A picture taken from the balcony of the Memorial Auditorium Showing a Banquet in progress. The auditorium has been used for many dinners, piano recitals, political conventions, Christmas
shows and graduation commencements.
The Origin of the Road Named "Base Line"
The name "Base line" comes from the east-west line used in the Public Land Survey System (PLSS). The survey reference line is crucial for mapping public lands into townships and sections.
The . . . — — Map (db m295366) HM
This marker commemorates the iron column erected in 1876 at the southernmost tip of the boundary survey line run by Allexey W. Von Schmidt, U. S. astronomer and surveyor. The line dividing Nevada and California was based on preliminary geodetic work . . . — — Map (db m29468) HM
This boundary monument, a cast iron column erected in 1873, marks the southern terminus of the California – Nevada State Boundary established by A. W. Von Schmidt's 1872 – 73 survey. Von Schmidt's line, the first officially recognized oblique state . . . — — Map (db m29467) HM
This Fountain
is Dedicated to
the Native Sons
of the Golden West
to Commemorate
the Admission of California
into the Union
September the Ninth
Anno Domini
MDCCCL
“The unity of our empire hangs on the decision of this day.” . . . — — Map (db m90968) HM
San Luis Obispo was established February 18, 1850, as one of the original counties of California. The first county government was housed in Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. In 1854 county offices were transferred to the Casa Grande Building on . . . — — Map (db m16560) HM
In 1858, Simon M. Mezes donated land to the county so that a courthouse could be built. This is the third courthouse built on this exact site and the forth built in the property. In 1903, the architectural firm of Dodge and Dolliver designed a domed . . . — — Map (db m32621) HM
Simon M. Mezes, owner of the land that now includes most of Downtown Redwood City, donated a block to the newly-formed San Mateo County in 1858 so that a courthouse could be built. There were eventually four courthouses built on this property. . . . — — Map (db m62598) HM
A disastrous fire on November 13, 1916 destroyed much of the two block long downtown business district. The fire started that morning near what is now the corner of G and 3rd Streets, and fierce north winds fanned the flames all day. . . . — — Map (db m144738) HM
In the early part of the 20th century, Denver served as both the state capital and the Arapahoe County seat. An amendment to the Colorado Constitution creating a new City and County of Denver was passed by Colorado voters in 1902. This left . . . — — Map (db m130140) HM
The reasons for Douglas County’s popularity in the late twentieth century-rolling landscapes, pastoral scenery, and the proximity to a big city-also attracted late-nineteenth century settlers. In November 1861, territorial legislators created . . . — — Map (db m46117) HM
Frontier Communication.
Kiowa was originally named after its postmaster, Henry Wendling. Such identifications were common among Colorado’s frontier hamlets, where the post office often was the town. Widely dispersed settlers would congregate . . . — — Map (db m45754) HM
Junction Station, the first settlement at this site, suffered numerous Indian attacks similar to those that raged all along the South Platte during the mid 1860s. To protect the crucial crossroads, which joined the South Platte River Trail with its . . . — — Map (db m47322) HM
From 1819 to 1847, the Arkansas River
formed the border between nations. Look across the river. When Bent's Old Fort was
active, you would be looking into a foreign country.
The land on the far side of the river was Mexican
territory . . . — — Map (db m181228) HM
Prior to Spanish exploration in the Telluride region, Native Americans of the Ute tribe used this area as a seasonal hunting ground. In the 1870's, however, mining ventures and a substantial population growth displaced the Utes further Southwest . . . — — Map (db m282984) HM
The Organic Act creating the Territory of Colorado was signed by President Buchanan on February 26, 1861. The act carved from the territories of Kansas, Nebraska, Utah and New Mexico the 104,247 square miles that became the 38th state in 1876. . . . — — Map (db m119436) HM
In the 1880's, a fourth Julesburg developed at the junction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Denver Branch of the Union Pacific. Originally known as Denver Junction, the town was soon renamed Julesburg, presumably the last of Jules Beni's . . . — — Map (db m47367) HM
1. DePoorter Lakeis located off U.S. 385, just south of Julesburg. It offers fishing, picnic tables, restrooms and a wheelchair accessible pathway around the lake.2. Hippodrome Theatre is newly restored and a source of community pride. This . . . — — Map (db m47371) HM
Commemorating the
Tercentenary Celebration
August 5-7, 1965
of the
ancient town of Lyme,
now the towns of Old Lyme, Lyme,
parts of East Lyme and Salem.
