Headland, Alabama
James Joshua Head (1839-1927) founded Headland in 1871 as Head’s Land. He patented land, platted the town and built his home. The Post Office opened, as Headland, on October 10, 1871. J. J. Head sold Headland to Hosey C. . . . — — Map (db m71817) HM
In 1858, the tiny Poplar Head community requested a post office. Since there was a town called Poplar Spring in the state, the postal authorities arbitrarily assigned the name Dothan to the new post office to prevent misdirected mail. Early maps and . . . — — Map (db m41137) HM
Side 1 - Building the Park
In the mid-1930’s, civic leaders worked to move Vulcan to a place of honor on Red Mountain. The park was built through the combined efforts of several groups: the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham, the Birmingham Parks . . . — — Map (db m83807) HM
The origins of this park date to 1923, when the Kiwanis Club of Birmingham
spearheaded the drive to successfully create a comprehensive park system
for the Magic City. In 1925, the Olmsted Brothers landscape firm revealed
A Park System for . . . — — Map (db m189282) HM
The giant, cast iron statue you see towering above you is Vulcan, the Roman god of metalwork and the forge. The 56-foot tall statue was commissioned by Birmingham leaders to represent their new, growing city at the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair. After . . . — — Map (db m26297) HM
Fletcher Farrington, after graduating from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University), came to Tallapoosa County as a county agent for the Agricultural Extension Service in 1932. Concluding that soil erosion was the local farmers . . . — — Map (db m95105) HM
who carved this farm out of the desert. We, the Wellton-Mohawk Valley Kiwanis Club, dedicate this spot. Here on May 1, 1952 Michael W. Straus, United States Commissioner of Reclamation turned the first water on to lands of the Wellton-Mohawk . . . — — Map (db m28967) HM
In late September 1863, Confederate Col. J.O. Shelby's cavalry headed north to raid into Missouri. On Sept. 27, 1863, Shelby's scouts found Co. H, 1st Arkansas Infantry (U.S.) camped at Haguewood Prairie near present-day Paris. The Union troops . . . — — Map (db m129518) HM
{The marker consists of 3 plaques, the first reading:}
A millstone from the steam powered flour mill built in 1880 by Albert Papst. It is believed the stone came from France. Fire destroyed the four storied mill in 1881.
. . . — — Map (db m41834) HM
Dedicated to the Noah Simpson family, early
settlers of Stony Creek Valley. The steel girders that form the arch were part of
the original bridge constructed in 1885 and
used until 1961. This site overlooks the
location of the original bridge . . . — — Map (db m172451) HM
Within the soul of America is the freedom of mind and spirit
in man. Here alone are the open windows through which pour
the sunlight of all the human spirit. Here alone human
dignity is not a dream but a major accomplishment.
- Herbert . . . — — Map (db m291504) HM
Major Fremont and the California Battalion marched from
San Diego to join Commodore Robert F. Stockton in the
first (August 13, 1846) occupation of Los Angeles.
California's governor Pio Pico, fleeing to Mexico to
avoid capture by the . . . — — Map (db m241272) HM
In 1870 Joel B. Parker, his wife, Mary, and daughter Ida came to Orange County. They purchased acreage from the Leandro Serrano allotment and completed the Octagon House in 1876. This site faced onto Villa Park Road (Katella). Cement used in . . . — — Map (db m241271) HM
Loomis
Named After
James Oscar Loomis
1830 – 1895
This community was founded in 1850 and originally named “The Grove” by gold miners who settled along Secret Ravine one mile east of here.
