Considered by some to be the oldest dwelling in Lake County, the Ranch House was built in the 1850’s to 1860’s. It was associated with the earliest settlement of High Valley and beginnings of agriculture in Lake County. It is a one and one half . . . — — Map (db m26738) HM
This sulphur mine also produced quicksilver and
became one of most noted producers in world.
First worked for sulphur in 1865 and in four
years produced total of 2,000,000 pounds.
Reopened and developed for quicksilver in 1873
and credited with . . . — — Map (db m240310) HM
Oldest building in Lake County. Erected of stone in 1853-4 by Robert Sterling, whose wife was first white woman in Coyote Valley. Rebuilt in 1894. Headquarters of the Guenoc Land Grant and the first store in the valley. — — Map (db m16127) HM
Built by Charles Stone and Andy Kelsey on land purchased from Salvador Vallejo. Constructed by forced Indian labor, causing much resentment and culminating in murder by Indians of both Stone and Kelsey in the fall of 1849. Their remains are beneath . . . — — Map (db m121713) HM
Lake County’s century-old classic courthouse, designed by A.P. Pettit in 1871, served as the seat of county government from 1871 until 1968 when it was replaced by the new courthouse. Among the court’s landmark cases were the White Cap murders, a . . . — — Map (db m152479) HM
In January of 1867 the Clearlake Lodge #30 I.O.O.F. was organized in Lower Lake. The hall was built in 1868. The Lodge originally has 7 members, D.M. Hanson being the first Noble Grand. — — Map (db m42337) HM
Built by Leslie P. Nichols and brother in 1877, it was the only schoolhouse in the county made of bricks from a local kiln. The school was two stories high. The top floor was used as the town hall, and school was held on the lower floor. It housed . . . — — Map (db m42352) HM
Built in 1876 at the height of the quicksilver mining boom, the Lower Lake stone jail was a response to rapid town growth and the urgent need for civil order. Stephen Nicolai, one of the first stone masons in Lower Lake, built the jail from local . . . — — Map (db m8509) HM
The Old Bull Trail Road ran from Napa Valley to Middletown. It was built by volunteers in the 1850’s. A number of grades were 35 percent. It was an official road in 1861 and abandoned in 1868. St. Helena Toll Road also ran from same points. Was . . . — — Map (db m171749) HM
Built in 1921 by J.A. Youngreen, the Bank of Upper Lake was a tribute to the prosperity of the area. This was a farming center with extensive cattle and sheep production. The Blue Lake bean developed here by Adolphus Mendenhall became the foundation . . . — — Map (db m140004) HM
Scene of a battle between U.S. soldiers under command of Captain Lyons and Indians under Chief Augustine, April 14th, 1850.
Dedicated as an historical monument by the Native Sons of the Golden West
May 20th, 1942 — — Map (db m1055) HM WM
One-fourth mile west is the island called Bo-no-po-ti (Old Island), now Bloody Island. It was a place for native gatherings until May 15, 1850. On that date, a regiment of the 1st Dragoons of the U.S. Cavalry, commanded by Capt. Nathaniel Lyon and . . . — — Map (db m171748) HM
Freshwater Marsh
A freshwater marsh once surrounded Bloody Island prior to land reclamation
efforts that began in the late 19th century. Native plants within marshes around
Clear Lake included tules (Scirpus acutus), rushes (Juncus sp.), . . . — — Map (db m143781) HM
The original building was destroyed in the fire of 1924. Six months later the present building opened as a hardware store. It has the pressed concrete walls and pressed tin ceiling typical of fire measures taken when the town was rebuilt.
As . . . — — Map (db m49116) HM
The building at 2424 Main Street was the home of R.G. Reynolds. The "Drug and Prescription Store" pictured here was approximately where the current post office is and belonged to the same Doc Reynolds and Godwin Scudamore. They might have had the . . . — — Map (db m139841) HM
This redwood paneled craftsman style building was constructed in 1916. The architect was no less than the nephew of Henry Wordsworth Longfellow. Members of the community donated time and money to build the library. Most notable of the donators was . . . — — Map (db m48413) HM
League's Store, destroyed in the fire of 1924, housed the beginnings of both the Odd Fellows Hall and the Harriet Lee Hammond Library. The post office moved here when the library opened in 1916. The Griner Brothers eventually built and relocated . . . — — Map (db m61079) HM
This site stared as a Meat Market in 1906, then became the Ice House.