Originally a part of Saybrook, Lyme
became a new town by the articles
of agreement . . . — — Map (db m281309) HM
In 1659 citizens of Stratford purchased from the Pegasset Indians the land, then called Pomperaug Plantation, that is now occupied by Woodbury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem and parts of Washington, Middlebury and Oxford. It was re-named Woodbury in . . . — — Map (db m17607) HM
Originally part of the Farmington Proprietors' purchase in 1684 of Mattatuck Plantation, the Thomaston area achieved independence in 1739, being set off as the Northbury Parish. In 1780 Northbury and Westbury united to form Watertown. By 1795 . . . — — Map (db m28139) HM
On October 11th, 1770, upon the memorial of forty-nine freemen, the Colonial Assembly, sitting in New Haven, established the Parish of Farmingbury "as a distinct ecclesiastical society with all the privileges and immunities belonging in the Colony." . . . — — Map (db m250596) HM
Eight families came from Norwalk in 1685 to settle this area which the Indians called Pahquioque. They built their first homes a half mile south of here and made this green their common. The General Court in October 1687 decreed the . . . — — Map (db m250607) HM
This town was founded in 1708 by a group of families from Norwalk who purchased twenty thousand acres from the Ramapoo Indians for one hundred pounds sterling. They were aided by John Copp, a surveyor, who explored the land now lying between High . . . — — Map (db m23409) HM
Created in 1869 by joining of western halves of Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds. Is bounded on north by Blackbird Hundred in New Castle County, on east by Duck Creek and Little Creek Hundreds, on south by East Dover and West Dover Hundreds . . . — — Map (db m308071) HM
In the 1960's and through the 1980's, life in slow-paced Dover grew busier. New payrolls arrived. Annexation added to both the population and taxable base. Cooperation with Kent County's government advanced.
Relations between Dover . . . — — Map (db m198996) HM
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on the north and St. Jones Creek on the south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland Line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, . . . — — Map (db m243656) HM
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on north and St. Jones Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two hundreds, called East . . . — — Map (db m51114) HM
In 1763, Penn and Calvert commissioners erected mile stones along the boundary between Maryland and the three lower counties (Delaware), part of the Mason-Dixon survey. Every five miles they erected elaborate crown stones. This stone was displayed . . . — — Map (db m273332) HM
Responsible for marking the boundaries of Maryland and Pennsylvania (including the "Three Lower Counties" of Delaware), Mason and Dixon began their survey of the North-South or Tangent Line at the southwestern corner of present-day Delaware in June . . . — — Map (db m168146) HM
Originally part of St. Jones Hundred, renamed Dover Hundred 1823, the boundaries being Little Creek on the north and St. Jones Creek on the south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland Line. Dover Hundred was divided 1877 into two Hundreds, . . . — — Map (db m74137) HM
Formerly part of Murderkill Hundred, originally called Motherkill Hundred, kill meaning creek in Dutch. Original boundaries were St. Jones Creek on north, and Murderkill Creek on south, extending from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1867, . . . — — Map (db m51113) HM
This land is part of a tract of one thousand acres set apart by William Penn in 1701 for the inhabitants of the town of New Castle. Trustees were appointed and incorporated by Penn’s heirs in 1764, whose successors still hold and manage the land. — — Map (db m3212) HM
1892
Field work executed by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pennsylvania
Wayne MacVeach • William H. Miller • R. Emmet Monaghan
Commissioners
Benj. H. Smith
Surveyor
Delaware
Thomas F. Bayard • John H. . . . — — Map (db m291543) HM
After decades of dispute over property boundaries, the proprietors of the provinces of Maryland and Pennsylvania hired English astronomers and surveyors Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon to "run out, settle, and define" the boundaries between the . . . — — Map (db m243667) HM