Forming . . . — — Map (db m91090) HM
This fountain was built by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and dedicated
to this City of Ontario on July 4th 1908, to
provide the town with "a drinking fountain
where only the pure, sparkling water
can be had at any time by the . . . — — Map (db m37513) HM
This route was opened by Captain Juan Bautista de Anza and Father Francisco Garces in 1774. Anza's expedition of 1775, a group of 240 soldiers and settlers being led from Sonora to found San Francisco, encamped near this place El Vado (The Ford), . . . — — Map (db m51586) HM
Seven members of the Boston Mechanics’ Mining & Trading Company, namely George West (President), Walter Pollard, James MacDonald (Business manager), Mark Leonardo Blunt (later Postmaster), James McIntyre, Lawrence Panton, and Joseph T. Bird . . . — — Map (db m288327) HM
This park is dedicated to Otto Mears, Russian-born Colorado Pioneer, know as “The Pathfinder of the San Juan”, who came to the San Luis Valley in 1865. In Saguache (A Ute Indian word meaning “blue earth”), Otto Mears was married in 1870, . . . — — Map (db m120163) HM
Our Newington Veterans
Forever Loved
Forever Mourned
Presented by the Kiwanis Club
Of Newington and Caring Community
Citizens
1986
World War I
Howard G. Davis • Frank A. Stotzer • Clifford E. May
World War II
Russell Ahlgren • . . . — — Map (db m46043) WM
1776 1976
First Congregational Church
A crude, square, wooden structure surrounded by a stockade was erected near this site in 1641-2. It was the first meeting house of the Church of Christ. Later the First Congregational Church. Four members . . . — — Map (db m38752) HM
1776 1976
St. John's Episcopal Church
In 1774, St John's, the first Episcopal Church in this area, was built here on land granted by the town. Struck by lightning that same year, the original building was repaired and endured for a hundred . . . — — Map (db m38767) HM
1776 1976 In August, 1781 Gov. Jonathan Trumbull and the Council of Safety ordered construction of fortifications near Stamford to prevent a surprise attack from the enemy. Designed by Col. Rufus Putnam, and erected and garrisoned by . . . — — Map (db m53433) HM
Friendship between the United States and Canada was developed and strengthened by the signing of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, on August 9, 1842, in the old State Department building which stood on this site. This treaty established the north . . . — — Map (db m17617) HM
Peace through limitation of naval armament was promoted between the Dominion of Canada and the United States of America by the signing of the Rush-Bagot Agreement, April 28 and 29, 1817, providing for the restriction of naval forces on the Great . . . — — Map (db m98790) HM
(front)
The 1955 Pensacola Jaycees was the first Black Little League team to compete against a white team in the segregated South. Known as the Pensacola Negro team, the Jaycees became Northwest Florida's Little League champions after . . . — — Map (db m257397) HM
BRADENTON KIWANIS CLUB
The Bradenton Kiwanis Club was originally chartered on August 22. 1922 as the Manatee River Kiwanis Club. Later the name of the club was changed to Kiwanis Club of Bradenton. Founding members. Robert M.
Beall, Whitney . . . — — Map (db m236503) HM
The Pensacola Jaycees & Orlando Kiwanis broke Florida’s color barrier in youth baseball on Optimist Park Field at Lake Lorna Doone. The coaches, players and their families stepped beyond the segregated patterns of the day living into the reality . . . — — Map (db m194559) HM
Crossed north to south near this site. This road was constructed from 1763-1773 by the English, connecting St. Augustine north to St. Mary's River and south to New Smyrna, Florida. First originated as an Indian trail, and later improved by the . . . — — Map (db m45478) HM
Kiwanis Ogeechee Fair
Chartered in 1960, the Kiwanis Club of Statesboro conducted agricultural fairs in 1963 and 1964 on open lots on Stockyard Road as fund raisers. After torrential rains nearly ruined the 1964 fair, the club purchased 28 . . . — — Map (db m197933) HM
Judge Debra Halpern Bernes was a loving and devoted wife and mother to her husband, Gary, and children, Lane and Matthew. She served her community as an Assistant District Attorney for Cobb County, a solo practitioner of law and as an elected judge . . . — — Map (db m54702) HM
Lawyer, Legislator, Mayor, Judge Robert Flournoy moved to Marietta from Atlanta in 1957 to practice law. He served in the Georgia House 1963 – 1965, creating the Cobb State Court. Flournoy founded the Downtown Marietta Development Authority in . . . — — Map (db m46618) HM
Seventy one Augusta business leaders organized the Kiwanis Club of
Augusta in early 1920, as a "force for advancement and striving for
betterment along all lines of the city and its interests." Chartered
by Kiwanis International on February 23, . . . — — Map (db m282003) HM
From this old Indian trail later known as the Old Oregon Trail Captain B,L,E, Bonnevilles partner on first sighting the river May 1833 exclaimed - Les Bois Les Bois Voyes Les Bois meaning The Woods The Woods See The Woods
Capt Bonneville . . . — — Map (db m71837) HM
What Was Here Before the Park?
