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By Mark Hilton, September 25, 2022
Alabama Forests Marker
1 ► Alabama, Autauga County, Marbury — Alabama Forests —
Near County Road 63 0.3 miles south of County Road 530, on the right when traveling south.
By 1900, America's forests were in a depleted state. In the 1920's and 30's, conservationist and lumberman Evan Frank Allison led the movement to revitalize Alabama's forests and wildlife. At one time he and his forester counted less than five . . . — — Map (db m207007) HM
2 ► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Pratt Homesite — Circa 1842 —
On Bridge Street at Gin Shop Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Bridge Street.
Daniel Pratt, Prattville’s founding father, constructed an imposing home and garden within a quarter-mile of this site on Autauga Creek, near his industrial complex. The large home was designed and erected by Pratt himself, a noted architect / . . . — — Map (db m27985) HM
3 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Daphne — City of Daphne — Incorporated July 8, 1927 —
On Main Street at Manci Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
The City of Daphne was incorporated July 8, 1927 with a population of 500. its history, however, dates to a much earlier period. Research and artifacts show that Tensaw, Alabama, Choctaw, Creeks, and Seminole Indians all lived in the this area prior . . . — — Map (db m100843) HM
4 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Foley — City of Foley Camellia Walk —
On North McKenzie Street near Laurel Avenue.
The camellia, often called the Queen of winter flowers, is the state flower of Alabama. Originally from the Orient, the camellia made its way to Europe in the 1600s, then to America and Australia in the 1700s. It now flourishes in the southern . . . — — Map (db m188784) HM
5 ► Alabama, Baldwin County, Stockton — Bartram’s Trail —
On Alabama Route 59 at milepost 56, on the right when traveling north.
William Bartram, America’s first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Baldwin County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain’s King . . . — — Map (db m81855) HM
6 ► Alabama, Barbour County, Eufaula — The Tree That Owns Itself —
On Cotton Avenue at Highland Avenue on Cotton Avenue.
The Tree That Owns Itself Planned and Dedicated April 19, 1961 Replacing the Walker Oak Felled by Wind April 9, 1961 Original Deed Granted by City of Eufaula to the Post Oak Tree April 8, 1936 . . . — — Map (db m101286) HM
7 ► Alabama, Bullock County, Union Springs — Chunnenuggee Public Garden — 1847 —
On Peachburg Road (County Road 40) east of County Road 30, on the right when traveling east.
The entrance gate to the Chunnenuggee Public Garden was located within this 90 x 120 foot strip. The Chunneneggee Ridge Horticultural Society, organized on March 6, 1847, established the Garden in the same year. Now known as the Chunnenuggee . . . — — Map (db m252505) HM
8 ► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — Bartram's Trail —
On Sherling Lake Road (County Road 44) 1 mile west of Braggs Road (State Route 263), on the right when traveling west.
William Bartram, America's first great naturalist, passed through northwest Butler County in July 1775. He described the "limestone rocks" and "banks of various kinds of sea shells" left by oceans that covered this area millions of years ago, and . . . — — Map (db m120937) HM
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9 ► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — The Camellia City / Greenville —
On East Commerce Street (Alabama Route 10) at Posey Street, on the right when traveling west on East Commerce Street.
The Camellia City Mr. J. Glenn Stanley, an ardent camellia enthusiast, dreamed of Greenville becoming “The Camellia City” and loyally promoted this slogan as editor of The Greenville Advocate. The city’s first Camellia Show was held at . . . — — Map (db m154579) HM
10 ► Alabama, Butler County, Greenville — The Camellia Gardens at Beeland Park / Registered Camellias of Butler County —
On East Commerce Street (Alabama Route 10) west of Flowers Street, on the left when traveling west.
The Camellia Gardens at Beeland Park Large camellias grew prolifically all over Butler County, many of them one hundred years old. Since the mid-1930s, Glenn Stanley, Editor of the Greenville Advocate used the slogan "Greenville, The . . . — — Map (db m300180) HM
11 ► Alabama, Cherokee County, Gaylesville — W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Company —
On County Road 15 at State Route 35, on the right when traveling north on County Road 15.
In February 1937, W.P. Brown & Sons Lumber Co. signed a contract with Alabama Power for an estimated 20,000,000 feet of saw timber. The south end of Brown's property is located 1,000 feet back of this marker and extended northward ¾ mile. Brown . . . — — Map (db m114741) HM
12 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Fulton — Fulton, Alabama —
On Main Street Circle west of Main Street South, on the right when traveling west.
Fulton, first known as Wade's Station, developed in the 1880s along the Mobile to Birmingham Railroad. With the railroad came an influx of lumbermen from the North. Marcus Behrman was the first of the lumbermen who came to establish a lumber mill . . . — — Map (db m203704) HM
13 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Jackson — City of Jackson —
On Commerce Street (Alabama Route 177) at Magnolia Drive, on the right when traveling west on Commerce Street.