The wedge-shape tract, west of the Maryland and Delaware curve, consists of approximately 800 acres of land. For more than a century, the property was claimed by Pennsylvania but governed by Delaware. In 1889, a joint committee appointed from both . . . — — Map (db m9961) HM
Created from the difficulty in surveying the twelve-mile circle tangent point and the Tangent Line defined by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, this land between the State of Maryland and the Delaware curve is a wedge-shaped tract that was claimed . . . — — Map (db m291388) HM
Created from the difficulty in surveying the twelve-mile circle tangent point and the Tangent Line defined by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, this land between the State of Maryland and the Delaware curve is a wedge-shaped tract that was claimed . . . — — Map (db m243121) HM
Originally embraced all lands south of Duck Creek and north of Leipsic Creek from Delaware River to Maryland line. In 1869 western half of hundred was detached and joined to western half of Little Creek Hundred to form Kenton Hundred. — — Map (db m243081) HM
Prior to 1775 this hundred was claimed as part of
Worchester County, Maryland being named for Lord
Baltimore. After boundary line between Maryland
and Delaware was confirmed, Baltimore Hundred became
part of Sussex County, Delaware. — — Map (db m37404) HM
This stone monument, erected April 26, 1751, marks the eastern end of the Transpeninsular Line surveyed 1751-1751 by John Watson and William Parsons of Pennsylvania and John Emory and Thomas Jones of Maryland. This line established the east-west . . . — — Map (db m1234) HM
The future home of Sussex County’s seat of government was a sparsely populated rural area when the 76 acres which would become the Town of Georgetown were purchased on May 9, 1791. Located “near the centre” of the country at a place known as “James . . . — — Map (db m245095) HM
The conflicting claims of the proprietors of Maryland and Pennsylvania resulted in a lengthy and sometimes violent dispute concerning the ownership and boundaries of Sussex County. Residents who had been Marylanders before the controversy was . . . — — Map (db m245096) HM
In 1835 a lottery was authorized to raise funds to replace the frame structure which had served as Courthouse since 1791. Construction of the new building began in 1837 following the sale and relocation of the original Courthouse to its present site . . . — — Map (db m245094) HM
The Dutch in 1673 established a court in Hoorn Kil for the inhabitants “on the east and west sides of Cape Henlopen unto Bomties (Bombay) Hook.” Governor Andros of New York in 1676 established an English court at Whorekill, the jurisdiction of which . . . — — Map (db m19408) HM
In 1711, the Colony of Maryland authorized Colonel William Whittington to survey a tract of 1000 acres near this location for a reservation for the Indian River Indians, who ere remnant groups of the Assateague and Nanticoke Indians. The Indian . . . — — Map (db m190344) HM
Originally known as Cedar Hook Hundred. Before 1683 that part of hundred lying north of Cedar Creek formed part of St. Jones County, now Kent County. When Mispillion Creek was made northern boundary of Sussex County, the northern part of present . . . — — Map (db m36932) HM
Original Federal Boundary Stone
District of Columbia
Placed 1791-1792
Protected by Dist. of Co. Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1916 — — Map (db m190187) HM
This is the John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC's city hall, home to DC's mayor and city council. When completed in 1908, it was known as the District Building (for District of Columbia). Cope and Stewardson of Philadelphia won the . . . — — Map (db m57141) HM
Alfred Pope and his mother, Jedidah, moved from South Carolina and lived with Congressman John Carter at 3013 Q Street. Hannah worked as a lady's maid at Tudor Place. She was the daughter of Barbara Cole, whose family was enslaved to George . . . — — Map (db m234906) HM
• Site of a dinner hosted by General Uriah Forrest for his old friend and former commander, President George Washington, on March 29, 1791. Landowners of Carrollsburg and George town attended. An agreement was reached for the sale of half of . . . — — Map (db m82654) HM
