Not long before Camas Prairie Railroad service reached here in 1908, rival towns were started on each side of the track. Vollmer began as a rail and business center on the east, and Ilo (an older town a mile away) moved to an adjacent site on . . . — — Map (db m121214) HM
Not long before Camas Prairie Railroad service reached here in 1908, rival towns were started on each side of the track. Vollmer began as a rail and business center on the east, and Ilo (an older town a mile away) moved to an adjacent site on . . . — — Map (db m121217) HM
Named for the Nez Perce Indian leader who served as Head Chief, 1848-1871, and who lived near the lower end of the canyon. Called “The Lawyer” by early fur traders for his exceptional talents in languages and oratory, he was a . . . — — Map (db m121212) HM
On May 27, 1806, Sgt. John Ordway and Pvts. Frazer and Weiser were dispatched from Camp Chopunnish (Kamiah) to Lewis’ River (Snake River) to obtain salmon. Guided by Nez Perce Indians, the men crossed the Camas Prairie near here. On May 29, at a . . . — — Map (db m121213) HM
In order to cross Lawyer’s Canyon and other Camas Prairie gorges, a series of high railroad bridges was (sic) built in 1908. This highway goes past two of them here. Most were timber, but a metal structure, 1500 feet long and 296 feet . . . — — Map (db m121210) HM
An old ferry near here took thousands of eager fortune hunters to a trail that climbed out of this canyon to rich gold fields discovered at Pierce in 1860.
You can still follow their spectacular route to Weippe Prairie, where in 1805 Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m109756) HM
The Lolo Trail winds its way along ridges of the Bitterroot Mountains from the Weippe Prairie in Idaho to the Bitterroot Valley at Lolo Montana.
This ancient travel route had served as a “Land Bridge” for a continental trade system used . . . — — Map (db m109776) HM
This park links a series of widely separated sites of deep significance to the Nez Perce – historic villages, battlefields, and legend sites.
The park experience involves a journey across both time and territory.
Although firmly . . . — — Map (db m109994) HM
A short walk leads to
ilcwe-wcixnim timine the Heart of the Monster, the Place of Beginning for the
nimi-pu, the Nez Perce people.
Like other sites in the valley that are significant to the Nez Perce, the Heart is a distinctive . . . — — Map (db m109995) HM
Most of Camas Prairie's wind blown soil rests upon Columbia River lava flows. Coming from a series of widespread eruptions, they covered older, eroded granite rocks here some 6 to 17 million years ago.
Some earlier volcanic extrusions, . . . — — Map (db m140897) HM
On their eastbound journey, the Corps of Discovery and several Nez Perce reached the Nezperce Prairie from present-day Peck on May 8, 1806, and camped on "a Small hansom Stream".
On May 9 the party arrived at the root-digging camp of . . . — — Map (db m140898) HM
Seven tunnels - one a horseshoe more than a quater mile long -- had to be blasted in this canyon so that a railroad could be completed to Grangeville in 1908. Building a railroad up this canyon was exceptionally difficult and expensive. . . . — — Map (db m121219) HM
Site of one of the most popular
health resorts along Ohio River,
1845-60, seven miles west. Mineral
water from spring widely used for
medicinal purposes. Resort was
easy of access by boat and drew
many out of state guests until
destroyed by . . . — — Map (db m146849) HM
One of the largest and oldest
pin- or swamp-oak trees in the
world. In 1970, when the highway
was relocated, it was about one
hundred and fifty years old; its
trunk circumference was 16.2 feet;
the diameter at breast height was
five feet, and . . . — — Map (db m180443) HM
Lewis County, rich in tanbark, has had
several tanneries. The father of
Ulysses S. Grant was a manufacturer
of leather associated with three
tanyards in this area. Jesse Grant
in 1846 bought a tanyard near the
celebrated Esculapia Šprings. . . . — — Map (db m180441) HM
Built circa 1870, this 114ft.
covered bridge spans Cabin Creek.
Name of the builder is unknown.
It was constructed on Burr truss
design, with laminated arches and
truss rods added later. Louis
Bower employed arches in early
1900s. Lack of . . . — — Map (db m180444) HM
The New Carter House, built in 1897 by Thomas
Carter, was originally three stories high with a
wrought-iron gallery on the two street sides. It
caught fire in the 1920s but was not completely
destroyed. The building was purchased by Max
Block, . . . — — Map (db m180439) HM
The Commercial Hotel was originally the
home of Judge George Morgan Thomas
and his family when it was built in 1883.