Side 1 First home of Creek and Choctaw Indians, Jackson’s first pioneer settlers arrived about 1800. The little village was first called Republicville, then Pine Level, before its incorporation by an act of the Mississippi Territory . . . — — Map (db m101591) HM
14 ► Alabama, Clarke County, Rockville — Bartram's Trail —
On Rockville Road (County Road 15) at Stimpson Sanctuary Road, on the right when traveling south on Rockville Road.
William Bartram, America’s first native born artist-naturalist, passed through Clarke County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain’s King George . . . — — Map (db m101568) HM
15 ► Alabama, Clay County, Delta — Managing Public Land —
Near Alabama State Road 281 (Alabama Route 281).
In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps began construction of Cheaha State Park as parks across the nation were built, President Franklin D. Roosevelt provided jobs and stability as well as parks for future generations. The 2,799 acre Cheaha . . . — — Map (db m175560) HM
16 ► Alabama, Clay County, Delta — Won't You Be My Neighbor —
Near Alabama State Road 281 (Alabama Route 281).
From this viewshed, you are looking over the Talladega National Forest. The federal government purchased the land in 1936 as part of an effort to restore clear-cut timberlands and farmlands no longer capable of producing crops. The contiguous . . . — — Map (db m175330) HM
17 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Cherokee — Welcome! — Natchez Trace Parkway —
Near Natchez Trace Parkway (at milepost 327.3), 2.7 miles east of N Pike (County Route 21), on the left when traveling east.
The Natchez Trace Parkway is designed to encourage leisurely exploration of the history and beauty of Old Southwest. Here are a few pointers to make your trip more enjoyable. Regulations and Safety Obey posted speed limits. Be alert for . . . — — Map (db m107254)
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18 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Leighton — The Shaw Home — Colbert County —
On Shaw Road 0.2 miles 6th Street, on the left when traveling north.
Baldy Shaw purchased this property from the state of Alabama in 1830. In 1844, he constructed this home. Over the years, various property owners made changes and addition to the Shaw Home and its outbuildings. The canning building is directly north . . . — — Map (db m209816) HM
19 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Sheffield — Forest Elders —
On Thunder Road.
Escape to an Earlier Time The giant trees of Northern Alabama's mature forest have stood throughout generations, witnessing considerable natural, historical, and cultural changes. Some probably witnessed the Civil War while others only date . . . — — Map (db m117058) HM
20 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — Petrified Conifer Tree / Petrified Lycopod Tree Stump —
On S. Main Street.
Plaque A 85-90 Million Years Old Possibly a Bald Cypress from the Cretaceous Period or the Age of Dinosaurs Plaque B 325 Million Years Old A Member of the Giant Club Mosses from the early Coal Age — — Map (db m29287) HM
21 ► Alabama, Colbert County, Tuscumbia — The Moon Tree —
On North Jefferson Street.
The Moon Tree was grown from seeds that journeyed to the moon and back aboard Apollo 14 during the period of January 31-February 9, 1971. The seed was germinated by the U.S. Forest Service in Gulfport, Mississippi, and the seedling was presented to . . . — — Map (db m108374) HM
22 ► Alabama, Covington County, Opp — The Depot / Opp, Alabama —
On South Main Street (U.S. 331/84) north of Cummings Avenue (U.S. 331/84), on the left when traveling north.
The Depot In 1900, the L&N Railroad won the right to establish the railroad through this area. The town is named for Henry Opp, who represented L&N in successful legal negotiations. The coming of the railroad consolidated the surrounding areas . . . — — Map (db m39777) HM
23 ► Alabama, Covington County, Sanford — Town of Sanford —
Near County Road 67 at U.S. 84, on the right when traveling west.
Side 1 Sanford first came into being as a community post office which was established on May 19, 1879. Around the turn of the century, Sanford had a period of progress that lasted for several years. The L&N Railroad had come through in . . . — — Map (db m94166) HM
24 ► Alabama, Dallas County, Cahaba — Black Belt Transformations —
On Capitol Avenue at Cahaba Road, on the right when traveling east on Capitol Avenue.
Alabama's Black Belt region derives its name from a narrow sash of dark, fertile soil across the state's midsection. Covering 1000 square miles, the Black Belt occupies just 2% of the state's landmass, but its history and transformations . . . — — Map (db m112800) HM
25 ► Alabama, DeKalb County, Valley Head — Site of Cherokee Council Tree —
On Railroad Avenue at Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Avenue.