The Residence Act of 1790 established a 10-mile square along the Potomac River as the permanent seat of the United States government. President George Washington was authorized to select the site and appoint a commission to oversee the planning . . . — — Map (db m211191) HM
Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill—including portions of the Navy Yard – once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for both the . . . — — Map (db m130742) HM
England's King Charles I granted the entire Potomac River to Maryland in 1632. Four centuries later Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia were still arguing over their mutual boundary. Alexander's Island was one controversial site. It . . . — — Map (db m181396) HM
When the District was established in 1791, this land was a plantation of Notley Young, a Maryland planter who owned most (about 800 acres acres) of today's Southwest quadrant. — — Map (db m216134) HM
Named after the great Spanish conquistador and Florida explorer Hernando De Soto, the county was created out of Manatee County in 1887. The area's original inhabitants were Caloosa Indians. In early Florida history the region was the scene of . . . — — Map (db m72534) HM
Hernando County originally embraced Hernando, Pasco and Citrus counties. It was created by the Territorial Legislature in 1843 and named for Hernando DeSoto. In 1844 its name was changed to Benton County in honor of Senator Thomas Hart Benton of . . . — — Map (db m123567) HM
Both the American soldier and the Seminole warrior faced each other across a wide cultural gap. Each were trained and determined.
A large part of central Florida is established as Hillsborough County in 1834. — — Map (db m193913) HM WM
On August 12, 1822, the year after the United States received possession of the Floridas, an Act of the Territorial Legislative Council divided West Florida into two counties -- Jackson and Escambia. At that time, Jackson County included all . . . — — Map (db m74194) HM
When Florida’s Territorial Legislative Council established Jefferson County in January, 1827, settlers from the seaboard states already had begun to develop cotton plantations in this area. In December, 1827, the county seat received the name . . . — — Map (db m126297) HM
Established in 1874 by John B. Whitfield, Mayo was named in honor of James M. Mayo, a colonel in the Confederate Army and father of Nathan Mayo, who served as State Commissioner of Agriculture from 1923 to 1960. Mayo became the county seat of . . . — — Map (db m132099) HM
Originally part of Escambia and later Gadsden Counties, Leon was created by the territorial legislature in 1824. Named for Juan Ponce de Leon, discoverer of Florida, it became antebellum Florida's most prosperous and populous county. Cotton thrived . . . — — Map (db m131866) HM
This marker is on the western boundary line of the land selected by Major General the Marquis de Lafayette and granted by the United States Congress to him in 1825 in appreciation of his services during the Revolutionary War. The grant contains 36 . . . — — Map (db m100567) HM
Okaloosa County, created by the Florida State Legislature in 1915, was formed from parts of Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The influence of W.H. Mapoles, Sr., then a legislative representative from Walton County, was an important factor in the . . . — — Map (db m72555) HM
Okaloosa is one of the newer counties of northwest Florida. It was created by the State Legislature in 1915 from land taken from Santa Rosa and Walton Counties. The influence of State Senator W.H. Mapoles of Crestview was an important factor in the . . . — — Map (db m72554) HM
Okeechobee County was formed Aug. 7, 1917, from St. Lucie, Osceola and Palm Beach Counties. Long a haunt of the Seminoles, the area saw almost no white penetration until the 2nd Seminole War, 1835-42. Much fighting occurred in the county during . . . — — Map (db m72601) HM
Originally formed on December 29, 1824, as Mosquito County, named for local waterways like Barra de Mosquitos, the area spanned much of eastern Florida. As the citrus industry expanded, locals and state leaders felt 'Mosquito' was unappealing, . . . — — Map (db m288056) HM
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m243395) HM
Events in the History of Ireland
3000 BC Megalithic tombs first constructed.
200 AD High Kingship begins at Tara, Meath.
377-405 Niall of the Nine Hostages is crowned High King.
