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Daughters of the American Colonists Historical Markers
Markers erected by all chapters of Daughters of the American Colonists. The Society is dedicated to research the deeds of American colonists and to record, publish and commemorate them.
By Tim Carr, May 24, 2008
Big Spring
GEOGRAPHIC SORT
| | For whom Huntsville was named lived in a cabin near this spring about the year 1805. — — Map (db m27847) HM |
| On Winchester Road at Bell Factory Road, on the right when traveling south on Winchester Road. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m31722) HM |
| Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | When British forces arrived at Mobile Bay to assault Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point, half of the British army under the command of Sir John Kean, who was recovering from wounds suffered during the defeat at New Orleans, was landed on Dauphin Island to . . . — — Map (db m122427) HM |
| On Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Established in 1821 for defense of Mobile Bay and named in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1777-1849 who played an important part in early Alabama History and while Commandant of Fort Stoddard captured Aaron Burr near McIntosh in February . . . — — Map (db m39393) HM |
| On U.S. 231 0.3 miles north of Monticello Drive, on the left when traveling north. |
| | In the early 1800s, south Alabama was still inhabited by many groups of Native Americans: Creek, Chickasaw, and Choctaw among others. They traveled, hunted, traded, and made war on the many ancient trails here. European settlers improved these roads . . . — — Map (db m95359) HM |
| On Bucksville Road (Alabama Route 216) east of Interstate 59/20, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 2 ½ miles East - the beginning of Steel Industry in this area. Iron Ore, reduced by charcoal, hauled by oxcart, was made into plows, pots, cannon and munitions.
State Park- Camping, Nature Trails, Swimming and Fishing Early American . . . — — Map (db m36927) HM |
| On State Highway 28 at State Highway 162, on the right when traveling west on State Highway 28. |
| | Two miles north of this point was the intersection of two important postal routes of early Alabama, the Saint Stephens-Cahawba Road and the Tuskaloosa-Prairie Bluff Road. — — Map (db m38495) HM |
| On North Craycroft Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | This statue was erected in February 1991 to honor the enlisted men who served in the Southwest during the Apache Wars in the 1870s and 1880s. It was cast in bronze by Desert Crucible, Inc., of Tucson. One and one-half times life-size, it stands . . . — — Map (db m100695) HM WM |
| Near North Craycroft Road. |
| | The flagstaff has been the one constant feature of all military establishments since the creation of the U.S. Army in 1784.No matter what era or architectural style, the flagstaff has remained at the center of the parade ground and at the center of . . . — — Map (db m100713) HM |
| On Old Stage Coach Road (State Highway 5) 0.2 miles west of Hilldale Road, on the right when traveling west. |
| |
The
Geographical
Center of Arkansas
is a few steps
north of this highway
Erected by
The Arkansas Society
Daughters of American Colonists
Arkansas Centennial
1936 — — Map (db m96637) |
| On Spreckels Lane, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Historical Monument
1867 – 1889
Marked by
San Jose de Guadalupe Chapter
Daughters of the American
Colonists
1957 — — Map (db m143465) HM |
| Near Pleasant Valley Road. |
| | Bridgeport Bridge, or “Wood’s Crossing”, is the longest single span covered bridge in existence. Used since 1862, built by David I. Wood. This plaque is dedicated to those pioneer Americans who came to California in search of a new life . . . — — Map (db m8539) HM |
| |
Spanish Explorer
Camped at this Site
March 27, 1776 — — Map (db m155191) HM |
| On Maple Avenue at East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling east on Maple Avenue. |
| | In memory of the courageous men
who founded the first settlement of
the Town of Greenwich
in the Connecticut Colony
July 18-1640
Everardus Bogardus •
John Bowers •
Robert Feaks •
Jeffre Ferris •
Angell Husted •
Robert Husted • . . . — — Map (db m18669) HM |
| On Main Street (U.S. 6) 0.2 miles north of Sherman Hill Road (Connecticut Route 64), on the right when traveling north. |
| | In past times the ancient paths in Connecticut were formed by large animals as they moved with the seasons and migrated to salt deposits. The Native Americans followed these same paths as they hunted these animals, traded with other tribes and also . . . — — Map (db m112637) HM |
| On Beaver Dam Road (County Road 285), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Indian River Hundred
Original Building - 1719
Present Building 1794
Remodeled 1893 — — Map (db m38637) HM |
| On John J Williams Highway (State Highway 24) near Mt. Joy / Oak Orchard Road, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the ancient past Delaware was crossed by a network of Paths first forged by large animals and herds of buffalo migrating along the coast searching for food and salt deposits. The first settlers in this first state were The Nanticoke (Tidewater) . . . — — Map (db m49012) HM |
| Near 15th Street Northwest north of Constitution Avenue Northwest (Route 50), on the left when traveling north. |
| | To the original Patentees prior to 1700 whose land grants embrace the site of the Federal City. This Monument is erected by the National Society of the Daughters of the American Colonists, April 25, 1936. — — Map (db m7971) HM |
| Near Allison Street Northwest east of 3rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This plaque recognizes the designation of St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Rock Creek Parish) and its churchyard known as Rock Creek Cemetery, in the National Register of Historic Places.
