Built here, 1858 - - operated until 1919.
Julia Marlowe made her debut in this famous
theater and such great actors as Edwin Booth,
Maude Adams, Joseph Jefferson, John Drew, and
The Barrymores played to large and appreciative
audiences. — — Map (db m23283) HM
The Old Cathedral
Center of growth of the Catholic faith and scene of
the great events of early American History in
The Old Northwest Territory.
This historic and stately cathedral
was raised to the rank of a
Basilica
by his . . . — — Map (db m176205) HM
Contains the graves (mostly unmarked) of some 4,000 inhabitants of early Vincennes, including soldiers and patriots of the American Revolution who helped Colonel George Rogers Clark to capture nearby Fort Sackville in 1779. The cemetery marks the . . . — — Map (db m176258) HM
Although the Wabash River begins in Ohio, its 475-mile length in Indiana makes it a thoroughly Indiana river. The Miami Indian tribes named it Wah-Bah Shik-Ki which roughly translates as "pure white" and comes from the white limestone riverbed as . . . — — Map (db m176200) HM
Commemorating the patriotism, devotion to duty, valor, energy and seamanship of those Americans who served in the ships
U.S.S. Vincennes
Each a man-of-war, these ships of the United States Navy carried out missions which expanded . . . — — Map (db m61817) HM WM
The USS Indianapolis (SSN 697), a nuclear fast attack, Los Angeles class submarine, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Indianapolis, Indiana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General . . . — — Map (db m187318) HM
So named in honor of French Canadian, Francois-Marie Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (1700–1736).
In 1732, he built a fort here to protect the claims of France in the New World.
In 1736, Vincennes was burned at the stake by Chickasaw Indians . . . — — Map (db m176264) HM
Designed by local architect John B. Bayard in Collegiate Gothic Style; built 1917-1918. Dedicated 1919, with 13, 518 books and 4, 207 registered borrowers, as Vincennes Public Library; Public Library located in City Hall since 1889. Modern . . . — — Map (db m23254) HM
A group of women interested in the works of
William Shakespeare founded a literary society
on November 11, 1891. It's the oldest non-
sectarian women's club in Vincennes. Extensive
philanthropic work at local and state levels
include advocacy . . . — — Map (db m226443) HM
After taking Kaskaskia on July 5, 1778, George Roges Clark, Acting under Virginia authority, sent Father Pierre Gibault, as his envoy, to Vincennes. Gibault convinced the villagers there to take an oath of loyalty to the Americans. In early August, . . . — — Map (db m176262) HM
Marker Plaque Vincennes University was founded in 1801 as Jefferson Academy by William Henry Harrison, Governor of the Indiana Territory and Chartered by the Indiana Territorial Legislature in 1806. The columns of this gateway served as the . . . — — Map (db m23276) HM
Harrison became Governor of Indiana Territory 1800; he administered government of District of Louisiana 1804-1805. In Vincennes, he served as a contact during the expedition; surviving records document his support and his involvement in decisions . . . — — Map (db m23251) HM
You will commence the necessary arrangements for erecting a stockade-work with a blockhouse and accommodations for the garrison, including a small store and a small magazine or powder house, which should be made of brick. The . . . — — Map (db m226360) HM
The troops have left Vincennes. It is a sad sight to see them depart, a great many fine young men. A number of volunteers from Ohio and Kentucky, some very young, left their studies at college to go on this campaign. … What a changing . . . — — Map (db m226425) HM
On the 16th instant, a boat loaded with the brave fellows who were wounded in the action of the 7th arrived at this place from Fort Harrison, and on the 17th another from the same place – On Sunday last the Governor arrived with the . . . — — Map (db m226427) HM
A number of soldiers have died of their wounds since their return. Funerals often, sometimes two a day. Very solemn is the sight and sound, for the coffins are followed by soldiers, with their arms reversed, marching to the tune of . . . — — Map (db m226431) HM
Twenty Dollars Reward
Deserted from the garrison of Fort Knox, Indiana Territory, on the 12th instant:
John Rierly
a private soldier in Captain Thornton Posey's company, Seventh Regiment, United States Infantry. He is . . . — — Map (db m226376) HM
The governor of Indiana Territory and commander in-chief of the militia, being charged by the President of the United States with a military expedition, takes command of the troops assigned, that is: The detachment of regular troops . . . — — Map (db m226424) HM