Ice was originally brought down from the "ice pond" in the hills and stored at the Ice House. Later it was manufactured here at the Ice Plant in 300 pound blocks that were . . . — — Map (db m49333) HM
The International Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #241 established themselves in Upper Lake in 1876. The present structure was completed in 1898 at a cost for land and building of $3,109.02. This mutual aid society hosted numerous activities through the . . . — — Map (db m55398) HM
This was one of three livery stables in Upper Lake in the 1880's. As far back as 1870, Upper Lake was the terminus of both the Cloverdale and Clearlake stage lines, bringing tourists to the famous mineral waters of Witter Springs, Saratoga Springs . . . — — Map (db m48989) HM
From three livery stables in the
late 1800's to three gas stations in
the 1900's, Upper Lake kept up with
current modes of transportation.
Greyhound bus had a depot in Upper
Lake and there was at one time three
car dealerships in town.
There . . . — — Map (db m135524) HM
Local Pomo groups fished and hunted waterfowl within marshes and adjacent waters. Hunting parties
trapped waterfowl using large nets, while individual hunters used snares and slings. The Pomo used
nets, brush dams, and basket traps to catch fish. . . . — — Map (db m143666) HM
Sometime before 1874, Rufus Tallman and his wife Mary Ellen established the Tallman Hotel on this site. When it burnt down in 1895, they rebuilt. The name was changed to Riffe's Hotel when their daughter Winnyford and their son-in-law Hank Riffe . . . — — Map (db m49060) HM
From the late 1860's to the present
day businesses have come and gone
in Upper Lake. At the time of the 1924
fire the concrete building at 9449 Main
was Doc Niderost's Home Pharmacy
complete with soda fountain. It not
only survived the fire . . . — — Map (db m136514) HM
Since its humble beginnings, Upper Lake's strategic position drew an enterprising and hard working population. The town bustled with activity as the terminus for the Clear Lake and Cloverdale stage lines. Visitors to local resorts and hot springs . . . — — Map (db m140003) HM
At the time of the first Spanish settlement in California in 1769, the native Pomo had inhabited Lake County for at least 10,000 years. When Mexico became independent of Spain in 1822, secularization af the Mission system provided rich land grants . . . — — Map (db m144283) HM
This place has seen plenty of changes since Charles Senter discovered a deposit of molybdenum on Bartlett Mountain in 1879.
In the early days, Climax was a sleepy depot at the top of a railroad grade. But by World War I there was a . . . — — Map (db m122841) HM
This memorial is the
Property of the State of Colorado
Fremont Pass
On Continental Divide between
Arkansas and Blue River drainages
Altitude 11,316 feet
Western boundary of the Louisiana
Purchase of 1803.
Named . . . — — Map (db m128033) HM
Colorado 91 is now a well-engineered modern highway, but driving over Fremont Pass wasn't always as safe or convenient as it is today.
The silver mining boom created a population of more than 30,000 people in Leadville by 1879, making it the . . . — — Map (db m122827) HM
The sound of a train whistle was music to the ears of a miner spending the winter on Fremont Pass. Up until just before World War II, Colorado 91 was a dirt track that was closed six months a year, and the railroad was the mine’s only link with the . . . — — Map (db m122839) HM
It's only a memory now, but the community of Climax was once called home by several generations of Colorado mining families.
In its early years, Climax struggled to keep quality employees. Cold and snow, isolation and high altitude sent many . . . — — Map (db m122837) HM
In the 1940's and 50's, Climax not only had the highest post office and standard-gauge railroad in the nation, but also one of the state's premier ski areas. The trails of the first area in Colorado to be lit for night skiing were located on the . . . — — Map (db m122836) HM
One of the most significant technological advances in Climax Mine history was the implementation of block-cave mining in 1927. It cut the production cost of molybdenum in half, keeping the mine open (and profitable) through the grim years of the . . . — — Map (db m122838) HM
Eighty years of mining operations on Fremont Pass disturbed more than five square miles of land and altered the course of a stream. As of 2009, Climax Molybdenum Company had spent nearly $50 million on land reclamation and water treatment. Not a . . . — — Map (db m122835) HM
During World War II, the Fremont Station of the Harvard College Observatory on Ceresco Ridge was strictly off-limits to mine employees.
No one knew what went on there.