Founded originally as a preaching mission, with first . . . — — Map (db m70947) HM |
| On Southeast MacArthur Boulevard 1.4 miles south of Southeast Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Only one remaining of nine on Florida east coast commissioned in 1875 for the U.S. Life-Saving Service. Keepers provided shelter, food, clothing, and transportation to survivors of shipwrecks and storms at sea. In U.S. Coast Guard Service through WW . . . — — Map (db m112172) HM |
| Near Captain Armour's Way 0.3 miles south of South Beach Road (Road 707), on the left when traveling south. |
| | Designed by George G. Meade, later Federal commander at Gettysburg. First lighted July 10, 1860. Dark during the War Between the States and its mechanism hidden by Southern sympathizers. Relighted June 28, 1866, it has not missed a night in over . . . — — Map (db m96951) HM |
| On Granada Boulevard (State Road 40) 0.1 miles east of North Old Kings Road. |
| | The Three Chimneys is the site of the oldest British sugar plantation, sugar mill and rum distillery in the United States. It was in operation from the late 1760's until the Revolutionary War.
The site was part of a 20,000-acre grant awarded to . . . — — Map (db m93336) HM |
| On Fort McAllister Road (State Highway 144 Spur) 2.1 miles east of Bryan Neck Road (State Route 144), on the left when traveling east. |
| | This site on the Great Ogeechee, 14 miles from the Atlantic, was selected in 1755 by Governor John Reynolds for the capital of Georgia. He named it for his kinsman, Lord High Chancellor of England, Phillip Yorke Hardwicke. Reynolds said: "Hardwicke . . . — — Map (db m11225) HM |
| On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Martin Rd, on the left when traveling south on Ocean Highway. |
| | Dr. Lyman Hall was a Georgia signer of The Declaration Of Independence. He represented Saint John's Parish in the Continental Congress, and was a delegate from Georgia to the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia.
He was a founder . . . — — Map (db m8785) HM |
| Near Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) 0.5 miles north of East Oglethorpe Highway (U.S. 84), on the right when traveling north. |
| | Members of the Midway Colony Signers of the Declaration of Independence and Governors of Georgia — — Map (db m41706) HM |
| On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Martin Street, on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway. |
| | Established by South Carolina Calvinists of English and Scottish extraction in 1752, the small settlement of Midway became `the cradle of the Revolutionary spirit in Georgia`. Two of Georgia`s three signers of the Declaration of Independence, Lyman . . . — — Map (db m8941) HM |
| On Ocean Highway (U.S. 17) at Martin Street, on the right when traveling north on Ocean Highway. |
| | Georgia Colonial governor, trustee of the proposed University of Georgia, physician, Nathan Brownson became governor of Georgia in 1781, serving until Jan. 1782. Prior to this time Brownson served as a member of the Provencial Congress which met in . . . — — Map (db m8942) HM |
| On South Coastal Hwy (U.S. 17) near Barrington Ferry Road, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This road on the right
was established in 1736 by
Gen. James Oglethorpe.
First postal route south of
Savannah Stage Coach Road
and line of march
of Revolutionary Soldiers.