Here stood The giant Black Spanish Oak Under which Traditionally Sequoyah Taught his newly invented Alphabet Tree felled by a storm 1934 — — Map (db m28036) HM
26 ► Alabama, Elmore County, Wetumpka — William Bartram Arboretum — 1739 - 1823 —
Near West Fort Toulouse Road 0.2 miles south of Jackson Park Road.
William Bartram, the first native-born American artist-naturalist, of Philadelphia, visited this site on Christmas Day, 1776. This arboretum commerates (sic) the man, his visit to Fort Toulouse, and his travels through the southeastern . . . — — Map (db m83726) HM
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27 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Andalusia — Dixon Home Place / History of the Dixon Home —
On Dixon Center Road 1.6 miles north of U.S. 29, on the right when traveling north.
Dixon Home Place Four generations of Dixons, each promoting the management of trees as a renewable resource, made their living in forestry on this ground thereby contributing significantly to Alabama’s economy and forest industry. . . . — — Map (db m130670) HM
28 ► Alabama, Escambia County, Pollard — The Lindsey-Fitzgerald House —
On Misella Street at Lamosa Street, on the right when traveling south on Misella Street.
Martin Lindsey bought the Pollard Mill later known as the Lindsey Mill Company. Several hundred employees worked at the Mill during the early 1900s, among them Joe Douglas, head of the woodlands, and Percy Watson, accounting. Mr. Lindsey handled the . . . — — Map (db m84386) HM
29 ► Alabama, Houston County, Cottonwood — Cottonwood, Alabama —
On County Road 55 at Cottonwood Road (State Road 53), on the right when traveling south on County Road 55.
In April 1903, the Town of Cottonwood was incorporated, making it the first town established in Houston County. The town's name may have come from either Mr. Wood, an influential land owner, or from the softwood trees growing in the area. General . . . — — Map (db m73381) HM
30 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Estillfork — Walls of Jericho —
Near Alabama Route 79, on the right when traveling south.
Nature preserve, recreation area, and wildlife management area. This tract was protected and made available for public recreation through the efforts of the Alabama forever wild land trust. The Alabama state lands division of the department of . . . — — Map (db m145464)
31 ► Alabama, Jackson County, Stevenson — Wet, Wild, and Wonderful —
On City Park Road south of Kentucky Avenue ( Route 17), on the left when traveling south.
Alabama’s Winter Waterfowl The Tennessee River Valley is the winter home for thousands of waterfowl. These birds migrate from across the northern US and Canada down through the center of the continent to the Tennessee River. Careful . . . — — Map (db m106298) HM
32 ► Alabama, Jefferson County, Clay — The Cahaba Heart River of Alabama —
On Old Springville Road / County Road 30, on the left when traveling north.
On Cahaba Mountain to the NW, springs form a fragile stream that grows as it carves through the steep, rocky terrain of Birmingham suburbs, flowing south on the Gulf Coastal Plain to the Alabama River, at the site of Alabama's first capital, . . . — — Map (db m25110) HM
33 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — A Significant Forest —
Near Alabama Route 33 0.2 miles south of County Route 67, on the left when traveling south.
A Special Place: for People and Birds The forest of Bankhead have been here for many generations, witnessing considerable natural, historical and cultural changes. This area was home to native Americans for many years. The pioneers who live . . . — — Map (db m107295) HM
34 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Birds of North Alabama —
Near Alabama Route 33 0.2 miles south of County Route 67, on the left when traveling south.
Many Kinds of Birds Call North Alabama Home The northern tier of Alabama has several district landforms including the Tennessee River Valley and the southern Cumberland Plateau. The variety of terrain and the large expanse of forest in the . . . — — Map (db m107297) HM
35 ► Alabama, Lawrence County, Moulton — Explore the Forest —
Near Alabama Route 33 0.2 miles south of County Route 67, on the left when traveling south.
Discover the Incredible Variety of Habitats and Birds in the Bankhead National Forest 1. Walston Ridge Road The road along Walston Ridge provides a variety of forest habitats. Prescribed fire maintains the open oak-pine woodlands. . . . — — Map (db m107294) HM
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36 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Chewacla State Park — (CCC) —
On Murphy Drive 0.2 miles east of Wrights Mill Road (County Road 33), on the right when traveling east.
Side 1 Under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal (1933-1942), the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established to provide work for single young men. The CCC's Company 4448, Camp Alabama SP-12, began work in September 1935 to . . . — — Map (db m85164) HM
37 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — Founders' Oak —
Near Garden Drive 0.1 miles west of South College Street ( Route 15), on the left when traveling west.
This post oak started growth in 1850 and was 6 years old when East Alabama Male College was established. It was 33 years old when the Alabama Agricultural Station was established, 91 when the nation entered World War II, and over 100 when this site . . . — — Map (db m74430) HM
38 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — The Cullars Rotation / The Alvis Field and Cotton Rust —
Near Woodfield Drive 0.1 miles east of South College Street ( Route 15), on the right when traveling east.
