bank on a tributary of Mill Creek near Boaz. The bones were later identified as those of the extinct American Mastodon, a large, hairy animal, nine feet tall and weighing eight tons, related to modern elephants. This was the first recorded discovery of mastodon bones in Wisconsin. Mastodons lived in North America from Florida to Alaska during cool, wet . . . — Map (db m18859) |
| Wisconsin (Rock County), Janesville — Burr Robbins Circus |
| | This site served as the Spring Brook Farm winter quarters for the Burr Robbins Circus from 1874-1888. This show was once reported as the third largest circus in America. In 1874, Burr Robbins bought E.P. Doty's 100-acre farm and converted it into a village of sorts, complete with homestead, animal house, horse barn, riding hall, root house, and paint, blacksmith and harness shops. The farm, named for the brook that flowed through it, also had a deer park surrounded by a tall picket fence. Burr . . . — Map (db m22743) |
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