Saint John's Parish Chapter
Daughters of the American . . . — — Map (db m9002) HM |
| | ( Left Text )
The plan of Sunbury consisted of three community-owned squares: King's Square, Meeting Square, and Church Square. You are standing in the area that was once
Church Square. This 350 by 350-foot area held the church to the . . . — — Map (db m9239) HM |
| On McDowell Street at Johns Road, on the right when traveling west on McDowell Street. |
| | The colonial Great Indian Trading Path crossed land now a part of Augusta College and followed a part of the present McDowell Street. It was variously called Trading Road, Augusta Road, and the Creek Indian Path. Early platts show it on land owned . . . — — Map (db m10008) HM |
| On the Riverwalk in Savannah near 8th Street. |
| | The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the governors of NY, PA, & VA and the . . . — — Map (db m9906) HM |
| On Scott Avenue at Old Green Bay Road, on the right when traveling north on Scott Avenue. |
| | One branch of the Green Bay Trail traversed this region. Originally an Indian trail, after 1816 the route connected Fort Dearborn at Chicago with Fort Howard at Green Bay. Couriers faced hunger, cold and Indians to carry dispatches on a round trip . . . — — Map (db m66618) HM |
| On West Army Trail Boulevard at John F. Kennedy Drive on West Army Trail Boulevard. |
| | This road followed an Indian trail that began in Chicago and went through DuPage, Kane, De Kalb, Boone, and Winnebago Counties to a Winnebago Village at Beloit, Wisconsin. In August, 1832, during the Black Hawk War, United States Army reinforcements . . . — — Map (db m47438) HM |
| On Geneva Road at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Geneva Road. |
| | Moses Stacy, soldier in the War of 1812, arrived here in 1835. This inn, built in 1846 and his second home, was a halfway stop between Chicago and the Fox River Valley and a probable stage stop for Rockford-Galena coaches. For many years the village . . . — — Map (db m97573) HM |
| Near Cardinal Greenway Trail at Wheeling Avenue, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Several principal Indian and Pioneer Paths cut across Indiana and Delaware County
connecting trading and warrior routes of ancient times. First made by migrating large animals searching for salt, followed by Native Americans for food, trade and . . . — — Map (db m141410) HM |
| On East 4th Street east of North Central Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | 1841 Built as Headquarters of
the Whitewater Valley Canal Co.
1854 Savings Bank of Indiana
Home of:
Dr. S. W. Vance 1857-1936
Congressman and Mrs. Finly H. Gray 1936-1947
1947 - 1971 V. F. W. Post 571
1971 - . . . — — Map (db m44760) HM |
| On East Market Street (U.S. 136) at Water Street, on the left when traveling east on East Market Street. |
| | Public lands from the New Purchase of 1818 were sold from Ambrose Whitlock's cabin located on this site.
Whitlock, who platted Crawfordsville in 1823, was receiver for the Federal Land Office until 1829.
Williamson Dunn was register for the . . . — — Map (db m13274) HM |
| On Old National Road (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling west. |
| | Old Salisbury Court House
Wayne County’s first seat of justice
Built 1811 in Salisbury
Reconstructed in 1952 on this site
The only original log court house still
standing in Old Northwest Territory
Marker presented by
Weetomp Chapter . . . — — Map (db m139137) HM |
| On East Main Street (U.S. 40) near North 22th Street, on the left when traveling east. |
| | This tablet marks the site of the first toll gate in the state of Indiana erected about 1850. — — Map (db m288) HM |
| On East Avenue at 7th Street, on the left when traveling south on East Avenue. |
| | Opened in 1803 by Chief Black Dog (Manka-Chonka) and his band of Osage Indians who had a village nearby where springs once flowed freely. — — Map (db m37839) HM |
| On Summit Street (State Highway 7) at Prairie Street, on the left when traveling south on Summit Street. |
| | Dr. Charles H. Strong was a native of Girard, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Strong's dream came true when he decided to go deer hunting and possibly locate the geographical center of Crawford County, which had just been established in Southeast Kansas . . . — — Map (db m36928) HM |
| On Antioch Road at 75th Street, on the right when traveling south on Antioch Road. |
| |
Antioch Cemetery
Est. 1871
This plaque dedicated May, 2001
to honor those whose services,
past and present have preserved
the beauty of this cemetery
————————
[Cemetery Chapel] . . . — — Map (db m88150) HM |
| On Stackman Drive at Sim Park Drive, on the right when traveling north on Stackman Drive. |
| |
This marker locates the original confluence of the Big and Little Arkansas Rivers. On August 15, 1865, near this point Jesse Chisholm met with the Plains Indian chiefs and headmen to agree on a treaty signing which occurred the following . . . — — Map (db m60589) HM |
| Near SW 10th Avenue at SW Jackson Street. |
| | Organized by the Congregational Church occupied a building erected in 1865. It was Topeka's first college and preparatory school with classes starting January 3, 1866.