The Cullars Rotation (Established 1911) The Cullars Rotation is the oldest, continuous soil fertility study in the South and the second oldest cotton study in the world. It was started in 1911 by the Alabama Agricultural . . . — — Map (db m74463) HM
39 ► Alabama, Lee County, Auburn — The Old Rotation —
On Lem Morrison Drive 0.1 miles north of Duncan Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1896 by Professor J.F. Duggar, the Old Rotation at Auburn University is: (1) the oldest, continuous cotton experiment in the U.S.; and (2) the 3rd oldest continuous field crop experiment in the U.S.; and (3) the 1st experiment to . . . — — Map (db m74429) HM
40 ► Alabama, Macon County, Tuskegee — Bartram's Trail —
On Forest Road 949 0.2 miles north of State Route 186, on the left when traveling north.
William Bartram, America's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Macon County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King George . . . — — Map (db m99676) HM
41 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — 680.AL3 — Joe B. Shirley Fire Tower
Near Cabin Drive. Reported missing.
Fire towers are a symbol of forest conservation even though their original role has been replaced with aircraft surveillance. Many of the towers across the U.S. have been abandoned or destroyed making ours one of the few remaining. The 100 ft . . . — — Map (db m297521) HM
42 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — The Columns — Sweet Homegrown Alabama —
Near Bob Wallace Avenue Southwest.
Opened in 1934, the third Madison County Courthouse was the home of these majestic limestone columns and for more than 50 years they stood in the square, after which they were carefully disassembled. Garden volunteers Evelyn Lucas and Seth . . . — — Map (db m144866) HM
43 ► Alabama, Madison County, Huntsville — Van Valkenburgh Daylily Garden —
Near Bob Wallace Avenue Southwest.
The Van Valkenburgh Daylily Garden features a collection of approximately 800 cultivars of daylilies in a spectacular array of colors, sizes, shapes and flower forms. The display garden continues to evolve every year as the latest introductions are . . . — — Map (db m150382)
44 ► Alabama, Marshall County, Albertville — Liberty Tree Memorial —
Near Jackson Street at Baltimore Avenue.
This American Liberty Elm was named after “The Liberty Tree: Our Country’s first Symbol of Freedom.” On the morning of August 14, 1765, the people of Boston awakened to discover two effigies suspended from an elm tree in protest of . . . — — Map (db m85848) HM WM
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45 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Dauphin Island — John F. Porter, Jr. Goat Tree Reserve / The Goat Tree —
On Cadillac Avenue west of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west.
John F. Porter, Jr. Goat Tree Reserve John F. Porter, Ph.D. served as volunteer Executive Director of Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries, Inc. (incorporated as Friends of Dauphin Island Audubon Sanctuary) from its inception in 1992 until his . . . — — Map (db m151634) HM
46 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Grand Bay — William Bartram Trail — Traced 1773-1777 — Deep South Region —
Near Interstate 10 2 miles east of Franklin Creek Road.
In 1775, William Bartram, Colonial naturalist, visited Mobile and environs recording flora, fauna, land areas, and rivers. — — Map (db m102188) HM
47 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Semmes — Blackwell House — EST 1951 — Mobile County —
On Moffett Road (U.S. 98) 0.6 miles south of Snow Road North, on the right when traveling south.
Owen and Vivian Welch Blackwell founded Blackwell Nurseries, Inc. in 1938, and by the late 1960s the nursery became known as the largest azalea producer in the nation which helped earn the reputation of Semmes as the "Nursery Capital of the . . . — — Map (db m226738) HM
48 ► Alabama, Mobile County, Theodore — The Story of Bellingrath Gardens — A Gift to Posterity —
Near Bellingrath Gardens Road (County Route 18) 1.4 miles east of Bellingrath Road (County Route 59), on the right when traveling east.
(plaque 1) The site of the famed gardens was originally a semi-tropical jungle on the Isle-Aux-Coirs River. In 1917 the property was acquired for a private fishing lodge by Walter and Bessie Morse Bellingrath… The primeval beauty of the . . . — — Map (db m100526)
49 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Hope Hull — William Bartram — 1739 ~ 1823 —
On Federal Road 0.9 miles south of Cloverfield Road (County Road 24), on the left when traveling south.
During the Revolutionary War-era, American naturalist and artist William Bartram journeyed through the Southeast studying flora, fauna, and indigenous cultures. His trek through wilderness territory often followed established Native American . . . — — Map (db m268660) HM
50 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Camellia Designated Alabama State Flower —
On Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Alabama Legislature approved a bill sponsored by Rep. T.E. Martin of Montgomery County in 1927 that designated the Goldenrod the official state flower. It became law on Sept. 6, 1927, the same day that the Yellowhammer became the official . . . — — Map (db m86066) HM
51 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Civil War Laurel Oak Tree —
Near Monroe Street at Dexter Avenue.