In my last [letter] I informed you of Captain Posey having killed Lieutenant Jennings.… He said that Lieutenant Jennings had come into his room, that some altercation had taken placed between them, that he had insisted upon the . . . — — Map (db m226378) HM
Men of Courage, Patriotism and Enterprise who are desirous of serving their country in the honorable capacity of Soldiers in this important crisis of our national affairs, are informed that the subscriber has established a . . . — — Map (db m226432) HM
Near this spot, lie the remains of United States Soldiers who served at
Fort Knox between 1803 and 1813. Some of these men died of wounds
received at the Battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. After a painful
journey back, the sight of the flag . . . — — Map (db m226379) HM WM
Captain Zachary Taylor has been placed in command of the garrison near this. To all the qualities which are esteemed for an amicable man, he appears to unite those which form a good officer. In the short time he has been a commander, . . . — — Map (db m226422) HM
The Shawnee Indians have come. They passed by the garrison, which is three miles above Vincennes, on Sunday last, in eighty canoes. They were all painted in the most terrific manner. They were stopped at the garrison by me, for a . . . — — Map (db m226373) HM
You are authorized to remove the garrison [of Fort Knox] to such place near the town as shall be deemed expedient. – Secretary of War William Eustis to Acting Governor John Gibson, December 7, 1812
I have succeeded so . . . — — Map (db m226433) HM
It is quiet now, but this place soce knew the sound of drums, marching feet, and shouted orders William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor, two men who later became President, were here. Tecumseh, a great Indian leader, stopped on the river directly . . . — — Map (db m226434) HM
Camp Andy Johnson was established…east of Barbourville and there under temporary shelter of brush and rough huts the men were cared for. Cooking utensils were gathered from the surrounding country and provisions bought through a citizen of the . . . — — Map (db m233522) HM WM
First skirmish in eastern Ky. On Sept. 19, 1861, Zollicoffer's CSA troops approached Barbourville. Home guard obstructed bridge, CSA took another route, were repulsed twice before guards retreated. Considerable property destroyed in town. CSA Gen. . . . — — Map (db m35771) HM
For Henry Knox, U.S. Sec. of War, 1785-96. Born Boston, 1750. Joined Continental Army, 1775. Battles of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, Yorktown, and others. Command of artillery, 1775. Commissioned Major-General, 1781. Proposed a military academy in 1779, . . . — — Map (db m35774) HM
Near here is site of first structure built April 1750 by a white man in Kentucky. Erected by Dr. Thomas Walker's party while exploring in the interest of the Loyal Land Company. — — Map (db m173105) HM
Within a short distance of what is now Barbourville, an expedition under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Walker established a base for operations while exploring the eastern mountain range of Kentucky. A replica of Dr. Walker's log cabin, 8 by 12 . . . — — Map (db m35808) HM
This Ky. governor, born in Laurel County, attended Union College. Began law practice here; among partners was Caleb Powers, accused assassin of Wm. Goebel. Sampson served as co. and dist. judge, on Ky. Court of Appeals, and as its chief justice. As . . . — — Map (db m233403) HM
During the mid-1700s, competition between England and France for the colonization of Western lands was fierce. The Virginia Council, the governing body of Virginia, was making large land grants to promote western colonization in the name of England. . . . — — Map (db m233428) HM
Dedicated in honor of the men and women who served our country in time of war and conflict
Lower Left Panel
World War I
Chester Abner, George Anderson, Ben Broughton, Oliver Broughton, Hiram T. Davis, McKinley Deaton, James . . . — — Map (db m233431) WM
On September 19, 1861, near the spot where you now stand, a small contingent of Knox County Home Guard faced 800 Confederates at the bridge spanning Town Spring Branch. In 1992 the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission named the Battle of Barbourville . . . — — Map (db m35809) HM
(First Panel): Camp Andy Johnson Established August 1861 Camp Andy Johnson was named for Senator Andrew Johnson of Greenville, Tennessee, the only senator from a seceding state who remained loyal. The camp was a refuge for the loyal men . . . — — Map (db m35810) HM
(First Panel): Building Union Support Tennessee Unionists Revolt Tennessee seceded from the Union in June 1861. Most people in Middle and West Tennessee supported that action but a large number of East Tennesseans did no. East Tennesseans . . . — — Map (db m35830) HM
The Union College Bell was preceded by five others. The first being installed in the original administration building in 1880.