Early Settlements Along the DuPage River
Before pioneers from the eastern United States arrived in Naperville, the Potawatomi lived in settlements along the DuPage River, most likely including the . . . — — Map (db m305199) HM
Lest We Forget World War I
Applegate, Henry A. • Baldwin, Otto • Boling, Carl • Burns, Jesse Ogden • Crawford, Alva • Crowder, Lester • Dalton, Claude H. • Dawson, William • Dengler, Lundy B. • Dibble, William H. • Dinsmore, Frank A. • Duck, . . . — — Map (db m189020) WM
In 1898, the railroad industry was approaching its height in Carbondale. The expansion of the Illinois Central Railroad resulted in numerous families relocating to the area and major expansion of railroad facilities north of the Town Square. This . . . — — Map (db m161974) HM
Near this site Abraham Lincoln christened the Town with the juice of a watermelon when the first lots were sold on August 27, 1853.
President-Elect Lincoln spoke here, November 21, 1860, while traveling to Chicago, and Lincoln's Funeral Train . . . — — Map (db m12347) HM
On this site Dr. John Deskins erected a tavern in 1836. Abraham Lincoln, David Davis and other lawyers frequently stayed overnight here while the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court was in session at the Postville Court House. The judge, lawyers, . . . — — Map (db m56327) HM
On Abraham Lincoln's last birthday, February 12, 1865, ground was broken for Lincoln University, now Lincoln College. The town proprietors, Robert B. Latham, John D. Gillett and Virgil Hickox, donated the tract of land for the original campus, and . . . — — Map (db m105968) HM
On this site stood two former Logan County Courthouses in which Abraham Lincoln practiced law from 1856 to until elected President. During the March term, 1859, Lincoln substituted for David Davis as the presiding judge of the Logan County Circuit . . . — — Map (db m105970) HM
In 1835 Russell Post, a Baltimore adventurer, laid out the town of Postville which became the first Logan County seat. The town square is now Postville Park. Here Abraham Lincoln and his friends played townball a predecessor of baseball, threw the . . . — — Map (db m106028) HM
On this site stood the home of Robert B. Latham who joined John D. Gillett and Virgil Hickox to found the town of Lincoln in 1853. Abraham Lincoln, judges and lawyers of the eighth judicial circuit were frequent guests in his home. — — Map (db m147790) HM
On this site during the senatorial campaign of 1858 Stephen A. Douglas spoke to a Democratic political rally in a circus tent on September 4th. Douglas' opponent for the Senate seat, Abraham Lincoln, was on the train from Bloomington to Springfield . . . — — Map (db m105971) HM
On this site the Town proprietors erected the original Lincoln House in 1854.
Leonard Volk met Abraham Lincoln on the sidewalk in front of the hotel on July 16, 1858, and arranged to make Lincoln's life mask later. — — Map (db m12349) HM
Wabash and Erie Canal lock was discovered here June 1991 during excavation for highway construction. It was built 1838–1840 by Henry Lotz and named for lock keeper Joseph Gronauer. The rare, well-preserved timber-frame design lock measured . . . — — Map (db m2498) HM
In honor of astronaut Kevin Ford, native son of Montpelier, Indiana, Blackford County, pilot of the Space Shuttle Discovery "STS 128" — — Map (db m222232) HM
Born in Switzerland, Badollet migrated to America in 1780. President Jefferson appointed him Land Registrar of Vincennes in 1804. He served as a delegate to the Indiana Constitutional Convention in 1816, was a charter member Vincennes University . . . — — Map (db m186640) HM
The approximately 460 mile canal from Toledo, Ohio, to Evansville, Indiana, was the longest canal built in the United States. Here a section constructed above the natural land surface to prevent flooding and erosion, remains intact. — — Map (db m47811) HM
On October First, 1842, in what was then an open tract in this city square. Henry Clay, the leader of the Whig Party, delivered an address to an immense multitude and Hiram Mendenhall, a Quaker
abolitionist, presented to him on behalf of the . . . — — Map (db m138953) HM
Donated to Estherville by the Elmer Weir family, Sept. 1, 1985 in memory of Stanley Larsen who exemplified good health & vigor and refused to grow old. — — Map (db m238190) HM
In honor of those who have served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America
Unknown
Lest We Forget
Flag pole donated by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7957. In honor of those who
served and survived and those who . . . — — Map (db m49828) WM
This picture of Custer Elm was taken in 1928 and at that time the tree was estimated to be 300 years old. Dutch elm disease caused it to die in the early 1970's.