This Laurel Oak Tree from Battle Fields of Virginia, 1861-65 Planted by Gov. Thomas G. Jones 1893 — — Map (db m94932) HM
52 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Judy's Garden — Judy Brown Youngblood — July 5, 1941 - September 10, 2013 —
On North Hull Street at Columbus Street, on the right when traveling north on North Hull Street.
Judy's Garden was started in 1984 when the Landmarks Foundation saw the need for an Herb Garden to accentuate the historical link of Herbs and Old Alabama Town. Judy Youngblood was commissioned to create an Herb Garden which she designed, planted . . . — — Map (db m268028) HM
53 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Sycamore Tree —
On Monroe Street at North Union Street, on the right when traveling east on Monroe Street.
This sycamore tree from Battle Fields of Virginia 1861-65 planted by Gov. Thomas G. Jones, 1893 — — Map (db m267971) WM
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54 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Tree of Hippocrates — Platanus orientalis — (Sycamore) —
On East South Boulevard at Morrow Drive, on the right when traveling west on East South Boulevard.
The Plantanus orientalis is a descendant of the tree under which Hippocrates taught the students of medicine on the Greek Island of Kos around 400 B.C. Hippocrates is often called the father of western medicine because his philosophy . . . — — Map (db m289672) HM
55 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Washington Elm Tree —
Near North Bainbridge Street at Monroe Street.
Washington took command of the American Army under grandparent of this elm, Cambridge, Mass., July 3, 1775 Raised and given by Maryland D.A.R. and Alice Paret Dorsey as part of 200th anniversary of birth of Washington, . . . — — Map (db m155635) HM
56 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery, Centennial Hill — "Moon Tree" —
Near Dexter Avenue at Monroe Street.
Loblolly Pine crown from seeds that journeyed to the moon with 1971 Apollo 14 mission. Planted here in 1976. — — Map (db m94931) HM
57 ► Alabama, Morgan County, Decatur — Our History — U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service — Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge —
On Wheeler Wildlife Boat Launch north of Route 67, on the right when traveling north.
1838 Trail of Tears: The discovery of gold in Georgia and thirst for land expansion prompted the U.S. Government and white communities to force the Cherokee nation from their ancestral lands. During the summer and winter of 1838, the first . . . — — Map (db m113290) HM
58 ► Alabama, Russell County, Fort Mitchell — Bartram's Trail —
On Alabama Route 165 north of Creek Trail, on the right when traveling north.
William Bartram, American's first native born artist - naturalist, passed through Russell County during the Revolutionary era, making the first scientific notations of its flora, fauna and inhabitants. As the appointed botanist of Britain's King . . . — — Map (db m164144) HM
59 ► Alabama, Washington County, Yarbo — Yarbo —
On Jordan Street (Alabama Route 17) at Ingram Saw Mill Road, on the right when traveling south on Jordan Street.
Yarbo was one of the short lived sawmill towns that sprang up in the late 1800's and early 1900's. In 1904 the American Lumber Company began logging operations here and named the town Spencer. E.L. Jordan built a turpentine distillery and built a . . . — — Map (db m293761) HM
60 ► Alaska, Juneau Borough, Juneau — Grace Taeko Akiyama — 1927 - 1996 —
On Franklin Street at Marine Way (Alaska Route 7), on the left when traveling north on Franklin Street.
She was a thirty-six year resident of Juneau who contributed to its beauty with her skilled gardening and talented ikebana flower arrangements. With a fond loving memory of her caring spirit, her family & friends share the joy & beauty . . . — — Map (db m258044) HM
61 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Ketchikan has a strong history of community service —
Near Bawden Street, on the right when traveling north.
This landscape design and construction is by local resident and Eagle Scout Joey Karlik. Tongass Historical Museum, Tongass Historical Society, and the City of Ketchikan extend their sincere gratitude. As Ketchikan was becoming established, so too . . . — — Map (db m310697) HM
62 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Ketchikan Shingle Mill — 1904-1918 — Men worked on the Creek too … for a while! —
Near Creek Street.
On this site over 100 years ago, a 22-foot waterwheel turned, creaked, and groaned to power the Ketchikan Shingle Mill. It was an ingenious creation of pioneer Austin “Ott” Inman. Inman and his partner, Charles Borch, first used the mill as a . . . — — Map (db m182074) HM
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63 ► Alaska, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Ketchikan — Trees of Monumental Value —
On Totem Bight Road, on the right when traveling south.