Judge Thomas served as a U.S. Senator
from this district and also acted as a
Solicitor of Internal Revenue, After the
Thomas . . . — — Map (db m180269) HM
County named, 1806, for Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark expedition, sent out by President Jefferson to explore the northwest, 1804-05. Followed the Missouri River to source, crossed mountains, then Columbia River to Pacific. Lewis born Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m180433) HM
These two buildings were the original structures of the
Deposit Bank of Vanceburg and the New York Racket
Store. The Bank was established about 1889 and this
building was erected of freestone in 1900. The Bank
merged with the Citizens Bank later . . . — — Map (db m180436) HM
This home, built in 1856, was the home of
Judge William C. Halbert and his wife,
Lavina. Mr. Halbert was a well-known
attorney and served in several political
offices. Throughout the years the house
has been owned by several of his
descendants. — — Map (db m180266) HM
This building, made of native Freestone,
was built some time between the 1800s and
1870s. It has been a jewelry store, a drug
store, and a billiard hall at different times.
During the 1913 flood, Max Block operated
a clothing store here and . . . — — Map (db m180440) HM
Mayor William T. Cooper planted this cottonwood tree on September 22, 2003. It commemorates Captain Meriwether Lewis passing Vanceburg on September 22, 1803 on his way to meet William Clark and begin the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. Lewis and . . . — — Map (db m180261) HM
In 1775, Colonel Robert Patterson, William McConnell, David Perry and Stephen Lowry brought the first horses, 9, and cattle, 14, into Northern Kentucky. Animals were brought by boat from Fort Pitt and driven overland from here to the early inland . . . — — Map (db m180260) HM
This row of buildings is often referred to as the
“Stamper Block” because George W. Stamper, a
prominent merchant owned most of these buildings at
one time or another. The majority of the buildings were
built in the 1870-1880 era. This corner . . . — — Map (db m180437) HM
Erected A.D. 1884, by the Citizens of Lewis County Kentucky to commemorate the bravery and patriotism of our soldiers who lost their lives in the War for the Preservation of National Unity. 1861–1865.
One Country and One Flag • . . . — — Map (db m180465) WM
The only Union monument south of the Mason-Dixon line erected by public subscription except those in cemeteries. This unique memorial was dedicated in 1884 to the 107 Lewis County soldiers who gave their lives for the Union during the Civil War. — — Map (db m180371) HM
Prior to 1866 there were few Methodists in
Vanceburg, and they had no house of worship.
Rev. Jerry Lennen (or Lenner) was sent by the
Conference in 1866 to hold services in the school
and city hall. Lenner and Rev. Alfred Harrison
worked . . . — — Map (db m180285) HM
The railroad was known originally as the
Maysville and Big Sandy Railroad. The first
depot was built on this site shortly after the
railroad was completed in 1888 on land
belonging to Lyman B. Baird, a son-in-law of
Judge William C. Halbert. . . . — — Map (db m180271) HM
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Thomas Pugh October 21, 1020 — December 18, 1951
Lieutenant Commander Tom Pugh, Navy pilot, served on the aircraft carrier USS Valley Forge (CV-45)(VG-194) during the Korean War and was killed when his . . . — — Map (db m180480) HM WM
Erected to the memory of the boys from Lewis County who gave their lives for the cause of human liberty in the World War of 1914–1919 by the Lewis County Fair Association.
✝ Adams, Clarence •
★ Blizzard, Thomas •
✝ . . . — — Map (db m180475) WM
In memory of those who gave their lives for their country in World War II, 1941–1945
U.S. Army. Armstrong, Ermal E. • Armstrong, James • Bloomfield, Carlen • Bodkins, James I. • Brewer, Homer C. • Bruce, Alexander T. • Bunch, Leland O. • . . . — — Map (db m180463) WM
Side A:
Here on the Mississippi, where wooded hills rise above the plains along the river, Edward White, Robert Sinclair, and Isaac Bland founded Canton, probably named for Canton, Ohio, in February of 1830. On the pioneer Salt River . . . — — Map (db m55407) HM
Canton, Missouri
"Most westerly Missouri town on Mississippi bank"
Founded May 30, 1830
—
Culver-Stockton
First coeducational college west of Mississippi. Overlooks river bluffs.