General George Armstrong Custer and his 7th Calvary [sic] regiment camped beneath . . . — — Map (db m44938) HM WM
Here was located 11000 acres
allotted by Virginia, for military
services in the American Revolution,
1777 — 1782
to
Frederick Wilhelm Augustus Heinrich Ferdinand
Baron von Steuben
Lieutenant general in the armies of . . . — — Map (db m172094) 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
Corbin-Cumberland Falls Road built by Kiwanis Club of Corbin. July 10, 1927, first round trip by auto through wilderness from Corbin to Falls stimulated idea for trail. Members of Kiwanis Road Committee were Tom Gallagher, I.O. Chitwood, Robert A. . . . — — Map (db m9813) HM
Here on the Jourdan Plantation American Forces under General David Morgan defended the west side of the Mississippi River while General Andrew Jackson defended the east side on January 8, 1815. The War of 1812 ended with the American victory in . . . — — Map (db m116881) HM
This turntable bridge was built in 1852 and replaced in 1891. The bridge was moved 3 miles downstream and served as a crossing for the community of Ruth until 1992. The bridge was in place when Breaux Bridge was incorporated on March 14, 1859.April . . . — — Map (db m129778) HM
Dedicated in memory of Charlie "C.P." Currier Aug. 10, 1911 - March 21, 1983 Amite City fireman for 58 years. Electrician and plumber by trade. Fireman at heart. A "Jack" of all trades to the people of Amite "Just call C.P." everyone use to . . . — — Map (db m201182) HM
In this property
At 173 West All Saints Street
Dr. Ulysses G. Bourne
and
Dr. Charles Brooks
Operated a 15-Bed Hospital
for African Americans
from 1919 to 1928
This Plaque Erected By
The Kiwanis Club of Frederick
June . . . — — Map (db m107230) HM
On April 23, 1755 At a Tavern located near this spot General Edward Braddock Colonel George Washington and Benjamin Franklin Met to plan the British assault on Ft. Dusquesne During the French & Indian War This plaque erected by the Kiwanis Club . . . — — Map (db m2725) HM
At This Site - 113 Ice Street
The Home of The Rev. Ignatius Snowden
The Free Colored
Mens Library
and its predecessor
The Young Men's Colored
Reading Club
Operated from 1913 Until 1932.
These were the libraries for . . . — — Map (db m129728) HM
In this Property
at 30 West All Saints Street
Ulysses Grant Bourne
(March 17, 1873 - July 15, 1958)
practiced medicine from
1903 to 1953.
Founder & first President of
the Maryland Negro Medical Society;
co-founder Frederick . . . — — Map (db m107200) HM
A military commander during King Phillip's War. Capt. Turner was killed near here in a retreat after leading a massacre of Indians fishing at the Great Falls of the Conn. River in Gill on May 19, 1676. — — Map (db m299224) HM
An original industrial area of Greenfield and site of mills from 1784. In four story granite factory buildings built in 1830 woolens were made for union army during Civil War. Operations ceased in 1872 and factory burned in 1933. The bell tower . . . — — Map (db m65769) HM
Sites of J. Russell Co., first American cutlery factory, which made the famous "Green River" knives, and Greenfield Tap & Die. World's largest thread-cutting firm, which manufactured the adjustable die invented near here. — — Map (db m230578) HM
Attributed to Greenfield resident Asher Benjamin who here, in 1797 published first American architectural book, adapting English Georgian architecture to American styles and craftsmen. Became Greenfield Public Library in 1909. — — Map (db m59929) HM
Settled 1686 by Deerfield residents, incorporated 1753 & made county seat 1811. A major industrial & commercial center at crossroads of major North/South & East/West transportation routes. Home of first American cutlery factory & world's largest tap . . . — — Map (db m59927) HM
Built in 1970, in just 14 hours, Bronson's City Hall is made of reinforced fiberglass plastic. The building won the State of Michigan Product of the Year award, presented by the Michigan State Chamber of Commerce.
Bronson sold its old City Hall . . . — — Map (db m159710) HM
Potawatomie Indians ceded Coldwater Prairie to the United States in 1827. The Indians called it “Chuck-sew-ya-bish,” meaning “cold spring water.” Coldwater is located at the junction of Old Sauk and Fort Wayne Indian trails. . . . — — Map (db m65858) HM
Ahead lies Lansing, capital of Michigan. In 1835, when the state was organized, Detroit was the capital, as it had been when Michigan was a territory. The capital, after much debate, was moved to its present, more centally located site in 1847. The . . . — — Map (db m94905) HM
To plant a tree is to perform an act of faith – faith in the future. To plant a whole forest is more than an act of faith – it is a positive building for the future.
