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Denver-Boulder turnpike

The Denver-Boulder Turnpike The Denver-Boulder highway near this marker stands as a memorial to those men of vision who brought it into existence.Planning for such a highway was begun in 1927 by...

The Denver-Boulder Turnpike The Denver-Boulder highway near this marker stands as a memorial to those men of vision who brought it into existence.Planning for such a highway was begun in 1927 by...

  • highway
  • construction
  • transportation
  • colorado

Wesley Chesbro Pudding Creek Trestle

In honor of his commitment to the rehabilitation of this historic rail trestle.  Dedicated on September 26, 2014 He served in the California State Senate 1998-2006 and the California State...

In honor of his commitment to the rehabilitation of this historic rail trestle.  Dedicated on September 26, 2014 He served in the California State Senate 1998-2006 and the California...

  • fort bragg
  • california
  • mendocino county
  • logging

Frontier Days in Rawlins County

Travel is so smooth and effortless today that it is hard to visualize its hazards in the mid-19th century. For example, in June, 1859, four mules pulling a Denver-bound Pike’s Peak Express...

Travel is so smooth and effortless today that it is hard to visualize its hazards in the mid-19th century. For example, in June, 1859, four mules pulling a Denver-bound Pike’s Peak...

  • kansas
  • atwood
  • rawlins county
  • cheyenne autumn
  • horace greeley

Roberts/Motte Homesteads and Ranch

A favorite plaque, because it is so out of the way. This is on the Parkfield Grade, in Fresno County north of the famous hamlet of Parkfield (it's famous because it's one of the most seismically...

A favorite plaque, because it is so out of the way. This is on the Parkfield Grade, in Fresno County north of the famous hamlet of Parkfield (it's famous because it's one of the most seismically...

  • parkfield
  • california
  • fresno county

Fort Building

Plaque text:   Fort Building The last remaining structure and once the original quartermaster’s storehouse and commissary of Fort Bragg military post 1857-1864, then located near Laurel and...

Plaque text:   Fort Building The last remaining structure and once the original quartermaster’s storehouse and commissary of Fort Bragg military post 1857-1864, then located near Laurel...

  • fort bragg
  • mendocino county
  • california

Jere Melo

Not a plaque, exactly, but rather a modest plate on a park bench overlooking the Pacific in Fort Bragg. The text: Dedicated to Jere Melo (1941-2011) Mayor of Fort Bragg and long-time City Council...

Not a plaque, exactly, but rather a modest plate on a park bench overlooking the Pacific in Fort Bragg. The text: Dedicated to Jere Melo (1941-2011) Mayor of Fort Bragg and long-time City Council...

  • fort bragg
  • mendocino county
  • california
  • crime

Fort Bragg, CA

Fort Bragg Established in this vicinity June 11, 1857, by 1st Lieut. Horatio Gate Gibson, 3d Artillery. Later brig. gen. U.S. Army. Named by Gibson in honor of his former company commander,...

Fort Bragg Established in this vicinity June 11, 1857, by 1st Lieut. Horatio Gate Gibson, 3d Artillery. Later brig. gen. U.S. Army. Named by Gibson in honor of his former company...

  • fort bragg
  • braxton bragg
  • mendocino county
  • california

Mississippi

Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th. state, 1817.

Explored, 1540-1, by De Soto. Colonized first by French, 1699. Became a colony of British, 1763; Spanish, 1779. Territory organized by U.S., 1798. Became 20th. state, 1817.

  • mississippi

Gloucester Cemetery

Here are buried the families of Winthrop Sargent, 1st Gov. of the Mississippi Territory, and Seargent S. Prentiss, Congressman. "Let no monumental marble deface with its mock dignity the patriot's grave."

Here are buried the families of Winthrop Sargent, 1st Gov. of the Mississippi Territory, and Seargent S. Prentiss, Congressman. "Let no monumental marble deface with its mock dignity the patriot's grave."

    Judith Sargent Murray

    An early American feminist writer and champion of women's rights, Murray (1751-1820) was also instrumental in fostering the Universalist Church in America. Murray lived for two years at Oak Point...

    An early American feminist writer and champion of women's rights, Murray (1751-1820) was also instrumental in fostering the Universalist Church in America. Murray lived for two years at Oak Point...

      Holy Family Catholic Church

      First Catholic church in the Mississippi valley with entire congregation of Afro-American descent. Its school has been continually educating youth since 1890.

      First Catholic church in the Mississippi valley with entire congregation of Afro-American descent. Its school has been continually educating youth since 1890.

        Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church

        Acquired 1868 by Zion Chapel whose minister Hiram R. Revels became the first black U.S. Senator and first president of Alcorn State University. Originally built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church.

        Acquired 1868 by Zion Chapel whose minister Hiram R. Revels became the first black U.S. Senator and first president of Alcorn State University. Originally built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church.

        • mississippi

        Jefferson Street Methodist Church

        This was the first Methodist congregation in Natchez formed in the early 1800s, and the 1st building was constructed in 1807. The 1st Sunday School south of Philadelphia, Pa., was organized here in 1829.

        This was the first Methodist congregation in Natchez formed in the early 1800s, and the 1st building was constructed in 1807. The 1st Sunday School south of Philadelphia, Pa., was organized here in 1829.

        • mississippi
        • church

        St. Mary's Cathedral

        In 1837 Natchez was designated the See of the Roman Catholic Church in Mississippi. In 1842 Bishop J. M. Chanche began construction of this structure, the only church built as a cathedral in Mississippi.

        In 1837 Natchez was designated the See of the Roman Catholic Church in Mississippi. In 1842 Bishop J. M. Chanche began construction of this structure, the only church built as a cathedral in Mississippi.

        • mississippi
        • church

        Site of Bank of Mississippi

        Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in 1831....

        Chartered in 1809 as the only bank in Mississippi Territory and given a monopoly as the official state bank in 1818. It occupied this site in 1826 but was supplanted by Planters' Bank in...

        • mississippi

        Commercial Bank Building

        Built ca. 1836, this structure, a National Historic Landmark, is a fine example of the Greek Revival style. A Banker’s House attached to the rear insured security & gives the structure an unusual...

        Built ca. 1836, this structure, a National Historic Landmark, is a fine example of the Greek Revival style. A Banker’s House attached to the rear insured security & gives the structure an unusual...

        • mississippi

        The Forest Plantation

        Home and grave of William Dunbar (1749-1810), Scot settler who surveyed the boundary line between the USA and Spain-1798 and led 1st exploration of LA Purchase 1804. World-famed scientist and...

        Home and grave of William Dunbar (1749-1810), Scot settler who surveyed the boundary line between the USA and Spain-1798 and led 1st exploration of LA Purchase 1804. World-famed scientist and...

        • mississippi

        In memory of those who lost their lives in the 1991 Oakland / Berkeley Hills Firestorm

        • berkeley
        • oakland
        • california
        • bay area

        Pouppeville (French)

        Fondée dans les années 1850, la ville reçut le nom du négociant Jules Poupeville. Ancien relai de poste, elle fut démontée, transportée 1 mile jusqu'à la ligne de chemin de fer et, en 1881,...

        Fondée dans les années 1850, la ville reçut le nom du négociant Jules Poupeville. Ancien relai de poste, elle fut démontée, transportée 1 mile jusqu'à la ligne de chemin de fer et, en...

          Pouppeville (English)

          Named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dating back to the 1850s, Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, and...

          Named for the merchant Jules Pouppeville and dating back to the 1850s, Pouppeville was once a stagecoach stop. The town was disassembled, carried north by oxen one mile to meet the railroad, and...