But Mine Superintendent Jack Abrahms regularly left his office so . . . — — Map (db m122831) HM
By the time Charles Senter staked his claims on Bartlett Mountain in 1879, the trout were gone from Ten Mile Creek. It had been altered by smelting and mining that took place long before Climax began operations. Today, the trout are back.
. . . — — Map (db m122749) HM
A whole lot of Colorado history has happened right here on top of Fremont Pass. And it all happened because of a metal most people have trouble pronouncing.
Molybdenum (moll-ib-den-um) is used to harden steel.
More molybdenite ore (the . . . — — Map (db m122900) HM
Memorial
10th Mountain Division
World War II
In memory of our 990 comrades in arms who gave their lives on the WWII battlefields of Italy and the Aleutian Islands.
Campaigns
Northern Apennine Mountains, Po Valley, Kiska
Major . . . — — Map (db m97729) HM WM
The nationwide
May Department Stores
mercantile empire was born
in September, 1877 when
David May
opened his first store in a tent
300 feet south of this tablet.
From 1881 to 1888 the May Store
occupied this site, at 318 . . . — — Map (db m51809) HM
Erected 1878, by August R. Meyer, builder of Leadville’s first reduction works. Given to Leadville Association, 1936, by Nellie Healy, agent for the heirs of Daniel Healy.
Presented to the State of Colorado by said association, 1947, and . . . — — Map (db m51812) HM
The Hebrew Cemetery
The Hebrew Benevolent Association established the Hebrew Cemetery in January,1880, in the Southwest corner of Leadville’s Evergreen Cemetery with the transfer of 101,000 square feet from the Union Veteran’s Association. . . . — — Map (db m239342) HM
Born in Virginia, Texas Jack came west after the Civil War at age 16 to become a cowboy. He later made a name for himself as a plainsman and U.S. government scout who led the Pawnee Indians on their summer hunts and was guide for such notables as . . . — — Map (db m121768) HM
World War II
United States Army
Ski Troopers
99th Infantry Battalion
(Separate)
The Viking Battalion
Office of Strategic Services
O.S.S. NORSO
(Rype Group)
Special Forces
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 . . . — — Map (db m112932) HM WM
The 99th Infantry Battalion (SEP) was:
Activated 10 July 1942 at Camp Ripley Minnesota
Deactivated 11 November 1945 at Camp Miles Standish, Boston Massachusetts
Camp Hale Colorado was the main ski trooper training area located 5 miles north . . . — — Map (db m95044) WM
The Jewish Settlement
The group of Jews in Leadville traced their roots to Germany. They tended to be assimilationists and practiced Reform Judaism, including worship services largely in English, women as members of the congregation, and the . . . — — Map (db m135817) HM
Marjorie Harris Carr - Tireless Conservationist Marjorie Harris Carr's most prominent legacy on the byway was to halt the construction of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Over the long 1962-1971 battle, she enlisted citizen's groups, formed an . . . — — Map (db m131087) HM
Robert M. McTureous, Jr. Private United States Marine Corps Born: March 26, 1924 Killed in Action: June 1945 Awarded his country’s highest award The Medal of Honor ”For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above . . . — — Map (db m167318) WM
This Cemetery was a gift to the Town of Astatula from Mary C. Hux and was deeded to the town on October 11th, 1895. The deed stipulates that the Cemetery property, which is roughly 10 acres in area, will only be a Cemetery and that it would always . . . — — Map (db m165276) HM
A wide diversity of people have traversed this spot on the St. Johns River, starting with the ancient tribes and Timucuan and Mayacan Indians. The St. Johns River was named one of fourteen American Heritage Rivers because of its importance to the . . . — — Map (db m188477) HM
Located on the west bank of the St. Johns, Ft. Butler was built in 1838 during the Seminole Wars. It consisted of a crude log stockade and barracks for the garrison. The Fort was one of the military installations designed to protect the St. Johns . . . — — Map (db m31341) HM
The sign from Clermont High School (formerly located at 301 East Avenue) serves as a reminder of our rich heritage and perseverance in providing education for the children of Clermont. Clermont's schools date back to 1881 when school was held in a . . . — — Map (db m228410) HM
Lt. Gilmore's P-51B Propeller Tip. In honor of Dean R. Gilmore, 1st LT USAAF, 14 Nov 21 - 14 Nov 44. Winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Italy, 1944. Killed in a training crash in Lake Louisa on November 14, 1944. Lt. Gilmore and thousands of . . . — — Map (db m62012) HM WM