The Pacific Northwest Coast Natives have a strong sense of belonging to the land and water, which reflects the spirit and substance of their culture. The rainforest provides raw material for shelter, fuel, fiber, transportation, and food such as . . . — — Map (db m310927) HM
64 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Rita Pfauth Memorial Garden — Rita Pfauth — (1924-1987) —
On Chickaloon Way north of Glenn Highway Milepost 61.6 (Alaska Highway 1), on the right when traveling north.
Rita was instrumental in forming the Alpine Historical Society and was the first president serving in that capacity from 1983 to 1984. Rita and her husband Gene moved to Alaska in 1969. For three years, they lived at Fort Richardson Army Base . . . — — Map (db m254924) HM
65 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Walt Myar Memorial Garden — Walt Myar — (1914-2009) —
On Glenn Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 61.6) east of Chickaloon Way, on the left when traveling east.
Walt was a coal miner at Jonesville coal mine from 1945 until 1967. He worked as a millwright and master mechanic. He enjoyed exploring the mountains and valleys around the mining area and learned about the indigenous plants and local history. . . . — — Map (db m255254) HM
66 ► Alaska, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Sutton-Alpine — Wild Plants —
On Glenn Highway (State Highway 1 at milepost 61.6) east of Chickaloon Way, on the left when traveling east.
Ahtna Hwt'aene' and Dena'ina Peoples have used over 100 local wild plants for everyday living tools, food, medicine, and ceremony. They believe that plants should be treated with respect and they often speak to plants while harvesting them. . . . — — Map (db m255182) HM
67 ► Alaska, Sitka Borough, Sitka — Forest Service House —
On Seward Street at American Street, on the right when traveling east on Seward Street.
This two-story, wood clapboard and gambrel roofed cottage-style house was constructed during the summer of 1916 by the United States Department of Commerce, Coast and Geodetic Survey. Prior to the purchase of Alaska by the United States from the . . . — — Map (db m181580) HM
68 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Avenue of Mountain Ash Trees —
On 1st Avenue at Broadway, on the left when traveling west on 1st Avenue.
This Avenue of Mountain Ash Trees was planted in June 1986 by volunteers A gift from the Skagway Garden Club Dedicated to the future of Skagway. "The Garden City of Alaska" — — Map (db m257883) HM
69 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Nature Always Succeeds! — Pullen Creek StreamWalk —
On Broadway, on the right when traveling south.
A Disturbed Landscape After a glacier retreats, bare rock, gravel, and ground up earth are left behind. This provides a blank canvas for the succession of habitat changes to follow. Building Soils Pioneer species respond quickly to . . . — — Map (db m257901) HM
70 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — Restoring the Past: Historic Preservation at the Moore Homestead — Historic Moore Homestead — Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park —
On 5th Avenue east of Broadway, on the left when traveling east.
The authorization of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in 1976 included the mandate to preserve and protect the Gold Rush heritage of Skagway. With the purchase of the Moore Homestead from the Kirmse family in 1977, a key element for . . . — — Map (db m257809) HM
71 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — The Emergence of a Domesticated Landscape: The Homestead Becomes an Urban Residence — Historic Moore Homestead — Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park —
On 5th Avenue east of Broadway, on the left when traveling east.
After 1901, the homestead was rapidly transformed from a pioneer homestead to a domestic landscape reflecting late Victorian style. By 1904. Ben Moore, his Tlingit wife, Minnie, and their three children, Bernard Jr., Edith, and Francis lived in a . . . — — Map (db m257788) HM
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72 ► Alaska, Skagway Borough, Skagway, Dyea — The Garden City of Alaska —
On 7th Avenue east of Broadway, on the right when traveling east.
In 1916 Dr L.S. Keller, in the Daily Alaskan, began to promote Skagway's gardens in recognition of their importance to the community. Soon after arriving in 1897 stampeders began to plant vegetables. Sunshine, long hours of . . . — — Map (db m257735) HM
73 ► Alaska, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Deltana — Welcome to the Delta Junction Bison Range —
On the Alaska Highway (State Highway 2) west of the Gerstle River (9-span) Bridge, on the left when traveling west.
Delta Junction Bison Range Bison were released along the Delta River in 1928, and the herd increased from 28 animals to 400 by 1947. Bison hunting began in 1951. The 90,000 acre Delta Junction Bison Range (DJBR) was established in 1979, . . . — — Map (db m255605) HM
74 ► Arizona, Apache County, Adamana — Roosevelt's Tree Army: The CCC —
On Puerco Loop east of Petrified Forest Road, on the left when traveling south.
In this vast, nearly treeless landscape, it may sound strange to call the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Roosevelt's Tree Army, but it has meaning here. President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the CCC in 1933 as part of his New Deal program for . . . — — Map (db m286291) HM
75 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — 35 — Rose Tree — Museum —
On South 4th Street at Toughnut Street, on the right when traveling north on South 4th Street.