Renamed for Ichabod Washburn, the college moved to its present campus in . . . — — Map (db m119037) HM |
| On Louisville/Bardstown Road (U.S. 31E/150) 0 miles north of Wheeler Wright Lane, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The first settlement in Nelson County, KY. Three miles east of this spot stood Cox's Station, established in 1775 by Colonel Isaac Cox, a Colonial and Revolutionary War officer who came from Virginia to Kentucky and who was killed by the Indians in . . . — — Map (db m74267) HM |
| On Park Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | A western branch of this vital Colonial Road passed close to this area on the original Animal Trace formed by migrating animals seeking salt deposits. It is the northernmost portion of the Warriors Path in Kentucky. It connects the Shawnee in the . . . — — Map (db m90638) HM |
| On North Railroad Avenue at Main Street, on the right when traveling west on North Railroad Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m136678) HM |
| On State Highway 485 1 mile north of Natchitoches Hwy. (Route 6), on the left when traveling north. |
| | This early road connected the presidio, "Nuestra Senora del Pilar de los Adaes", to the royal authority in Mexico City. An elected representative from Los Adaes traveled 1300 miles to Mexico City where he collected the soldiers' salaries and . . . — — Map (db m86807) HM |
| Near State Highway 485 0.5 miles north of Natchitoches Highway (State Highway 6), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Was founded in 1721 by the Spaniards on the crest of this hill as the Eastern outpost of the Spanish Empire in the West and for fifty years was the capital of the Province of Texas until its abandonment in 1773.
Site donated and tablet erected . . . — — Map (db m106134) HM |
| On Main Street north of Saint John Street. |
| | Resting place of pre-Louisiana Purchase colonial settlers, veterans of the War of 1812 and the Civil War, and many men and women of great importance to local and national history. — — Map (db m103702) HM |
| On Louisiana Route 577 at Louisiana Route 134, on the right when traveling north on State Route 577. |
| | The Poverty Point earthworks,
located 1.1 miles north, date to
1700-1100 B.C. Built by Native
Americans who hunted, fished,
and gathered wild foods. The 5
mounds, 6 ridges, and 43-acre
plaza present a design unique
in the world. A 6th mound . . . — — Map (db m109222) HM |
| On Commercial Street / Thames Street at India Street, on the left when traveling north on Commercial Street / Thames Street. |
| |
Erected by the Colonists in 1680
Captured by the French and Indians
in 1690. Entire English
settlement destroyed
————
To the memory of these
brave defenders
this tablet placed by
The Daughters of the . . . — — Map (db m50448) HM |
| On Thames Street at Broadway, on the left when traveling east on Thames Street. |
| | A colonial maritime community established 1726 by William Fell, shipbuilder of Lancashire, England. In this area were built more than six hundred ships from the colonial era through the Civil War. Birthplace of the U.S. Frigate . . . — — Map (db m2517) HM |
| | Marble from this quarry, located about a mile to the south, was used to build the Washington Monument in Baltimore. Designed by architect Robert Mills and erected between 1815 and 1829. This was the first public monument erected to George . . . — — Map (db m137696) HM |
| On Saters Lane 0.4 miles west of Falls Road (Maryland Route 25), on the right. |
| | Pioneer of the Maryland Baptist denomination. Only eternity, interpeted by God, can make known the moral, mental and spiritual work of the “Mother Church” of the Baptists of Maryland. Founded by Henry Sater 1690–1754. Resolute and . . . — — Map (db m2278) HM |
| Near Highland Avenue near Key Street. |
| | The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the Governors of NY, PA, & VA and the . . . — — Map (db m797) HM |
| On North Washington Street. |
| | Top PlaqueThis marker
is given by Massachusetts Society
Daughters of the American Colonists
in recognition of
The role this historic building played
in the area's early growth
presented: September 13 1969 Bottom Plaque . . . — — Map (db m55680) HM |
| On Lake Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | LaPlaisance Bay - the pleasant bay - was named in 1679 by Robert De LaSalle. After the War of 1812, it became part of the United States. In 1820 Maj. John Whipple was appointed keeper of the LaPlaisance Bay lighthouse. April 19, 1825 Col. John . . . — — Map (db m107143) HM |
| On East River Parkway south of Dowlin Street North, on the left when traveling south. |