Established 1853
—
Federal Lock and Dam No. . . . — — Map (db m150341) HM
Lincoln School was established in 1880 to provide education for African-American children in the Canton area. It served that purpose until 1955. One of a handful of red brick school houses of it's kind, it remains as a tribute to rural education in . . . — — Map (db m55406) HM
This well, 800 feet deep, was drilled in 1887 in search for fuel to fire large local steel rolling mill. Its bottled waters were famous in early 1900's, and shipped commercially pause to refresh.
"Know therefore this day, and . . . — — Map (db m150199) HM
(front side)
Originally a milling settlement known as Wyaconda, the town named LaGrange was settled by John S. Marlow in 1828, and incorporated as a city in Marion County in 1832. A popular steamboat landing until after the Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m150196) HM
Following the social upheavals of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Era, some French aristocrats sought refuge in the wilderness of Northern New York. The vast Macomb Purchase provided lands for speculators who sold to French promoters. In . . . — — Map (db m57116) HM
They need no monument those who fought and died for their country, but their country ever needs the memory and inspiration of their example. In honor of the boys in blue. — — Map (db m66874) WM
Built by Joseph Pahud -1857.
Used to grind flour & feed.
Large wooden dam above mill
produced the water power.
Ceased operation in 1938. — — Map (db m152688) HM
In 1836, the first school was built of logs on the east side of the river. The second school was a one room frame building on the corner of Locust St. and the South Creek Road.
A school containing two rooms was later built on Main St. and was . . . — — Map (db m152703) HM
Carthage & Adirondack RR
completed line to Harrisville
in 1886 shipping saw-logs.
Lumber & iron ore.
Passenger station built 1887 — — Map (db m133162) HM
South Side (Top) - Erected 1883 (Base) - FIVE FORKS
South side names: L. Madrid • Thomas Allen • Joseph Butts • A.W. Allen • Seth Squires • Fred. Koster • John Major • William Barnes • A. Dunaway • C.H. Perkins • M. Sprague • . . . — — Map (db m50519) HM
In Memory, Of Those Who Served
In World War II From The Town Of Turin
★Lincoln Ackerman · Louis Bodnar · Harold Brown · Donald Burdick · Ned Burdick · Charles Butts · Richard Butts · Ronald Butts · Joseph Carr · Francis Cavanaugh · David . . . — — Map (db m231268) WM
Before 1805 the Chickasaw Indians owned all the land in this vicinity. Only the Natchez Trace – part of which remains here – had made inroads into tribal territory.
When the Indians ceded land to the United States in the early . . . — — Map (db m84626) HM
From here north for approximately 40 miles the parkway passes through or near a geologic region of limestone rich in phosphate deposits.
Abandoned mine shafts in limestone ledges on both sides of the parkway in this immediate area are silent . . . — — Map (db m84647) HM
During the war, many Lewis Country men enlisted in Confederate regiments, including the 3rd, 24th, and 48th Tennessee Infantry and the 9th, 10th, and 19th Tennessee Cavalry. Almost all of the young men marched away to war, leaving the elderly, . . . — — Map (db m82216) HM
Hohenwald was founded by German immigrants on land granted by the State of Tennessee to members of the Cheatham family. Warren Smith and Byron Smith, mineral, sawmill and land speculators, purchased the land and moved with a small group to build the . . . — — Map (db m224705) HM
Between 1960 and 1978, Hattie Louise "Tootsie" Bess was the proprietor of Tootsie's Orchid Lounge on Nashville's Lower Broadway. Under her stewardship it became a gathering place for country musicians and songwriters. Supportive during artists' lean . . . — — Map (db m224700) HM
The neighborhood just south and southwest of this wall contains several of the first generation (1897-1910) houses and several second generation (1915-1930) houses built by early town mayors and business owners. The Kurscheedt Manufacturing Company . . . — — Map (db m224701) HM
Lewis County
Established 1843; named in honor of
Meriwether Lewis
Captain in the Army of the United States and one time secretary to President Jefferson. Later, co-commander of the Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Northwest. . . . — — Map (db m63130) HM
"Dedicated to the honor and glory of those of Lewis County who served their country during the Mexican War, the War Between the States, Spanish-American War, World I and II and the Korean Conflict," and the Vietnam Era." — — Map (db m53547) HM
When Meriwether Lewis returned from the Corps of Discovery expedition, President Jefferson appointed him governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory. The position was an honor, but it was also full of challenges.