The Kiwanis project for the development of some unproductive land in . . . — — Map (db m185059) HM
Iosco County Courthouse originally built in 1869 of native white pine. the basement was used to house the jail. Replaced by the existing Iosco County building in 1954.
The Tewas Coast Guard Station located on Tawas Point was originally . . . — — Map (db m277356) HM
Kalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of settlers in the late 1820's became a torrent in the 1830's as the region's fertile prairies, oak . . . — — Map (db m68803) HM
Kalamazoo is an Indian word said to mean "boiling water." Originally it was applied to the river that flows northwesterly to Lake Michigan. A trickle of settlers in the late 1820's became a torrent in the 1830's as the region's fertile prairies, oak . . . — — Map (db m68804) HM
Early in 1974, with much foresight, the City of Adrian adopted a Land Use Plan that called for the acquisition of all river bank property between Riverside and Island Parks. The goal was to connect the two major city parks with a walkway. A major . . . — — Map (db m104477) HM
The Adrian Kiwanis Club was begun in 1940, some 35 years after Kiwanis was founded in Detroit. The Adrian club was chartered by the Hillsdale Kiwanis Club and Charter Night was September 25, 1940 with an initial membership of 34.
The purpose of . . . — — Map (db m169877) HM
The Adrian Kiwanis Club and the City of Adrian have a rich history of working together to make Adrian a better community. With the assistance of the City in site selection, and through significant public support, the Kiwanis Riverview Terrace, a . . . — — Map (db m104500) HM
Famous landing place for 17th century adventurers, explorers, voyageurs, traders, coureurs de bois, soldiers and missionaries, who followed Indian routes to this shore; — Brule, Nicolet, Dablon, Marquette, Perrot, Jolliet, La Salle, Hennepin, . . . — — Map (db m139461) HM
Citizens of Red Wing have long sought convenient access to the summit of Mt. La Grange (Barn Bluff) to enjoy the impressive view of the Mississippi valley.
In 1889 local civic leader C.C. Webster promoted the construction of a path up the . . . — — Map (db m24890) HM
The benches on either side of this section contain thirty five of the steps which were removed from the original Kiwanis stairway. One hundred fourteen steps still remain where they were placed initially on the upper west end of the bluff.
This . . . — — Map (db m224652) HM
Twenty-five years after the deaths of the Doctors William James and Charles Horace Mayo the citizens of Rochester fittingly observed the Mayo Centennial Year - 1964 - to commemorate the approximate 100th anniversary of the birth dates of the Doctors . . . — — Map (db m196356) HM
Constructed as a “new business center”, the Congdon-McIntyre Building housed “31 spacious, well-lighted and ventilated offices and rooms equipped with all modern conveniences.” Pharmacists Congdon and McIntyre relocated their . . . — — Map (db m126664) HM
Chinese immigrant entrepreneur, Simm Sue opened the Nankin, a “high class Chinese Restaurant” and hotel on this site in 1922. Hibbing, like many Iron Range towns, had small enclaves of Chinese business owners and laborers. Pan Wen Ping, . . . — — Map (db m126663) HM
Although he is best known for his authorship of America's prohibition enforcement act, U.S. Congressman Andrew J. Volstead's greatest legacy as a lawmaker was the Capper-Volstead Act which permits farmers to join together in cooperatives to . . . — — Map (db m272538) HM
The Kiwanis Club of Smithville, Missouri dedicates this flagpole to the patriotic spirit & national pride of the past, present & future citizens of the Smithville community. It stands in memory of their teaching to their children, hard work for . . . — — Map (db m287061) HM
Originally dedicated in 1973 by the Kiwanis Club of Hannibal
Rebuilt after the Great Flood of 1993 with assistance from the
Kiwanis Clubs of:
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bassett, Virginia
Hannibal, New York
Homestead-South Dade, Florida . . . — — Map (db m302072) HM
Anaconda’s business leaders located on the town’s west side beginning in the 1890s. The idyllic neighborhood was far from the smelter and close to commerce on Main and Park streets. Tree-lined sidewalks with street lamps, a large public park, and a . . . — — Map (db m205590) HM
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