| | On July-1-1680
Louis Hennepin
left this place
to discover the
St Anthony Falls
———
Marked by the Daughters
of the American Colonists
– 1929 – — — Map (db m69738) HM |
| Near 6th Avenue Southeast just south of Southeast Main Street. |
| | Did you know that this park began as a power plant easement? A local amateur historian, Lucy Wilder Morris, convinced the St. Anthony Falls Water Power Company to grant an easement for a small park here in 1924. Lucy's interest in local . . . — — Map (db m155469) HM |
| On East River Parkway north of Delaware Street SE, on the left when traveling north. |
| | From time immemorial, Indians, Traders and Explorers
among whom were Hennepin and Carver have used the
Mississippi river as a highway of travel, unloading
their canoes at the bend just below here. They
plodded up the portage trail across what is . . . — — Map (db m140044) HM |
| On 6th Street south of Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | On this site stood Columbia College an institution of higher learning for men. First proposed in 1831, chartered by General Assembly in 1833, began its work in 1834. First session of University of Missouri held here in 1841. This college has been . . . — — Map (db m59463) HM |
| Near Charles Street at South 11th Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Sixteen years after the admission of Missouri to the Union. This territory now comprising six counties was purchased from the Sax, Fox and Ioway Indians. Negotiations for the United States were conducted by William Clark, Governor of Indian . . . — — Map (db m156350) HM |
| On Fort Avenue at North 30th Street (U.S. 75), on the right when traveling west on Fort Avenue. |
| | A military post was first established here in 1868 and named Sherman Barracks after the famous Civil War general, William Tecumseh Sherman. The post's name was soon changed to Omaha Barracks and, in 1878, to Fort Omaha. In 1879, General George . . . — — Map (db m33057) HM |
| | During the mid-nineteenth century, steamboats played a major role in the settlement and development of the nation. In March 1865 the fully laden sternwheeler Bertrand left St. Louis under command of Captain James Yore. The cargo of general . . . — — Map (db m74161) HM |
| Near Bigelow Drive near Snyder Avenue. |
| | “Myriads of Stars shine over the graves of our ancestors.” Dat-So-La-Lee had seen some 96 winters, mostly in Carson Valley, when death came in 1925.
She was the last of those Washoe weavers whose ancient art had been practiced by . . . — — Map (db m20801) HM |
| On Carson Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Carson Street. |
| | This building was headquarters for the fabled Virginia & Truckee Railroad. From Carson City rails extended in three directions: To Virginia City in 1870, to Reno in 1872, and to Minden in 1906. The line to Virginia City was abandoned in 1939; The . . . — — Map (db m89559) HM |
| On U.S. 50 5 miles east of Nevada Route 839, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Fairview was part of the renewed interest in mining. Triggered by the strikes in Tonopah and Goldfield. Discoveries in 1905 of a rich silver float led to a boom that lasted through 1906 and 1907. A substantial town that boasted 27 saloons, hotels, . . . — — Map (db m67147) HM |
| On U.S. 50 at milepost 61.5, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing. |
| | text from: Nevada State Historic Preservation Office
Located 13 miles to the north is the camp of Wonder, a major mining center in the early years of the twentieth century. Thomas J. Stroud and several others made the first locations in . . . — — Map (db m69651) HM |
| On Main Street (Nevada Route 342), on the left when traveling north. |
| | It gives… “a forcible impression of the unhallowed character of the place” J. Ross Brown – 1860
This rugged reef of metamorphic rock was once one of the famous landmarks of the Nevada Territory. In June of 1850, John Orr and . . . — — Map (db m21561) HM |
| On U.S. 95A, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Samuel S. Buckland was a true pioneer. He settled here in 1859, began a ranching operation, established a station for the Overland Stage Company, and operated a tent hotel. He also constructed the first bridge across the Carson River downstream from . . . — — Map (db m61066) HM |
| On Geiger Grade Road (State Highway 341), on the left when traveling west. |
| | Constructed by Davidson M. Geiger and John H. Tilton in 1862, this old toll road was the most direct connection between the Comstock Lode and Truckee Meadows until replace by the present paved highway in 1936.