In Memory of
William Alfred Suggs
Born Jan. 1, 1919
Died Dec. 7, 1941
at Pearl Harbor
on USS Arizona
VFW Post 5277
Clermont, FL — — Map (db m244285) WM
Originally built in 1926 facing Magnolia Avenue, relocated to present site and enlarged in 1936, refurbished in 1992, placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior, June 23, 1994. — — Map (db m166230) HM
In memory of the soldiers and Army nurses from the Golden Triangle Area who participated in the Battle of the Bulge, 16 December 1944 through 25 January 1945 in Belgium and Luxembourg. This major conflict with the German armies is regarded as the . . . — — Map (db m166537) HM WM
Custom boat building was one of the early businesses in Eustis. Bassett Boats Works, founded in 1926, constructed some of the first outboard powered cabin cruisers and the first powered glass-bottom boats famous at Silver Springs. Pilings from this . . . — — Map (db m166237) HM
David Mathieson Walker was an Eagle Scout and 1962 graduate of Eustis High School. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy, he went on to become a naval aviator and highly decorated veteran of the Vietnam War. In 1978, he was selected . . . — — Map (db m207683) HM WM
Completed in 1911, this large neo-classical house is constructed of Florida cypress. Originally home to Guilford D. Clifford, one of the town’s earliest settlers and businessmen, this is now headquarters of the Eustis Historical Museum and . . . — — Map (db m166241) HM
Born May 23, 1866 in Sunderland, Massachusetts, Dr. Banks was educated at Amherst College and Harvard. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Breslau in Archeology and Semitic Studies and was a prolific author and writer. He was appointed an . . . — — Map (db m166233) HM
The four streets leading to the entrance ramps of the Lake Walk are named Bates, Hazzard, Gottsche, and Clifford. Charles H. Bates, Joseph De V. Hazzard, Augustus Gottsche, and Guilford D. Clifford were elected to the first Town Council after the . . . — — Map (db m166239) HM
Ferran Park was formed in 1921 from sand pumped from the bottom of Lake Eustis and retained by a bulkhead constructed at the waters’ edge. It was named for E.L. Ferran, a pioneer businessman and civic leader. In 1994 the park was placed on the . . . — — Map (db m166236) HM
Special thanks to Florida Hospital Waterman • United Southern Bank • Golden Triangle V.F.W. Post 8087 • Harden-Pauli Funeral Home • Bank First • Neil Fischer Realty • Regina & Richard DeMarco & Family • Merrilyn & Daniel DiVenanzo & Family • Rick . . . — — Map (db m166549) WM
This memorial is to honor the loving memory of the service Men and Women of Lake County, Florida, both living and dead, whose services and supreme sacrifices in the cause of liberty gives us the full meaning of patriotism. This memorial made . . . — — Map (db m166541) WM
Lake Eustis was named for Colonel Abraham Eustis, First Commander of U.S. Army forces in Florida. The city of Eustis was briefly named Lake Eustis, but the word “Lake” was dropped in 1883 when the town was incorporated. The lake is about 12 square . . . — — Map (db m166238) HM
The Alice B. McClelland Memorial Band Shell in Ferran Park was built in 1926 by William S. McClelland in memory of his wife. One of two historic Florida band shells still standing, it was restored in 1992 and named to the National Register of . . . — — Map (db m166235) HM
The lakefront was the hub of early Eustis. Businesses, Eustis Park, the railroad station, bathing beaches, marinas and public docks brought people to the waterfront. Boating activities of every sort from pleasure cruises to regattas were popular. . . . — — Map (db m166242) HM
Born in Tallahassee, 1916. Graduated from Florida A&M University, 1937, BS Degree. Continued his career as Principal of J.R.E. Lee High School, Wildwood and then at Carver Heights High School, Eustis. Recognized for his efforts to improve . . . — — Map (db m166231) HM
By 1912 a building called The Pavilion had been constructed on pilings in Lake Eustis. A pier 250 feet long connected it to shore where Clifford/MacDonald Street ended. The Pavilion served as a community center where parties, dances, and band . . . — — Map (db m166240) HM
'Chippers' began the turpentine process by slashing a "cat face" into the tree. Bleeding sap is directed by a tin strip to a box, or later a 'Herty' pot, hung below the scars. 'Dippers' visited the trees every 7 to 12 days (based on the season and . . . — — Map (db m213515) HM