In 1934, Robert Ripley declares the Rose Bush the World's Largest in the Newspaper column "Believe it or Not". The fire of May 26th, 1882, destroyed the dwellings located here. In 1885, Mrs. Amelia Adamson built the Cochise House . . . — — Map (db m125645) HM
76 ► Arizona, Cochise County, Tombstone — The Rose Bush Story —
Near South 4th Street north of East Toughnut Street, on the right when traveling north.
The picture of the "World's Largest Rose Bush", that has been given you, was taken during the blooming in the month of April. The rose is a white Lady Banksia and the root was sent from Scotland in 1885. The bush was planted to climb over the . . . — — Map (db m293656) HM
77 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — American Elm —
On Knoles Drive.
Under the forebearer of this American Elm George Washington assumed command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on July 3, 1775. This sprig of the "Washington Elm" was donated to the Arizona State Teachers College at . . . — — Map (db m263603) HM
78 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Flagstaff's Founding —
Near East Aspen Avenue.
Flagstaff was a name on a map before the area had any significant population. The first permanent settler was Thomas F. McMillan who arrived sometime in 1876. On July 4, 1876, a party of emigrants traveling from Boston to California was camped at . . . — — Map (db m41717) HM
79 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Logging Wheels —
Near Route 66 at South Beaver Street.
Logging wheels were originally an integral part of the early lumber industry in Northern Arizona. Originally designed in 1870 by Silas Overpack, a Manistee, Michigan wheelwright, the wheels were used by a local farmer to help him clear his land. . . . — — Map (db m33331) HM
80 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Logging Wheels —
On Fort Valley Road, on the right when traveling north.
Maker - Silas Overpack Wheelwright, Manslee, MI c. 1900 Also known as Michigan High Wheels, Big Wheels, or Skid Wheels, these wheels were the workhouse of the forest. The large wheel here made it easy to transport logs over rough . . . — — Map (db m263150) HM
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81 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — The McCormick Rose —
On Knoles Drive.
This rose is a clipping from a French Boursalt rose planted at the Arizona territorial governor's mansion at Prescott in 1865. The rose was brought from New York and planted by Margaret Hunt McCormick. She was the wife of Richard C. McCormick, the . . . — — Map (db m263431) HM
82 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — The Riordan Building —
On West Route 66 (Business Interstate 40) at West Riordan Road, on the right when traveling east on West Route 66.
. . . — — Map (db m236395) HM
83 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Flagstaff — Two Spots — Arizona Lumber and Timber Company Steam Engine —
On East Santa Fe Avenue (U.S. 89), on the right when traveling east.
Arizona Lumber and Timber Company purchased this Baldwin steam engine in 1917 for lumbering operations in and around Flagstaff, where the engine spent its entire working life. The City of Flagstaff purchased No. 25 in 1995. Canvas water bags . . . — — Map (db m41720) HM
84 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Fredonia — Where There's Smoke... —
On Grand Canyon Highway (Arizona Route 67), on the left when traveling south.
The Jacob Lake lookout tower has been used by lone fire lookouts for more than half a century. As in 1934, when the tower was built, vigilant lookouts still spot and plot fires from on high. [Caption]: Spotting and Plotting The 80-foot-high . . . — — Map (db m257806) HM
85 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Grand Canyon Village — Grandview Lookout Tower — Fire Lookout —
On Coconino Rim Road 1.3 miles south of Desert View Drive ( Route 64), on the left when traveling south.
This steel lookout tower, erected in 1936, is 80 feet tall. It replaced an earlier wooden lookout tower and platform. The two-room bungalow style cabin, also built in 1908, serves as the lookout's residence. As guardians of our . . . — — Map (db m310681) HM
86 ► Arizona, Coconino County, North Rim - Grand Canyon — Maintaining Mountain Meadows —
On Cape Royal Road, on the right when traveling east.
Forest seems to be on the march here, invading this meadow at a rate of one foot per year, but the Outlet Fire in spring 2000 may have slowed the forest's advance. Before the fire burned this area, forest was encroaching on better-drained, dryer . . . — — Map (db m258213) HM
87 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Sedona — 7 — USFS Range House — City of Sedona Landmark No. 7 —
On Brewer Road, on the left when traveling south.
This house was built in 1917 and was the home of the Sedona District Ranger, Jesse I. Bushnell. It continued to serve as living quarters until 1996, when the structure was converted to office space for the USFS Sedona Ranger District. — — Map (db m94829) HM
88 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Rounseville Drugstore —
On Historic Route 66 east of North 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
In 1898 the forested lands around Williams were set aside as a forest reserve that supplied timber for the Saginaw-Manistee lumber mill and box factory, which operated from 1893 to 1942. Built by the Rounseville brothers about 1915, this . . . — — Map (db m236374) HM
89 ► Arizona, Coconino County, Williams — Welcome to Williams — Gateway to the Grand Canyon —
Near West Railroad Avenue west of North Grand Canyon Boulevard.