432 Saint Patrick brings Christianity to Ireland. . . . — — Map (db m244235) HM
Johnston
1884-1947 — 1890-1951
John Jones — Charlotte
John was born in Nebraska, Charlotte in Minnesota. John moved to Kissimmee in 1895, married in 1911. He was the first City Clerk of St. Cloud in 1910, Postmaster 1915-19, . . . — — Map (db m204924) HM
Palm Beach County (established in 1909) had its first County offices in an old school house in West Palm Beach. In 1913, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners approved the construction of a new courthouse designed by Wilber Burt . . . — — Map (db m96755) HM
With his wife Amanda and eleven children, Isaac Hudson Sr. First arrived in what would become the town of Hudson in 1877. His influence on the history of Pasco County is immeasurable. He provided space in his home for the County’s first post office, . . . — — Map (db m268270) HM
Polk County was established February 8, 1861 formed from eastern Hillsborough County and western Brevard County and comprised one of two counties created after the state's secession from the union. Polk County was named after James Knox Polk the . . . — — Map (db m54003) HM
Side 1
Davenport City Hall was built in 1927 in the Mediterranean Revival style by Streater Brothers Construction Company of Lakeland, Florida at a cost of $15,054.00. The architectural firm, Scroggs & Ewing, of Augusta, Georgia, designed the . . . — — Map (db m268175) HM
Opened in the mid - 1930s as the Davenport Community Center, the building was funded through the Works Progress Administration. The largest federally funded project in Davenport, the Center had two major benefits: the employment of Floridians and . . . — — Map (db m268183) HM
The railroad came to Venice in 1911 at the request of Mrs. Potter (Bertha) Palmer. The Seaboard Air Line (SAL) Railway extended its line from Fruitville through Bee Ridge, where the Palmer's Sarasota-Venice Company was developing land, to the . . . — — Map (db m124900) HM
The importance of Seminole County in the history of the area lies in its location at the navigable headwaters of the St. Johns River and the elevated forest land south of the three large lakes within its boundaries: Monroe, Harney, and Jesup. . . . — — Map (db m52360) HM
The importance of Seminole County in the history of the area lies in its location at the navigable headwaters of the St. Johns River and the elevated forest land south of the three large lakes within its boundaries: Monroe, Harney, and Jesup. . . . — — Map (db m54051) HM
This region was originally the land of the Timucuan Indians. Suwannee County was created in 1858. The county seat was removed from its original site at Houston to Live Oak in 1868 because of the latter's superior geographical position and railroad . . . — — Map (db m125973) HM
Union County, established on October 1, 1921, is the smallest of Florida's 67 counties. Its 245 square miles are bounded by Baker County on the north and by the natural boundaries of Olustee Creek, the Santa Fe River and the New River. Once . . . — — Map (db m64266) HM
In 1843 Enterprise became county seat of Mosquito County, organized December 29, 1824, and changed to Orange County in 1845. On Dec. 29, 1854 the part of Orange County east of the St. John's River became Volusia County with Enterprise as County . . . — — Map (db m276893) HM
Clarke County, created by Act of Dec. 5, 1801 from Jackson County, originally contained Oconee and part of Madison and Greene Counties. It was named for Gen. Elijah Clarke who came to Wilkes County, Ga., from N.C. in 1774 and fought through Ga., . . . — — Map (db m36187) HM
Atkinson County was created by an act of the Georgia legislature in 1917, out of lands previously in Clinch and Coffee Counties.
