The Cumberland Covered Bridge was built in 1877. During the Great Flood of 1913, it was washed downstream.
On March 26th 1913, the Mississinewa River floodwaters rose high enough (Fig. 2, 3) to push the Cumberland Covered Bridge from its . . . — — Map (db m71494) HM
In honor of
the citizens
of Matthews
& community
who served
in the armed
forces of
their country
They served
without thought
of self, that
the principles
of liberty,
justice and
equality might
prevail for
all . . . — — Map (db m141914) HM
This covered bridge
built 1877 – 181 ft. long
called Cumberland Bridge
for Old Town.
The 1913 flood carried the bridge
downstream. It was returned
on rollers to the old foundation
and raised 3 feet.
The 1958 flood . . . — — Map (db m214996) HM
Trask, like other pioneer villages, served an important commercial, social, and educational role for early settlers. The post office (1846-1901) marked the start and end of Trask's official existence. As travel improved, such villages disappeared or . . . — — Map (db m215000) HM
Barbara Davenport was born in 1934 in Long Beach, California. Her father was the Long Beach Director of Recreation, and she grew up on athletic courts, football and track fields, baseball diamonds, and playgrounds. Her favorite place to be, . . . — — Map (db m215222) HM
Bob Davenport was born in 1933 and raised in Long Beach, California. He played fullback in college for the UCLA Bruins football team, where he was twice named All-American, in 1954 and 1955. He was also MVP of the Hula Bowl in 1956. . . . — — Map (db m215214) HM
Garfield salutes all things British in Grant County, from the historic 1812 Battle of the Mississinewa to a traditional English meal of Fish 'n Chips at Payne's Restaurant.
To hear more about this Garfield and others on the trail . . . — — Map (db m220139)
Chip Jaggers was born in Trenton, New Jersey, and spent most of his young life in Cincinnati, Ohio. He attended Taylor
University from 1965-1969, and after graduation he took a job as a youth director at a large church in Hamilton, Ohio. There
he . . . — — Map (db m215234) HM
The first church in Upland actually preceded the founding of the town. On the original plat map of Upland, dated 1867, the Friends Church is shown just south of the railroad on Main Street. The Jefferson Church, a short distance from Upland, was . . . — — Map (db m215111) HM
Cleo and Mary Alice Wiley called Upland, Indiana their home. Here, they built, owned, and operated two successful businesses. They were very active in the community.
Cleo Wiley was born in Upland in 1912. Mary Alice Powell moved to Upland from . . . — — Map (db m215211) HM
David Martz was born in Van Buren, Indiana, and graduated from Van Buren High School in 1962. He
attended International Business College in Fort Wayne graduating in 1965, and then attended
Huntington College graduating with a degree in Physical . . . — — Map (db m215233) HM
Don Odle was born in Indiana in 1920. He played guard for Selma High School from 1935 1938, where he was the leading scorer in Delaware County. He went on to earn his BA from Taylor University, where he also played basketball and led the Trojans . . . — — Map (db m215215) HM
One of the coast industries here was the lumber business due to the dense forests
that once covered this part of Indiana Templeton Lumber Company grew out of this traction. It began as Thomas J. Deerons planing mill at the tum of the . . . — — Map (db m215113) HM
Everett Charles Taylor, better known to the Upland, Indiana community as "Doc” was born in Leesburg, Indiana on April 3rd, 1904. The fourth of eight children, he was raised in LaFontaine, Indiana where he graduated from high school in 1923. . . . — — Map (db m215213) HM
Ivan and Carol Slain started Ivanhoe's in 1965, but their roots go back much further. They are known for keeping out of the spotlight, yet working extremely hard, and showing kindness when they can. Carol's grandfather came to Upland in the . . . — — Map (db m215223) HM
Jacob Furnshell Bugher was born in Guernsey County, Ohio, on January 19, 1826. Growing up, he received his education at the common schools within Guernsey County. At the age of twenty, Mr. Bugher became a teacher, a career in which he was to . . . — — Map (db m215209) HM
Jane Rockwell was born and raised in Upland. She is the daughter of Richard and Charlotte Ann
Puckett. She graduated in the class of 1974 from Eastbrook High School and attended Ball State
University. Jane worked at Eastbrook Community Schools, . . . — — Map (db m215227) HM
Jay and Janie (Smith) Kesler were both raised in South Bend, Indiana, but the two never met as children, and
Janie's family later moved to Mishawaka. As teenagers, both Jay and Janie were involved in their local Youth
for Christ chapters.