Concord stages, mud wagons . . . — — Map (db m45486) HM |
| On E Street near Sutton Street. |
| | The Virginia and Truckee RR was built to carry Comstock ore to the Carson River mills and to haul supplies back to the mines here. Service to Gold Hill began in December 1869 and to Virginia City in 1870. Once handling 30 to 45 trains a day, the . . . — — Map (db m45645) HM |
| On Callahan Ranch Trail 0.4 miles south of Goldenrod Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Galena had a dual personality. It was developed in 1860 as a mining property by R. S. and Andrew Hatch. The Hatch brothers' quartz mill and smelter were among the earliest erected on this side of the Sierras. The gold float from the local mines . . . — — Map (db m93942) HM |
| On South Virginia Street (Alternate U.S. 395), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Before the arrival, 1858, of Granville W. Huffaker driving 500 head of cattle into the Truckee Meadows, the principal settlers were Mormon. The Comstock Lode and its mining needs focused attention on the valley. Huffaker established his ranch in . . . — — Map (db m94304) HM |
| | First building on the Reno campus, Morrill Hall was named in honor of Senator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont. Author of the Morrill Land-Grant Act of 1862 which led to the establishment of the university. Founded in Elko in 1874, the campus was moved . . . — — Map (db m113035) HM |
| On Alternate U.S. 395 0.2 miles north of Rhodes Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | These natural hot-springs are notable for their curative qualities. They were nationally acclaimed by President Ulysses S. Grant when he visited them in 1879.
Early emigrants so named them, because of their puffing and blowing. Located in 1860 . . . — — Map (db m94118) HM |
| On 3rd Street at Crystal Peak Park Road, on the left when traveling west on 3rd Street. |
| | Modern Verdi came into being with the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad through Nevada in 1867-’69. It became a major mill town and terminal for shipment of ties and construction timbers with a network of logging railways reaching into . . . — — Map (db m66021) HM |
| Near Bloomfield Avenue east of Gould Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | Lenni Lenape Indians (Original People) inhabited Verona in colonial times. Area settlers traded with and learned much from these Native Americans who granted land deeds in return for needed supplies. One such trail crossed Bloomfield Avenue nearby . . . — — Map (db m46082) HM |
| On Billy the Kid Trail (State Highway 220) at Black Jack Pershing Road, on the right when traveling west on Billy the Kid Trail. |
| | Named for Captain Henry W. Stanton, Fort Stanton was established May 4, 1855 as a
military fort to protect settlers from Apache attacks. Operated as a military fortification until 1896, it played a part in the Civil War, was the first Tuberculosis . . . — — Map (db m119454) HM |
| On State Road 63 2.7 miles south of State Road 50, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Built in 1810 — — Map (db m65857) HM |
| On U.S. 9 near Interstate 84, on the right when traveling north. |
| | The most heavily traveled road in Colonial America passed through here, linking areas from the Great Lakes to Augusta, Ga. Laid on ancient animal and Native American Trading/Warrior Paths. Indian treaties among the Governors of NY, PA, & VA and the . . . — — Map (db m44473) HM |
| On Meeting House Road at Quaker Hill Road (County Route 66), on the right when traveling east on Meeting House Road. |
| | The First Oblong Friends Meeting House was erected on this site in 1742. It was used as a place of worship until 1764. West of the site was the Friends burial ground. During the fall and winter of 1778 the present meeting house was a hospital . . . — — Map (db m25028) HM |
| On River Road (New York State Route 18F) south of Swain Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| | On the Battlefield of
La Belle Famille
Father Claude Joseph Virot S. J.