This memorial honors Nola E. Minton, 1884-1975, for her contributions to agriculture, livestock, lumbering, and saddle . . . — — Map (db m233505) HM
Union College was incorporated in October 1879. The first degrees were conferred here June 8, 1893. Centennial Hall, formerly known as Classroom Building, was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. Also named to the Register were . . . — — Map (db m233506) HM
In honor of the
Brave Men of
Camden
who gave their lives
in defence of their
country during the
Great Rebellion
1861 - 65
[Roll of Honored Dead] — — Map (db m54674) WM
“All I could see from where I stood
Was three long mountains and a wood;
I turned and looked another way,
And saw three islands in a bay.
So with my eyes I traced the line
Of the horizon, thin and fine,
Straight . . . — — Map (db m35439) HM
In grateful recognition of the service rendered by the men and women of Camden in the World War 1914 — 1918 the Mount Battie Association has erected this tower for an enduring memorial — — Map (db m35419) WM
The men who volunteered their services
to the Cause of Liberty
in the War with Spain that a nation might
enjoy peace and prosperity
The Birthright of All Men
Honor Roll of Members Past and Present
Charles P. Freeman • Ralph L. . . . — — Map (db m54676) WM
A native of Camden, on duty at the Pensacola Navy Yard, January 12, 1861, was ordered to haul down the American flag in token surrender. He indignantly refused. Honoring his sturdy loyalty the Town of Camden erects this boulder to his memory, and . . . — — Map (db m105319) HM
Dedicated in honor of those
men and women of the
Lower St. Georges and Cushing,
who defended this
plantation, town and country
here and abroad
[Dedicated] August 13, 1989 — — Map (db m54640) WM
In Memory of the Boys of Hope who served in World War I, and II, Korea and Vietnam giving supreme sacrifice
H. Vinal Hardy WW II
Eugene C. Dunbar WW II
John R. Goderre Vietnam — — Map (db m46435) HM
Land purchased from heirs of
Nathaniel Merryman
by the United States of America
November 22, 1824
Contractors - Jeremiah Berry
Robert Foster, Ballard Green
Beacon Installed - Winslow Lewis
1st Lightkeeper - Isaac Stearns
First . . . — — Map (db m52323) HM
How Did Owl's Head Get Its Name?
For centuries, people have wondered how Owl's Head received its name. According to Native American legend, the head of an owl can be identified in this rocky cliff that the Indians called . . . — — Map (db m52332) HM
To the men and women
of Owl's Head
who served their country
1776 - 1976
To honor the men buried
in the town who bore arms
in the Revolution
Samuel Bartlett · Benjamin Cooper
Thomas Hix · Job Ingraham
Job Perry 2d · Joseph Perry . . . — — Map (db m52322) WM
(panel 1)
Welcome to Owls Head Light Station
“Owl's Head ushers at once upon a scene almost too beautiful to profane with speech when we are looking at it; impossible to find language to do it justice when memory would . . . — — Map (db m116036) HM
Dedicated to Rockland Patrolman
John D. Chapman
Law Enforcement Officer
Killed in the Line of Duty
at this location on February 16, 1938 — — Map (db m55395) HM
To the memory of those men who claiming Rockland
by birth or by adoption as their home
served in the Army & Navy of the United States
War of 1861-1865
Here stood for many years the home of
Edwin Libby Post No. 16
Grand Army of the . . . — — Map (db m55394) WM
This historic Coast Guard Bell from Portland Head Light is being loaned to the City of Rockland (a Coast Guard City) for their outstanding support of the men and women of the United States Coast Guard — — Map (db m55370) HM
Construction of this 4,300-foot long breakwater began in April 1881. Eighteen years, $750,000 and over 732,277 tons of granite later, it was completed on November 24, 1899. The lighthouse dates from 1902 and was placed on the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m55361) HM
[Historical Excerpt Transcribed]
General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m52340) HM
[Historical Excerpt Transcribed]
General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m55360) HM
[Historical Excerpt Transcribed]
General Information
The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning to end, . . . — — Map (db m55393) HM
As blues has spread from Mississippi to the far corners of the country and the world, the state of Maine has assumed an active role in the presentation and promotion of the music to appreciative local audiences ever since Mississippi born blues . . . — — Map (db m77146) HM
