Historic sites

Marker on El Camino Real, blazed in 1691 (Now Route 6) at the Historic Fort Jesup, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Only the cemetery, mess hall, and pillars for the Barracks remain of the Fort, which was abandoned when the Mexican War broke out. Sent to President Harry S. Truman by John D. O'Halloran, who knew of President Truman's interest in the Old Trails Road Association.

Sign of Los Adais, Historical Park near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Sent to President Truman by John D. O'Halloran.

Flagpole marking the site of Los Adais near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Sent to President Truman by John D. O'Halloran.

Los Adais near Robeline, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. General view of historical park. First Provincial Capital of Texas. Established by the Spanish, abandoned in 1773. Sent to President Harry S. Truman by John D. O'Halloran.

Snapshot of monument erected in 1948 at the Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri, by order of the Jackson County Court, which reads: Here the Oregon Trail began. This monument honors the pioneer spirit of those courageous men and women who, by their heroic trek across the continent, established homes and civilization in the far northwest. From: A.W. Easter.

Southwest view in the Library, Ground Floor. Lorenzo S. Winslow, architect of the White House is seated. Standing at left is Howard F. Knipp, President, and at right is B.J. Bromage, 1st Vice Pres., of Knipp & Co., Baltimore, Md.