Jay . . . — — Map (db m215231) HM
Jeffery Carney was "man of many hats" and a joyful presence all throughout Upland in the various ways he loved and served his community.
Jeff was born in 1950 and raised in Upland, and in the eyes of many, he wore the unofficial hat of "Mr. . . . — — Map (db m215224) HM
Jim and Nancy Gore loved, served, and personally invested in their home town of Upland, Indiana.
Nancy was born in Upland, the daughter of Donald and Kay Showalter. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School and Taylor University. Early in . . . — — Map (db m215225) HM
John Bragg was born in Upland, Indiana, and he spent most of his youth in Fort Wayne. He played in the
Fort Wayne summer baseball league every year, which honed his skills and his love of athletics and competition. John graduated from Fort Wayne's . . . — — Map (db m215230) HM
In 1965, the Borens made Upland, Indiana their home when they brought The Pierce Governor Company, Inc. to town. Labor disputes in Anderson, Indiana, prompted this move and it was the initiative and generosity of the people of Upland who . . . — — Map (db m215226) HM
Main Street was a very popular place for the towers residents especially on Saturday night. Every Saturday night, Upland area residents had a Farmers' Market all along Main Street to sell their wares Homemade jellies, tanned leather items, farm . . . — — Map (db m215115) HM
Milo A. Rediger (1913-1988) served as president of Taylor University from 1965-1975 and again from 1979-1981, and was the driving force behind Taylor becoming accredited institutionally in 1947. During his years in leadership, he oversaw ten new . . . — — Map (db m215212) HM
Phillip "Phil J. Miller was born July 7, 1914 and was raised in Upland, Indiana. He graduated from Upland High School in 1932, where he excelled in academics and athletics. During his senior year, he led the Upland Highlanders to the County . . . — — Map (db m215221) HM
Rick and Cindy (Overman) Wright have spent their adult lives
living in and serving the Upland community. They are both
originally from the area; Rick went to Mississinewa High School
and Cindy went to Eastbrook High School, both graduating . . . — — Map (db m215228) HM
Sidney "Sid" Hall was born in 1954 in Portland, Indiana, to Arthur and Wanda Hall. Sid first lived in Upland as
a student at Taylor University, and he remained in Upland after graduating in 1977, taking his first job in the
university's Buildings . . . — — Map (db m215229) HM
While many of the local benefits of the 1890s Gas Boom have faded, the siting of
Taylor University in Upland is one legacy that remains to this day. Taylor was founded
in 1846 in Fort Wayne as a women's college by the Methodist Episcopal Church. . . . — — Map (db m215107) HM
Thaddeus C. Reade (1846-1902) served as the president of Taylor University from 1891 to 1902, led the relocation of the institution from Ft. Wayne to Upland in the summer of 1893, wrote a biography of Samuel Morris, sustained the University with . . . — — Map (db m215210) HM
In 1888, natural gas deposits were discovered on the farm of Jacob Bugher, Upland's founder. This discovery ushered in Upland's participation in the central Indiana Gas Boom, an era of rapid growth and prosperity that involved the area
between . . . — — Map (db m215109) HM
Although there were settlers in the Upland area before the railroads were built
Upland's site, and even its name, are due to the railroad. The Columbus & Indiana
Central Railroad Company constructed the line in 1867, which had been successively . . . — — Map (db m215117) HM
The area around Upland was one of the last strongholds of the Miami Indians until the Battle of Mississinewa in 1812, fought in Grant County east of the present site of Jalapa. With the Miamis defeated, central Indiana was opened to settlement. . . . — — Map (db m215104) HM
In 1994, the Pennsylvania Depot came home Taylor University paid for the depot to
be moved from a private collection in Muncie where it had been for 27 years. This
was to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Taylor University's move to Upland. . . . — — Map (db m215119) HM
Theodore (Ted) C. Wright was born and raised in Upland. He attended Jefferson Township High School, where he played basketball and baseball and ran track. He lettered in basketball and was one of the top scorers in Grant County all four years. He . . . — — Map (db m215220) HM
Warren Ross has lived his entire life in Upland. His first family members moved to the Upland area after the Civil War, before the town was founded in the late 1860s. Warren attended Upland Elementary and Jr. High Schools and graduated from . . . — — Map (db m215236) HM
