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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1158_delhi_Sayre-OK.html
In 1888 Thomas and Millie Price were one of the first families to settle in this portion of old Greer Co, now Beckham Co. Price built a cotton gin ½ mi. east of Delhi in 1903. The one-roomed Delhi Academy was established in 1921. The Academy was replac…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM118S_historical-badger-park_Shullsburg-WI.html
Badger Park, like our Badger State, took its name from this area where some of the miners, like badgers, "dug-in" for the winter, while others, called "suckers" moved on south. It includes 8½ acres of what was considered valuable land, due to lead depo…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM118T_historical-badger-park_Shullsburg-WI.html
Badger Park, like our Badger State, took its name from this area where some of the miners, like badgers, "dug-in" for the winter, while others, called "suckers" moved on south. It includes 8½ acres of what was considered valuable land, due to lead depo…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11HB_paris-fish-hatchery_Green-Charter-Township-MI.html
Opening in 1881, the Paris Fish Hatchery was the state's second fish-rearing agency. This area was selected because of its abundant sources of water and excellent railroad connections. The Paris Fish Hatchery was a major supplier of salmon and brown trout f…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11JN_first-presbyterian-church_Bainbridge-GA.html
The First Presbyterian Church once stood here. It was a handsome building with a lofty ceiling, vestibule and three sided gallery. The lot was one-half acre in size, cost $110 and was bounded by Troup, West and Crawford Streets. The congregation was large a…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11JZ_fort-hughes_Bainbridge-GA.html
Four blocks west is the site of Fort Hughes, built in 1817, by the 7th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry under the command of Captain John M. McIntosh. This fort served as a protection for foraging parties and as a trading post and U.S. Arsenal during the First…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11MZ_headquarters-of-general-joseph-e-johnston_Atlanta-GA.html
Where on July 18, 1864, the transfer of the command of the Army of Tennessee was made to General John B. Hood.
(On Separate Plaques:)
Atlanta Chapter
Restored by Atlanta Paper Co. 1955Restored by Mead Containerboard 1996
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11O4_camp-recovery_Bainbridge-GA.html
On the east side of Flint River, twenty-one miles southwest is the site of Camp Recovery, established during the First Seminole Indian War as a hospital base to which the sick soldiers from Fort Scott were sent to recover. A Federal Monument on the site mar…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11SY_1934-pampa-post-office-building_Pampa-TX.html
A post office was established here in 1892, and in 1902 the town of Pampa was formally platted. Following the discovery of oil in the area in 1926, Pampa experienced a population boom which created a need for a larger post office. Built in 1933-34 by the Wo…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11U2_the-j-d-chason-memorial-park-the-j-d-chason-memorial-park-history_Bainbridge-GA.html
(Side 1):The J.D. Chason Memorial Park
The J.D. Chason Memorial Park stands a permanent honor in memory of the late Doctor J.D. Chason. Members of his immediate family graciously presented it on December 29, 1921 to the city of Bainbridge. It is an his…