While Lewis was governor, the . . . — — Map (db m247129) HM
Beneath this monument erected under Legislative Act by the State of Tennessee, A.D., 1848, reposes the dust of Meriwether Lewis, a Captain in the United States Army, Private Secretary to President Jefferson, Senior Commander of the Lewis and Clark . . . — — Map (db m36068) HM
One of the world's greatest explorers was Meriwether Lewis, who led the Lewis and Clark Expedition across the American continent from 1803-18 6. The explorers searched for new land that could be settled. Lewis died approximately eight miles east of . . . — — Map (db m224698) HM
In 1809, renowned explorer Meriwether Lewis traveled up the Old Natchez Trace on his way to Washington, D.C. He stopped here at an inn called Grinder’s Stand, and died during the night.
What is a Compass Rose?
A compass rose is a symbol . . . — — Map (db m84631) HM
“I was roused from this melancholy reverie by the roaring of Buffalo River, which I forded with great difficulty.”
Alexander Wilson, 1811
Here travelers on the Natchez Trace crossed the river which was fordable except after . . . — — Map (db m84658) HM
This plainly visible, though long deserted road is a section of The Natchez Trace, evolved from Buffalo and Indian Trails, into The First National Highway of the South-West, cut and opened under authority of the United States Government, after . . . — — Map (db m42767) HM
The town of New Switzerland was renamed "Hohenwald" in a merger of the two towns in the late 1890's. European culture was prominent in the creation of an orchestra, a brass band "Echoes of Switzerland, literary societies and "Society Park." — — Map (db m224702) HM
The N.C. & St.L. Railroad, Frank DeWitt Smith, son of Byron and Eliza Smith, and developer J.C. Propst devised a plan to build an intentional community southwest of the old Hohenwald.
Advertisements on trains appealed to Swiss immigrants to move . . . — — Map (db m224703) HM
Here, about 1820, stood a charcoal-burning furnace used to manufacture pig iron. All that remain of this pioneer enterprise are a slag pile and the evidence of a mill race, used to bring water from Buffalo River to operate the furnace’s air blasting . . . — — Map (db m84657) HM
One-half mile west on August 10, 1884, at a farmhouse on the east fork of Cane Creek several Mormon missionaries and their followers were attacked by a mob of disguised citizens. Killed were two missionaries, Elders William S. Berry and John H. . . . — — Map (db m168648) HM
The Natchez Trace, a very old trail, was traveled by many early Americans. Captain Meriwether Lewis, leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition and governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory, died near this point in 1809 while traveling the Natchez . . . — — Map (db m84633) HM
This pioneer town founded in 1853 on the donation claim of Louis H. Davis, once was the county seat and an important stop-off for travelers between the Columbia River and Puget Sound. The sturdy little church, built in 1858 with hand-forged nails . . . — — Map (db m129165) HM
Under the provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of October 15, 1966, this property possesses exceptional value in commemorating, or illustrating American History Placed on the National Register on April 24, 1973 by the National Park . . . — — Map (db m129172) HM
The Oregon Trail, stretching from Missouri to the Pacific, served as the most important route for settlers traveling west. As many as 1600 wagons a day rumbled over the famous route. The northwestern most extension of the Oregon Trail was the . . . — — Map (db m129173) HM
It used to be that you could throw a stick near the headwaters of the Cowlitz River beyond Packwood and it would float past here, to the Columbia River, eventually ending in the Pacific Ocean. Native Americans and pioneers alike not only used the . . . — — Map (db m158980) HM
The community of Mossyrock sits on the eastern edge of the Klickitat Prairie. The prairie, named after the Klickitat Indians, was actually home to the Taidnapam, or Upper Cowlitz Indians. Both spoke a dialect of Sahaptin. Early settlers often . . . — — Map (db m158981) HM
William Packwood and James Longmire traveled across Naches Pass during the 1840s exploring for an easier route east. The trail they blazed is known today as Cowlitz Pass. The explorers discovered this area in 1854 and called it Sulphur Springs; the . . . — — Map (db m84453) HM