Walter H. Piston, a noted American composer, author and music educator, was born in Rockland, Maine on January 20, 1894. His long and distinguished career earned him many awards and honors, including two Pulitzer Prizes in Music in 1948 and 1961. . . . — — Map (db m52321) HM
We, the citizens
of this community,
enshrine forever the glorious
memory of our boys and girls,
living and dead
who served their country
in World Wars I and II
Erected Nov. 11, 1948 — — Map (db m52320) WM
André was born on Robinson’s Rock in Penobscot Bay on May 16, 1961. Abandoned at birth, he was found, befriended, raised and trained by Harry Goodridge of Rockport, Maine. André is honorary harbor master of Rockport Harbor and is a celebrity of more . . . — — Map (db m124338) HM
During the 19th Century, Rockport was a major supplier of lime to East Coast markets. These kilns converted limestone rock supplied by 15 local quarries into lime used to make mortar & finish plaster. The burned lime was packed into wooden casks . . . — — Map (db m124348) HM
Revolution and a lookout was maintained on the summit of Pine Hill. 200 men were stationed in barracks located on the William Gregory farm one half mile back from the fort. A company of Penobscot Indians was part of the force. Men retreating from . . . — — Map (db m246230) HM
To honor Henry Knox’s military achievements, a permanent encampment site will be created with stockades and cannons for museum use for re-enactments and demonstrations. The site will be located behind Montpelier with the encampment and tent . . . — — Map (db m105564) HM
Originally built in Thomaston in 1824 to house maximum security prisoners, the Maine State Prison underwent many changes in its 178 year history.
The prison was initially constructed with underground cells. Prisoners were lowered each night . . . — — Map (db m175898) HM
In 1795, Major-General Henry Knox retired from public life and built a magnificent estate in Thomaston. His wife, Lucy Fluker Knox, named it Montpelier. A reconstruction of the original house, now a museum, can be seen at the . . . — — Map (db m105548) HM
In keeping with its mission to “honor the life and times of Henry Knox and the heritage of Montpelier,” the Knox Museum is working to implement a landscape program for its campus, developed in collaboration with Richardson & Associates . . . — — Map (db m105568) HM
Destroyed by fire September 15, 1928
New prison dedicated September 11, 1924
Percival Proctor Baxter
Governor 1921 – 1924
Henry H. Hastings, Bethel • Frank H. Hargraves, Buxton
Charles S. Highborn, Augusta
Prison Commissioners . . . — — Map (db m175799) HM
Near the Old Prison
The Georges Hotel stood at the intersection of Main and Georges Street where there now is an empty lot. It burned to the ground leaving the three chimneys standing. On a very windy day several years after the . . . — — Map (db m54671) HM
Two-tiered terraces will flank either side of the main entrance to Montpelier, giving a greater presence to the mansion. The walkway up to the front door will also be extended, and serve (as) a guide to visitors toward the new overlook. The . . . — — Map (db m105567) HM
This flagpole was erected as a memorial to the Builders, the Captains and the Seamen of Thomaston Ships by those who take pride in their accomplishments — — Map (db m55529) HM
Construction of The First Parish Meeting House began in 1795, and was completed in 1797, with Henry Knox’s help. Members of the parish, the Knox family was involved in church activities at the meeting house, which was located next to the site . . . — — Map (db m105557) HM
Knox’s letters and financial papers specifically note the presence of an oval-shaped garden, a key feature to the landscape plan. The garden will contain plants such as rosebushes, lilacs and bleeding hearts, and will have brick walkways, an . . . — — Map (db m105572) HM
American Patriot Paul Revere is best known for his midnight ride on April 18, 1775, warning colonists of the advancing British forces. Although generations of people know Revere as an American hero, others know him as a noted silver and . . . — — Map (db m105554) HM
To commemorate the voyage of
Captain George Waymouth
to the Coast of Maine
in 1605
His discovery and exploration of the
St. Georges River
and planting a Cross on the
northerly shore of this harbor
