The history of the Patterson Township began with a Mexican land grant given to two brothers in 1844. The town was entirely sold to T.W. Patterson and family by 1908. Patterson decided to build his town in the same way as Paris and Washington D.C., laying out a series of circles with radiating streets. Patterson soon became a vibrant farming community in California's central valley. In 1978, the Center Building was granted to the Historical Society for use as a Patterson Township history museum. Today, the museum also serves as the headquarters for the Patterson-Westley Chamber of Commerce.

The site offers several photographs depicted early figures from Patterson's history and the present day history museum, purchasing information for "The Gateway," the Patterson Historical Society's annual publication, and general information regarding the society.

The Allen County Museum includes the main museum building, presenting displays on local history; the 1893 Victorian MacDonell House; a log house; and the John H. Keller Railroad Archives and the Elizabeth M. MacDonell Memorial Library.

The museum offers exhibits, research library archives, educational tours for school groups, and in-class traveling trunk outreach presentations.

"What You’ll Find at the Museum:
* 1906 New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk (later Pennsylvania) Railroad passenger station
* 1890's maintenance-of-way tool shed full of tools and other railway artifacts
* Turn-of-the-century crossing guard shanty
* Railcars lined up on the Museum's sidings
* Picnic tables and a pavilion for family reunions
* Artifacts from the many railroads that have operated on the Delmarva peninsula since the mid-1800's"

Hopkins was 10 times Governor of Rhode Island and signed the Declaration of Independence. His 1707 home is one of Providence's oldest surviving buildings.

The house offers tours.

Situated 200 feet above sea level atop the Navesink Highlands, Twin Lights has stood as a sentinel over the treacherous coastal waters of northern New Jersey since 1828. Named Navesink Lightstation, it became known as the "Twin Lights of Highlands" to those who used its mighty beacons to navigate. As the primary seacoast light for The Highlands, New York Harbor, it was the best and brightest light in North America for generations of seafarers. Many a life and cargo were saved by the sweep of its light. The current lighthouse, built in 1862 of local brownstone at a cost of $74,000, replaced the earlier buildings that had fallen into disrepair. Architect Joseph Lederle designed the new lighthouse with two non-identical towers linked by keepers' quarters and storage rooms. This unique design made it easy to distinguish Twin Lights from other nearby lighthouses. At night, the two beacons, one flashing and the other fixed, provided another distinguishing characteristic.

The site offers exhibits and tours.

When Jesse Holman combined the Latin words for spring, summer, and fall to name his property Veraestau in 1810, he hoped winter would never touch his home. Set high above the Ohio River in Aurora, IN, the landmark home captures a long sweep of Indiana's architectural history and exemplifies the historic preservation practiced by generations of two families—the Holman/Hamilton clan and the O'Brien/Gibson family.

The home offers tours.