On 19 September 1846, the more than 500 men and officers of the Mormon Battalion arrived here. These Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) had volunteered to fight in the war with Mexico, enlisting at Council . . . — — Map (db m175836) HM
About two miles west were the Lower Springs of the Cimarron River, known today as Wagon Bed Springs. For early-day travelers on the famous Santa Fe Trail, the springs were an “oasis” in dry weather. Several shortcuts of the trail converged here, . . . — — Map (db m213735) HM
First White Child Born
in Grant County
Rancher • Grainman • Oilman
Legislator • Community Leader
Philanthropist
Resided 78 Years
in Grant County
Mother first woman resident
Father homesteaded and ranched
in 1879 in Grant . . . — — Map (db m65697) HM
Three miles west. Reputedly scene of one of last massacres in Ky. McClures and Kennedy's lived on hills above Bullocks pen creek and the Bran family occupied cabin on creek at foot of hills. Around 1805, party of Indians burned the Bran home after . . . — — Map (db m82149) HM
Organized 1791 as Baptist Church
by Elders Lewis Corban and John
Conner. Indians threatened early
services. Squire Boone preached
here, 1798. Reorganized in 1826 as
Williamstown Particular Baptist
Church by William. Conrad, imprisoned
as . . . — — Map (db m180562) HM
Three Confederates were brought here from prison at Lexington and executed Aug. 15, 1864; reprisal for the guerrilla murder of Union sympathizers, Joel Skirvin and Anderson Simpson. Those executed: Wm. P. and John L. Lingenfelter, brothers of Mrs. . . . — — Map (db m143036) HM
Formed from Pendleton County in
1820. Named for two brothers who
came from N.C., 1779, established
Grant’s Station, Fayette County.
John developed salt works on the
Licking River. Samuel was killed
by Indians in Indiana in 1794.
William . . . — — Map (db m180614) HM
World War I April 1917 – November 1918
——————————
The dead speak more eloquently of their deeds that the living every could. —A. Lincoln
——————————
Russell Adams • . . . — — Map (db m180596) WM
On Nov. 1, 1864, planning to seize reported large sum of USA money, a Confederate force of 32 under Colonel R. J. Breckinridge, Jr., and Major Theophilus Steele raided the city. Finding money removed, they plundered Tunis’ Store, taking 30 USA . . . — — Map (db m180616) HM
Nebraska Sand Hills has been designated a National Natural Landmark This site possesses exceptional value as an illustration of the Nation's natural heritage and contributes to a better understanding of Man’s environment . . . — — Map (db m178499) HM
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 – 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which . . . — — Map (db m38213) HM
Sites in the surrounding hills indicate that Indians of the Mogollon culture (A.D. 300 – 1450) lived here long before the Europeans. In the late 19th century, this was a stronghold of Apaches led by Victorio and Geronimo. Today Bayard, which . . . — — Map (db m38214) HM
Bayard Station was first called Hall’s Station, a depot on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, serving a tuberculosis sanatorium at nearby Fort Bayard, which was named after Brigadier General George Dashiell Bayard. A settlement grew around the . . . — — Map (db m121901) HM
Has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
For the important role it played in the military and medical history of southwest New Mexico
This fort possesses National Significance in commemorating the history of the United States . . . — — Map (db m38303) HM
Thanks, Aldo Leopold, for showing us the importance of wilderness.
As a Forest Ranger, hunter and ecologist, Leopold saw the need to protect the wild lands he enjoyed and valued. Wilderness, to Leopold, was an area still wild enough and big . . . — — Map (db m172221) HM
Since ancient times, Man has harnessed the power of the wind. The earliest known use of wind power is the sailboat, and this technology played an important role in the development of sail-type windmills. Windmills have been around for at least . . . — — Map (db m157899) HM
Located in the Little Hatchet Mountains, Hachita was founded around 1875 as a mining camp. The mountains supplied the camp not only with silver and copper, but also its name, “little hatchet.” By 1884 Hachita grew to 300 residents. Soon . . . — — Map (db m37773) HM
Named in honor of Lt. W.H. Emory, who passed by here with the Army of the West in 1846. His report to the U.S. Government is the earliest scientific account of this region which then belonged to Mexico.