The county was organized Jan. 1, 1918. The first officers were J.W. Roberts, Ordinary; Wiley M. Sumner, Clerk . . . — — Map (db m106274) HM
This County, created by Act of the Legislature July 27, 1914, is named for Augustus O. Bacon, four times U.S. Senator, who died in office Feb. 15, 1914. An expert on Mexican affairs, his death was a great loss coming at a time of critical relations . . . — — Map (db m24292) HM
Banks County was created by Act of Dec. 11, 1858 from Franklin and Habersham Counties. It was named for Dr. Richard Banks (1784-1850), whose reputation as physician and surgeon extended over north Ga. and S.C. Especially noted for treating Indians . . . — — Map (db m40684) HM
This obelisk marked the intersection of the boundaries of Jackson, Walton, and Gwinnett Counties from which Barrow County was formed in 1914. The obelisk location was the center of the intersection of Broad and Athens Streets. This obelisk . . . — — Map (db m187291) HM
Originally Cass, Bartow County was created by Act of Dec. 3, 1832 from Cherokee County. The name was changed Dec. 6, 1861 to honor Gen. Francis S. Bartow (1816-1861), Confederate political leader and soldier, who fell mortally wounded at the First . . . — — Map (db m40585) HM
Planter, land speculator, entrepreneur. Born South Carolina, November 24, 1780; died Milledgeville, Georgia, July 2, 1861.
Never lived in Cartersville, Georgia, but it is named in his honor. He has been cited as the richest landowner and . . . — — Map (db m190661) HM
Named for Joseph Emerson Brown, Gov. of Ga., 1857-1865, U.S. Senator, 1880-1891. Known as Stegall's Station prior to 1889; site of the Bartow Iron Works. May 20, 1864: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces camped here after retreating from Cassville and . . . — — Map (db m10907) HM
Ben Hill County, created by Act of July 31, 1906 from Irwin and Wilcox Counties, was named for Benjamin Harvey Hill (1823-1882), “one of America’s greatest orators.” A staunch supporter of the administration in the Confederate Senate, after the War . . . — — Map (db m40263) HM
Berrien County, created by Act of Feb. 25, 1856, was named for John MacPherson Berrien, “the American Cicero,” who was born Aug. 23, 1781 and died Jan. 1, 1856. He was Judge of the Eastern Circuit, U.S. Senator and U.S. Attorney General. The county . . . — — Map (db m40122) HM
Bibb County was created by Act of Dec. 9, 1822 from Houston, Jones, Monroe and Twiggs Counties. It was named for Dr. William Wyatt Bibb (1781-1820) of Elbert County. Dr. Bibb, physician, legislator, Congressman, Senator, was appointed Governor of . . . — — Map (db m44892) HM
This County, created by an act of the Georgia Legislature
July 30, 1912, is named for Chief Justice Logan E. Bleckley, of
the Georgia Supreme Court, one of the greatest jurists in the
history of this State. Born in Rabun County in 1827, he . . . — — Map (db m47553) HM
City of Cochran was chartered
on March 19, 1869.
Cochran is named for
Judge Arthur E. Cochran (1820-1865)
who served as a State Legislator
and as President of the
Macon & Brunswick Railroad. — — Map (db m197982) HM
This County, created by Act of the Legislature Aug. 14, 1920, is named for Benjamin D. Brantley. It is said that the old B. & W. Railroad, which was partly destroyed, marked the most southern point of advance of Sherman's Army. Among the first . . . — — Map (db m24045) HM
This County created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 19, 1793, is named for Jonathan Bryan, Revolutionary patriot and member of the Executive Council in 1777. The "lost town" of Hardwick on the Ogeechee River was the first temporary County Site. Laid . . . — — Map (db m14952) HM
Statesboro, the only town bearing this name in the country, was created on December 19, 1803, as the seat of a young Bulloch County. Charging just $1.00, Augusta land speculator George Siebald sold 200 acres for the establishment of the town (then . . . — — Map (db m197848) HM
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