The rock before you is a clue to a geologic mystery. Between 110,000 and 20,000 years ago, a volcano erupted about nine miles away. Dacite lava flowed here and stopped, forming an unusually deep pool. Geologists don’t know for sure what blocked the . . . — — Map (db m71658)
Before Euro-Americans arrived, Native people crossed the mountains on rugged trails to visit relatives, trade with other tribes, and gather food for winter. Later, prospectors, sheepherders, settlers and early Forest Service rangers used the same . . . — — Map (db m71657) HM
Harry McCormick and F. B. Hubbard organized the McCormick Lumber Company in 1897. The mill was located two miles west of Pe Ell on the South Bend branch of the Northern Pacific Railway. It consisted of a shingle mill, planing mill, dry kilns, . . . — — Map (db m129138) HM
John Hacker (1743-1824) erected his
pioneer cabin about one mile west
of here in 1769. He was the first
white settler in Lewis County, and
in the watershed of the creek which
bears his name. He served under
General George Rogers Clark in . . . — — Map (db m173833) HM
West Virginia’s largest producing
oil well was tapped on the Copley
farm by the South Penn Oil Company
in September 1900. Workers could
not contain the initial flow of
4,800 barrels a day, and a large
volume of oil spilled into Sand
Fork. . . . — — Map (db m174499) HM
Two miles east is the site of Fort Pickens where Capt. Morgan Darnall's Company A, 10th West Virginia Infantry, Vols. enrolled and built fort, 1861-62; mustered into Union Army by Capt. Bainbridge on March 13, 1862. Burned, 1864. — — Map (db m161262) HM
Lewis County
Formed from Harrison in 1816. It was named for Colonel Charles Lewis, who was killed in 1774 at Battle of Point Pleasant. It was home of Jesse Hughes, frontier scout, and the boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" . . . — — Map (db m161257) HM
In October 1861, military recruits
and Union guerrillas under William
Pierson entered Jacksonville and
took three men, murdering two, one
the brother of Wheeling delegate
George Arnold. Another man was shot
at home. Gov. Pierpont offered . . . — — Map (db m174494) HM
Two miles east stands the Old Harmony Church, built in 1819. In this church in 1829, John Mitchell and David Smith organized the first Methodist Protestant Church. Mitchell was its first pastor. Near the churchyard is his grave. — — Map (db m78396) HM
The Broad Run Baptist Church was organized in 1804. (2 Mi.W.) In its cemetery are buried many early settlers. Here is grave of Gen. Jos. A. Lightburn of the Union Army. After the War between the States, he became a Baptist minister. — — Map (db m78394) HM
Hacker's Creek At mouth of Jesse's Run was home of Jesse Hughes, Indian fighter and scout. About 1770, John Hacker settled here. Near by is scene of Cozad and other border massacres. Several Indian villages and burying grounds were . . . — — Map (db m78395) HM
Harrison County
Formed, 1784, from Monongalia. It included all or parts of 17 other counties. Named for Benjamin Harrison, signer of Declaration of Independence and the governor of Virginia, 1781-84. Birthplace of Thomas J. "Stonewall" . . . — — Map (db m231225) HM
Fort Pickens
120 yds., northeast, Co. A 10th W. Va. Inf., built Fort Pickens for headquarters and defense. Company raised by Capt. Morgan A. Darnall; mustered into U. S. service March 13, 1862. In several battles down to Appomattox. . . . — — Map (db m37049) HM
Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.
My stone is red for
The blood they shed
The medal I bear
Is my Country's way
To show they care.
If I could be seen
By all mankind
Maybe peace will
Come in . . . — — Map (db m178495) WM
In the Butcher Cemetery are
the graves of many pioneer
settlers, dating back more
than 100 years. Here lies
Paulser Butcher. Of seven
Butcher brothers in the
Revolution with Washington,
four were killed in action. — — Map (db m173810) HM
Here was born Jonathan M. Bennett, (1816-1887). First auditor of Virginia and a leader in the two Virginias. Near here was born Johnson Newlon Camden (1828-1908), U. S. Senator, railroad builder and industrial leader. — — Map (db m161267) HM
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