Elev. 8228 — — Map (db m38210) HM
One of the several posts created on the Apache frontier, Fort Bayard protected the Pinos Altos mining district. Company B of the black 125th Infantry served here, as did Lt. John J. Pershing. In 1900 the fort became a military hospital, and today . . . — — Map (db m38226) HM
Most famous of the many historic landmarks in the Black Range country is the Kneeling Nun. So named for its resemblance to a nun kneeling in prayer before a great altar. Many legends have grown up around the giant monolith which rests near the . . . — — Map (db m38228) HM
After eight failed negotiating sessions and the expiration of their labor contract, Mexican-American workers at nearby Empire Zinc mine struck for wage and benefit equality. When an injunction prohibited union members from picketing, the women - . . . — — Map (db m38229) HM
People have lived in the Mimbres Valley since at least 2000 B.C. and probably earlier. Small villages of farmers lived in pithouses—underground single-family structures—by A.D 200. Around A.D. 1000, people began erecting pueblos, similar . . . — — Map (db m121824) HM
Copper has been mined here since 1804. For five years, development by Francisco Manuel Elguea resulted in some 6,000,000 pounds of copper being transported annually to Mexico City by mule train. Brief periods of activity were halted by Apache . . . — — Map (db m38216) HM
Wind and water gradually sculpted the volcanic tuff at City of Rock creating the rows of monolithic blocks that gave this park its name. Camping/picnicking sites are tucked away among these Stonehenge-like formations and the park also features a . . . — — Map (db m64725) HM
Mangas Coloradas was one of the most highly
regarded leaders among the Chiricahua Apaches. Born c 1795, he was noted for his sagacity, diplomacy, and at 6'6" his height. He met with U.S. General Kearny in 1846 and in 1852 negotiated the only . . . — — Map (db m162263) HM
The Mattocks Ruin is a large Mimbres archaeological site with pithouses and a pueblo dating more than 1,000 years ago. The site was once the home of the Mimbres people, Native Americans who left behind extraordinary black and white pottery which . . . — — Map (db m121956) HM
N.M. state Road 78 appeared on maps before 1927, but remained a gravel highway in several sections in Arizona and New Mexico through the 1960s. By 1971, all but one stretch near the border had been paved. Area rancher Curley Traynor was instrumental . . . — — Map (db m121649) HM
Once the seat of Grant County, Pinos Altos, survived conflicts with the Apache. A gold discovery in 1860 by three 49ers from California stimulated a boom that led to the establishment of this mining camp which produced over $8,000,000 of gold, . . . — — Map (db m38230) HM
The Santa Rita copper mine owes its success to modernization programs that began in the 1980s and continue to this day. Mining occurs at the Santa Rita Mine 24-hours a day, 365 days a year. Since 1910, more than two billion tons of material have . . . — — Map (db m157896) HM
In 1909, a consortium of mining engineers and geologists formed the Chino Copper Company. It was here at the Santa Rita Mine that they introduced new mining technology and techniques including the new concept of "open-pit" mining. It took steam, . . . — — Map (db m157889) HM
Reclamation is an important part of modern mining techniques. Freeport-McMoRan has obtained permits from the state of New Mexico to close and reclaim areas to ensure that the environment is protected and the mining areas are fully reclaimed. . . . — — Map (db m157898) HM
Before you is the Santa Rita copper mine, one of the oldest mines in North America.
The Santa Rita Mine, of Chino Operations, is owned by Freeport-McMoran Copper and Gold Inc. Chino produces copper and molybdenum.
An Industry . . . — — Map (db m71523) HM
With the arrival of the railroads in 1898, the Santa Rita Mining Company was able to make a number of major technological advances to mine and process copper ore. The Santa Rita Mining Company was the first to start mining after the arrival of the . . . — — Map (db m157895) HM
From the earliest times, surface ore in this area attracted Native Americans who used the natural copper to make ornaments, trade goods, and weapons. In 1799, during the Spanish colonial period, an Apache Indian showed Jose Manuel Carrasco an . . . — — Map (db m157877) HM
The early years of mining were turbulent, with numerous explorers and adventurers attempting to conduct mining operations here. Fur trappers Sylvester Pattie and son James tried their hand at mining copper and used the underground mines to store . . . — — Map (db m157881) HM
This 1870's style cabin was a gift from movie producer/director Ron Howard. It fits the era in which Billy the Kid lived here. The cabin was a part of the set of his 2003 movie “The Missing.”