Chaplain of the French forces
was killed by the Iroquois
July 24, 1759. — — Map (db m67345) HM WM |
| Near Zukor Road 0.1 miles north of Old State Highway 34, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Built on lands belonging to the Blauvelt Family from 1741 to 1970 when it was acquired by the Historical Society of Rockland County
Presented by Daniel De Clerque Chapter Daughters of the American Colonists — — Map (db m21380) HM |
| | This site and "meeting house" was the area birthplace of a new country in pre-revolutionary meetings, a new county (Alamance), a new county seat (Graham), an early public library, a courthouse, a school to college presidents and a governor, and a . . . — — Map (db m64237) HM |
| On Bethania Station Road at Bethabara Road, on the right when traveling south on Bethania Station Road. |
| | The most heavily traveled in Colonial America passed near here, linking areas from The Great Lakes to Augusta, GA. Laid out on animal and Native American Trading & Warrior Paths. Indian treaties aming NY, PA, VA and the Iroquois League of Five . . . — — Map (db m52540) HM |
| On E Lexington Avenue at Terrell Drive, on the left when traveling east on E Lexington Avenue. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m34928) HM |
| | . . . — — Map (db m17350) HM |
| On Harmom Field Road at N.Trade Street (U.S. 176) on Harmom Field Road. |
| | on its summit in July, 1767
a Treaty was made between English Officers and Cherokee Chiefs.
Establishing there the extreme western frontier for White settlers.
The Mountain was named for
Willian Tryon
then Royal Governor of the . . . — — Map (db m11233) HM |
| On Lake Rd (U.S. 6), on the left when traveling east. |
| | The Treaty of Paris, 1763, did not prevent Indians, led by Pontiac, from destroying forts along Lake Erie, such as Sandusky and Presque Isle.
The English sent Colonel John Bradstreet to Detroit to "Awe" Pontiac. He led the largest force ever to . . . — — Map (db m78467) HM |
| On North Main Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | The last mission of the Moravians in the Valley of the Huron in the Ohio Country was at the Indian Village of Pettquottink, now Milan. — — Map (db m90658) HM |
| Near Miami Avenue at Terrace Place. |
| | Consisting of blockhouse and palisade
Was built near this site by
Captain Abram Covalt
1789
In honor of
Blanche Bacon Meyers
Organizing Regent — — Map (db m57440) HM |
| On Post Road (Ohio Route 161) at Old 161 (County Route 308), on the right when traveling west on Post Road. |
| | Old Indian Trail
blazed by Chief Tecumseh
later used by Pony Express
and became Post Road
this ground was cleared in 1809
by well known pioneer
Richard Taylor — — Map (db m77600) HM |
| Near Main Street (Ohio Route 159), on the right when traveling east. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m13496) HM |
| On U.S. 50 0.5 miles west of State Route 41, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Nathaniel Massie, born Goochland County, Virginia, December 28, 1763, 1800 married Sarah Everard Mead, died November 13, 1813.
Revolutionary soldier; surveyor of wilderness then known as Northwest Territory and locator of Revolutionary War land . . . — — Map (db m58110) HM |
| On West Canadian Avenue at South Smith Street, on the right when traveling west on West Canadian Avenue. |
| | Established at Vinita
Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory
by the Rev. J. W. Scroggs, D.D.
Dedicated Jan. 14, 1883
Named in honor of the
Rev. Samuel A. Worcester, D.D.
Missionary among the Cherokees — — Map (db m55648) HM |
| On S Troost Ave, on the right when traveling south. |
| | 522 feet north of this point on March 25, 1879 was established Tulsa's first post office. Known at that time as "Tulsey Town" Creek Nation, Indian Territory, Josiah C. Perryman Post-Master. — — Map (db m101675) HM |
| On U.S. 69 0.4 miles north of 820th Road, on the right when traveling north. |
| |
This Creek Indian school was founded by Rev. R.M. Loughridge, Presbyterian Bd. [Board] Foreign Miss. [Missions], 1848. Rev. W.S. Robertson was employed as the supt. Rebuilt by Creeks when destroyed by fire in 1880. Operated until 1907 for . . . — — Map (db m73128) HM |
| On Crystal Springs / S Poe Valley Rd, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Used by Indians; by Hudson's Bay trappers; by covered wagons; by Fremont 1846; by railroad survey party 1855; by soldiers at Fort Klamath. Site of the Modoc Indian conference in hope of averting war with that tribe; of the first water wheel; of the . . . — — Map (db m100223) HM |
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