"Turpentining" is the process of extracting sap or resin from longleaf pine trees and distilling it to create pitch. During the process, turpentine spirits and various grades of solid rosin were also produced. The majority of pitch was used to . . . — — Map (db m213513) HM
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior August 5, 1991 — — Map (db m166527) HM
Lake Apopka has been home to generations of people who settled in this area. Over the years, the Lake has thrived and fallen into decline. It is now in recovery and revival since the 1990s, and is central to the Green Mountain Scenic . . . — — Map (db m165283) HM
Founded in 1886 by a group of young English men who came to this area to plant citrus groves, this church was opened in December, 1888. Earlier services were held at a barn on nearby Lake Geneva, midway between Fruitland Park and Chetwynd, a town . . . — — Map (db m72624) HM
In 1914, George T. Clark built a community center for the residents of Fruitland Park on the property of his Gardenia Hotel. Known locally as the Casino, the building was designed in the Frame Vernacular style with wood-framed construction, a metal . . . — — Map (db m131265) HM
You are not Forgotten Deceased KWVA Chapter 188 Member 11/17/2011 George McKinney 2001 • Maurice Case 2003 • Marty Abramowitz 2005 • G P Sloan 2005 • Nelson Detwiler 2006 • Don Sams 2006 • Andy Kraycirik 2006 • Hans Krieger 2006 • I W . . . — — Map (db m219533) HM WM
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Constructed in 1937 during the Great Depression, Groveland High School, home of the Greenbacks, was built as part of the national Work Progress Administration (WPA) projects. The original building contained first through twelfth . . . — — Map (db m67026) HM
In Honor of our Vietnam Veterans November 1, 1955 - April 30, 1975 Thank you for your Service Welcome Home [Supplemental Plaque - Granite donated by Granites Best, LLC of Mascotte Engraving by Kevin Toole of JTS Enterprises SE, . . . — — Map (db m219537) WM
On this site in 1885, George Thomas King, founder of Villa City, built an estate that was the showplace of the area. By 1895, the town had a post office, school, church, hotel, photographic studio, dispensary and 35 homes. The citrus based community . . . — — Map (db m67024) HM
On February 2, 2007, Lake County experienced one of its most devastating disasters. In addition to hundreds of damaged homes and millions of dollars in destruction, 21 individuals lost their lives in the communities of Lady Lake and Lake Mack. . . . — — Map (db m219528) HM
This monument is dedicated to the people of Lake County. It honors those who served in the Armed Forces of the United States who sacrificed their lives so that we might be here today. As well as their comrades in arms, who remain missing in . . . — — Map (db m219525) WM
(top)
Dedicated to the recipients of this nations oldest military decoration “The Purple Heart"
(front)
Combat Wounded Veterans
My stone is red for
the blood they shed
The medal I bear
is ny country’s way
to . . . — — Map (db m248017) WM
Veterans’ Memorial Park
Dedicated to Veterans - Past and Present
The Veterans’ Memorial Park in the Villages was designed to pay tribute to the many men and women who have served their country and provided us with the most precious . . . — — Map (db m248072) WM
Battlefield Cross
When a serviceman or woman is lost
in the battlefield, it has become customary
to arrange their boots, rifle and helmet
and the surviving members of their squad
will gather around and memorialize their . . . — — Map (db m246707) WM
F. Brown Gregg
Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II
Pilot in the 9th Air Force, 387 Bomb Group & 558 Bomb Squadron
Awarded the Silver Star and Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters
for his 37 successful . . . — — Map (db m246855) HM WM
Captain Albert D. Wright
Eustis
Captain Wright entered the Union Army on August 15, 1862, where he was mustered in as a sergeant in Company A, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry. On April 20, 1864 he was transferred to the 43rd United . . . — — Map (db m247085) HM WM
Army Nurses
On December 7, 1941 there were fewer than 1000 Army nurses and of those 82 were in Hawaii. They were serving at the three hospitals and they were overwhelmed with hundreds of causalities suffering from severe burns and shock. . . . — — Map (db m246704) WM
WAVES
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
The woman’s branch of the United States Navy was established on 30 July 1942 by President Roosevelt this authorized the U.S. Navy to accept women into . . . — — Map (db m246677) HM WM
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