The NM Dept. of Tourism negotiated the . . . — — Map (db m121819) HM
Once a lush, grassy cienega ("see-EN-eh-ga") or wetland, this valley has attracted humans for at least a thousand years. Mining activity in the region began in 1804 with Spanish development of the Santa Rita del Cobre mine twelve miles . . . — — Map (db m169745) HM
This is a two-sided marker
Front Side:
Anita Scott Coleman’s mother was a slave and her father a Buffalo Soldier. Raised on a ranch near Silver City, her award-winning essays, stories, and poems emphasized racial pride and black women’s . . . — — Map (db m121818) HM
A renewed appreciation for our history revitalizes downtown Silver City. From Main Street to dump to riverside park, the colorful history of the Big Ditch is now embraced and celebrated. From Dump to Oasis For most of the 20th century, the Big . . . — — Map (db m169779) HM
Each year, summer monsoons bless the arid Southwest with rain — sometimes violently so. This valley drains the Pinos Altos Mountains to the north and the Continental Divide to the west. Unfortunately, town founders — unfamiliar with . . . — — Map (db m169777) HM
This Pueblo Revival style building has served as the GFWC social and volunteer center since 1936.
Site No. 1830
A Registered Cultural Property
State of New Mexico — — Map (db m38304) HM
The one-million acre L. C. completely overshadowed other ranches in southwestern New Mexico. At peak operation, 60,000 cattle grazed mountains and grasslands stretching to Arizona, employing 75 cowboys and 100 families to ranch and farm the land . . . — — Map (db m121650) HM
In March 1883, Judge and Mrs. H.C. McComas were killed in this vicinity by a group of Chiricahua Apaches led by Chatto. An extensive manhunt failed to rescue their six-year-old son, who had been taken captive. This incident was part of a violent . . . — — Map (db m38232) HM
Silver City Centennial
1970
Municipal Museum Town of Silver City
New Mexico
Built in 1881 as a private home for Harry B. Ailman Acquired by the town of Silver City in 1926 and dedicated as a historical museum by the town of Silver City in . . . — — Map (db m38307) HM
Returned to this, its original location through the generosity of Wells Fargo Bank, successor to the American National Bank, which occupied this corner for 55 years.
The Town of Silver City
Council Members
Mayor Terry Fortneberry
Judy . . . — — Map (db m38308) HM
In this pioneer cemetery, still in use today, lie the remains of early settlers, merchants, miners, politicians and railroad men who contributed to the development of southwestern New Mexico. Among those buried here are Kathrine Antrim (1829-1874), . . . — — Map (db m121821) HM
Lessons learned in the last century have helped us to restore this landscape for future generations. The early residents of Silver City didn't realize that wood collection and livestock grazing on the hillsides would have a big impact . . . — — Map (db m169778) HM
Silver City is located in the midst of rich mineral deposits. The Santa Rita Copper Mines, opened in 1805, were the second such mines operating in what is now the U.S. A silver strike in 1870 began the commercial mining for which the area is still . . . — — Map (db m38231) HM
This plaque was erected May 10, 1970
commemorating the duplication of the ride
by the Grant County Sheriff’s posse, of the ride of:
John Bullard James Bullard Andrew Hurlbrut
Joseph Yankie John Swisshelm Henry Fuson
Elijah Weeks Richard . . . — — Map (db m126684) HM
• In 1887, the Waterworks provided the very first municipal water supply for Silver City, operated under franchise by the Silver City Water Company.
• In 1925, when sold to Silver City, it included a 30-acre parcel!
• In the 1920s, the . . . — — Map (db m196738) HM
In 1877, when the Black Hills were opened to those in search of gold, the Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail was established. As it was the closest rail end, the Northwestern Express, Stage, and Transportation Company and several independent freighters . . . — — Map (db m153197) HM
This is the site of the stagecoach station at the Cannonball Crossing of the Black Hills or Deadwood Trail. Originating at Bismarck, the trail passed through Fort Abraham Lincoln and continued in a southwesterly direction to Deadwood, a distance of . . . — — Map (db m153099) HM
The passenger coaches used on the Bismarck-Deadwood Stage Trail were often Concord coaches, usually drawn by four or six horses. The coaches were constructed for rough travel and built to endure the stain of the Dakota terrain. A driver sat at the . . . — — Map (db m153194) HM
There are five markers describing the areaMarker 1:
A history of human interaction with the land
From tribal use to ranching, gold mining, and ecological restoration, the land that is now the Oxbow Conservation Area . . . — — Map (db m107488) HM
There are four graves, that of two women and two men. We do not have records of their time of passing, their names, or their individual location within this enclosure, but assume it to be during the gold rush days of 1862-1880. We also do not know . . . — — Map (db m107538) HM
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