Welcome to Williams, Arizona, located in the heart of the Kaibab National Forest at an elevation of 6,770 feet. Founded in 1881, Williams was named for the famous trapper, scout and mountain man, "Old Bill Williams." A statue of "Old Bill" . . . — — Map (db m193233) HM
90 ► Arizona, Gila County, Payson — C.C.C. Co. 807 — Texas-Arizona — 1933 —
Near Arizona Route 260 at milepost 267.9.
J. M. DeWeese T. T. Swift Capt. F.A.U.S.A., C. O. Supr. T.N.F. P. L. Moore R. C. James Capt. M.C.U.S.A., C.S. Camp Supt. — — Map (db m67426) HM
91 ► Arizona, Gila County, Payson — Mogollon Rim Country Firefighters Memorial —
Near South Green Valley Parkway 0.5 miles north of Main Street.
Dedicated to Firefighters who made the Ultimate Sacrifice to protect our magnificent Mogollon Rim Country Date - Fire Name - Victim's Name - Remarks 6/15/61 - Roberts - Chuck Cochane - Pilot TBM Air Tanker 6/21/61 - . . . — — Map (db m67406) HM
92 ► Arizona, Gila County, Payson — Ranger Station —
Near South Green Valley Parkway.
The Rim Country Museum complex is the site of the first headquarters for the Payson Ranger District, Tonto National Forest. The original buildings were placed here in 1907. The Ranger's family house is the second one, built in 1933. The ranger . . . — — Map (db m67407) HM
93 ► Arizona, Gila County, Payson — The Dude Fire —
On Fire Control Road or "Control Road" (Route NF 64) 13.8 miles east of Route 260, on the left when traveling east.
On June 25, 1990 a lightning caused fire entrapped ten members of the Perryville fire crew in this canyon, resulting in six fatalities. Before the fire was contained it had burned more than 24,000 acres and destroyed over 70 structures. This . . . — — Map (db m28210) HM
94 ► Arizona, Gila County, Payson — These Trees Planted in Memory of the Firefighters Who Died in the Dude Fire June 26, 1990 —
On Myrtle Point Trail 0 miles north of NF 431, on the left.
These Trees Planted in Memory of the Firefighters Who Died in the Dude Fire June 26, 1990 Sandra J. Bachman • Joseph Chacon • Alex S. Contreras • James L. Denny • James E. Ellis • Curtis E. Springfield — — Map (db m28211) HM
95 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Glendale — Fruit Packing Shed — at Sahuaro Ranch… —
Near North 59th Avenue.
This packing shed, constructed in 1891, is one of the oldest farm buildings on the ranch. It was designed by James M. Creighton, a prominent architect in territoral Arizona. Exactly how the shed was used is not known, but presumably it was here . . . — — Map (db m40702) HM
96 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Glendale — Orchards — at Sahuaro Ranch… —
Near North 59th Avenue.
The most important crops in the early years of Sahuaro Ranch were fruits and nuts. These commanded high prices, which meant they could profitably be raised here and sold to buyers across the country despite the high cost of shipping from such a . . . — — Map (db m40705) HM
97 ► Arizona, Maricopa County, Wickenburg — The Jail Tree —
On North Tegner Street at Wickenburg Way, on the right on North Tegner Street.
From 1863 to 1890 Outlaws were chained to this tree for lack of a Hoosegow- - Escapes were unknown — — Map (db m29475) HM
98 ► Arizona, Mohave County, Fredonia — Pipe Spring National Monument —
Near North Pipe Spring Road 0.3 miles north of Route 389, on the left when traveling north.
Pipe Spring National Monument is establishing a native vegetation plot, reminiscent of the grasslands of the Arizona Strip prior to the 1850s. Over-abundant shrubs (four-wing saltbush and sagebrush) were removed from the area, and native grasses and . . . — — Map (db m149366) HM
99 ► Arizona, Navajo County, Overgaard — Travel on a Journey Through Time... — Stop 1 —
On Black Canyon Road, on the right when traveling north.
From 1915 to 1949 the Heber Ranger Station Stood at this site. The year is 1910 and you decide you'd like to be a Forest Service Ranger. To pass the test you'll need to know the local country, be able to take care of yourself and your . . . — — Map (db m68676) HM
100 ► Arizona, Pima County, Summerhaven — Lemmon Rock Lookout Tower — Coronado National Forest —
Near no nearby road.
Lemmon Rock Lookout Tower was erected in 1928. It is the oldest lookout still in use on the Forest. This general locale has been used as a fire lookout since the Coronado Forest Reserve was established in 1902. The current lookout structure was . . . — — Map (db m55554) HM

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