where the river "trended . . . — — Map (db m54665) HM
1605
Capt. Geo. Waymouth explores and names the St. Georges River
1630
To trade with Indians native to area post built near Wadsworth St. Bridge
1692
St. Georges River is boundary between the French and English territories . . . — — Map (db m55475) HM
Welcome to Thomaston, Maine, the town that went to sea
Thomaston is known for its historic white houses. Both Main and Knox Streets are on the National Historic Register. Of the slightly more than 700 homes in town, approximately . . . — — Map (db m55531) HM
Edina, the seat of Knox County, was laid out here in the glacial plains of northeast Missouri, 1839, by W.J. Smallwood. Scotsman S.W.B. Carnegy, who surveyed the new town, named it the poetic form of Edinburgh. The county, formed 1843 and organized . . . — — Map (db m144472) HM
James Fresh of Maryland, first settler of Knox County, entered land in Oct. 1833, 1 mile southwest of Newark. In 1834 he built a grist mill on the South Fabius River.
Newark, the oldest town in Knox County, was established in 1836.
On Aug. . . . — — Map (db m149776) HM
On its journey to the Pacific Ocean the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near here on September 2, 1804. At this camp the explorers’ imagination and knowledge of military fortifications misled them into concluding that sand ridges and mounds left . . . — — Map (db m181799) HM
George Shannon was reunited with the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the group traveled onward to present-day North Dakota. Private John Newman was caught speaking in mutinous tones — an attempt to subvert the discipline and loyalty of other members . . . — — Map (db m181894) HM
Seen through Ponca eyes, the original prairie environment was a cherished sea of grasses and plants. Together, with the buffalo, we kept the prairie healthy. Buffalo herds would graze the vast landscape, and our people would collect different types . . . — — Map (db m192598) HM
In contrast to the village earthlodge, the tipi was a light and portable shelter. It was a kind of seasonal, second home. Constructed of slender wooden poles and buffalo hide, tipis were pitched in a circular arrangement during the bison hunt and . . . — — Map (db m192656) HM
George Shannon was in St. Louis in 1810 when he was authorized to travel to Pennsylvania to assist historian Nicholas Biddle in editing the Lewis and Clark journals. While working on the journals, Shannon decided he would like to study law. Shannon . . . — — Map (db m181895) HM
This building was constructed in 1936 by the Indian Emergency Conservation Work (IECW) force. Like the Civilian Conservation Corps, the IECW was part of the country's New Deal program aimed at providing economic relief during the Great Depression. . . . — — Map (db m192597) HM
Back in the day, our people lived in villages comprised of earthlodges. We called the lodges maithi, and they were set beside our gardens and crops. These dwellings were constructed by women, though men sometimes helped to cut and carry in the . . . — — Map (db m192655) HM
After a tragic history of forced relocation and land loss many tribes began coming together in the mid-20th century for intertribal gatherings. It was here that each tribe's long history of seasonal dances and sacred ceremonies culminated in a new . . . — — Map (db m192596) HM
For thousands of years our people depended upon the buffalo. We ate its meat, used its hides for our homes and clothing, its horns to make spoons, and our children even used the buffalo's ribs to make winter sleds. Every part of the animal was . . . — — Map (db m192600) HM
maN zhaN (the land) is xube' (sacred) to the Ponca People as is Ni' (water). Following forced removal of the Ponca Tribe to Oklahoma, the tribe split into two groups. The members that stayed in Oklahoma are now referred to . . . — — Map (db m192657) HM
This has been the homeland of the Ponca Indians since earliest recorded history. In 1868 the federal government signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, which transferred the land to the Sioux without the permission of the Ponca. Treaties made with the . . . — — Map (db m179194) HM
On the night of June 2, 1969, while on maneuvers in the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne was in collision with the destroyer USS Frank E. Evans. The impact cut the Evans in . . . — — Map (db m181893) HM WM
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