Brunswick Corporation Headquarters IL47
For over a half century, this building housed the headquarters of the Company which has come to be known as Brunswick Corporation. Then called the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, it moved here in 1913 after a fire destroyed its previous home. The Company subsequently became Brunswick Corporation in 1960 and its corporate offices remained here until 1964 when new quarters were built. Brunswick is a world leader in the fields of recreation and leisure, and is metropolitan Chicago's oldest, continuously independent public company. This marker is dedicated in recognition of The Company's 150th Anniversary in 1995.

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Constituion Forest R59
In 1938, the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Constitution, the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored the planting of Constitution Forest in this area. With the help of the Civilian Conservation Corps and the United States Forest Service, the memorial forest commemorates the Virginia framers of the Constitution. In 1987, the 45 acres of red and white pine seedlings have matured to a forest that provides protection for birds and other wildlife as well as for the watershed of the James River. Department of Conservation and Historic Resources, 1987

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George Carr Round VA662
A Union veteran of the Civil War, Round came to Manassas in 1868. He helped found the first public school in Manassas in 1869, served on the Town Council, was a member of the Virginia General Assembly, and worked to establish a National Battlefield Park at Manassas. His most outstanding achievement was organizing the "Manassas National Jubilee of Peace" in 1911. This 50th Anniversary of First Manassas (Bull Run) was attended by President Taft and thousands of participants.

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Our Soldiers' Cemetery A65
The Mount Jackson Confederate Hospital’s cemetery, now called Our Soldiers’ Cemetery, was dedicated on 10 May 1866, the third anniversary of Stonewall Jackson’s death. The Memorial and Decoration Day organized by the local ladies was one of the first such observances in the South. The service began with an address in the church by Major Henry Kyd Douglas, the youngest of Jackson’s staff officers. Afterward, a participant wrote that ladies, gentlemen and children as well as many ex- Confederates, all carrying wreaths prepared the day before, marched to the cemetery 3/4 of a mile north of twon to place those wreaths on each of the 400 graves.

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Statue of Liberty Replica KS166
With the faith and courage Of their forefathers who made possible the freedom of these United States.

The Boy Scouts of America

Dedicated this Replica of the Statue of Liberty as a pledge of everlasting fidelity and loyalty.

40th Anniversary Crusade to strengthen the Arm of Liberty.

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1919 Storm TX64

On August 31, 1919, a tropical storm developed in the Caribbean Sea. For two weeks it grew in intensity, undetected, and moved into the Gulf of Mexico. By midnight on September 13, a hurricane was approaching an unsuspecting south Texas coastline. Residents of the thriving resort town of Corpus Christi finally were told to seek higher ground at 9:45 a.m. on Sunday, September 14. By noon, water flowing into the city from the Gulf had reached a depth of three feet. A minor hurricane in terms of wind velocity, the storm's most devastating force was in the tidal waves it generated. The most powerful of these hit the city in the late afternoon. The tide reached more than twelve feet in height in Corpus Christi and was higher at White Point.

Debris and oil borne on the waves crashed onto North Beach and downtown Corpus Christi. Fourteen thousand bales of cotton were hurled at the shoreline of Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays. Downtown houses and buildings, except the Nueces Hotel and the power plant, were devastated. Three hundred to four hundred homes were destroyed on North Beach, where only three buildings were left with more than rubble by Monday morning.

Property damage was estimated at $20 million. Three hundred and fifty-seven people died in the surrounding area, including Port Aransas and Rockport; 286 of the victims were from Corpus Christi. The campaign to rebuild the city commenced immediately, beginning with the deep water port and channel to the Gulf dedicated on September 14, 1926, the seventh anniversary of the 1919 storm. Corpus Christi remained at the mercy of tidal waves and storms until a seawall was built in 1941.

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250th Anniversary of the Founding of San Antonio TX4519

Area was first explored and named by Spaniards in 1691. Colonial settlement began here May 1-5, 1718, with founding of Franciscan Missions San Antonio De Valero (later known as "The Alamo"). In Vicinity of the mission was the Presidio San Antonio De Bexar, named for one of the great heroes of Spain, the Duc De Bexar, brother of the Viceroy of New Spain. The place was renamed San Fernando De Bexar, 1731, when it became a municipality - the first in all of Texas. But the name "San Antonio" persisted. Today it is San Antonio in the county of Bexar.

In its lifetime it has give allegiance to nine governments, and from 1772 to 1824 it served as the provincial and territorial capitol of Texas.

Hemisfair '68 - a World's Fair held here April 6 to October 6, 1968, on the 250th anniversary of the birth of the city of San Antonio - had as its theme "the confluence of civilizations in the Americans". It originated as a tribute to the diverse peoples who have occupied the western hemisphere from Pre-Columbian times: Indians who were the first known inhabitants; proud Spanish conquerors and devout Padres; the pioneering American settlers; and the immigrants from many different lands.

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33rd Anniversary National Convention TX38

The 33rd Anniversary National Convention, Men's Garden Clubs of America, meeting at Amarillo, June 14-17, 1965, formally recognized and paid tribute to the significance of Thomas Cree's little tree and to the memory of this heroic early gardener of these High Plains.

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50th Anniversary of Battle of Galveston TX40
BATTLE OF GALVESTON
Jan. 1, 1863 --- Jan. 1, 1914

In commemorating the 50th anniversary of the capture of Galveston by the Southern Confederacy. Gen. Arthur P. Bagby commanding the "Neptune." Dedicated to the heroes who wore the gray at the Battle of Galveston. Jan. 1, 1863. Capt. J.T. Whitfield, Lieut. J.W. Carson, Private Jno. Buchanan, Capt. Jas. Walker, Sergeant W.H. Turk, Capt. J.W. Whitfield.

In memory of Lavaca Co. men who fought in the Civil War. Capt. James Walker, Gen. John B. Magruder, Col. Tom Green, Col. Arthur P. Bagby, Com. Leon Smith, Co. G., W.H.H. Brazier. Banners may be furled but heroism lives forever.

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A Century of the Methodist Church TX10932

Methodists of Hearne organized their church in Nov. 1870 with the Rev. Horace Bishop as pastor. In 1884 the Rev. Seth Ward became pastor. A church was constructed at this location in 1885. (Later the Rev. Mr. Ward was first native Texan to be made a bishop in the Methodist church.) Through gifts and pledges of the membership, present edifice was built, 1931; renovated, 1965.

Having adopted name "Grace" in 1948, congregation became Grace United Methodist Church in 1958 and observed 100th Anniversary of Methodism in Hearne in 1970.

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