Massachusetts Avenue Historic District

The Massachusetts Avenue Historic District is linearly conceived. L'Enfant planned Massachusetts Avenue as a transverse avenue crossing the city diagonally from the Eastern Branch to Rock Creek. The longest of the transverse avenues, it is roughly parallel to Pennsylvania Avenue ...

Massachusetts Avenue Historic District

Massachusetts Avenue is one of the city’s most intact diagonal streets, originally laid out in the Ralston plan of 1821. The Massachusetts Avenue Commercial District developed as an important outlying commercial area that served trolley commuters during the late 19th ...

Fort Massachusetts

After the War of 1812, Third System forts were built along the American coastline to create an armed presence and to deter foreign invasions. Located on present day West Ship Island, Fort Massachusetts is a brick and masonry fort commissioned ...

Unearthing Florida:U.S.S. Massachusetts

The USS Massachusetts rests silently beneath 26 feet of water in the Gulf of Mexico south of Pensacola- but unlike many shipwrecks she was put there on purpose.

At one time Massachusetts was a marvel of modern engineering. First launched in ...

Massachusetts Monument

This monument

is erected

by

a grateful

Commonwealth

in memory of

the soldiers

of

Massachusetts

who served

at

Valley Forge

19 Dec 1777 19 June 1778

Ense Petit Placidam

Sub Libertate Quietem

Massachusetts soldiers who served at Valley Forge, Pa.

under his excellency, General George Washington,

between 19 Dec. 1777 and 19 June 1778.

General Officers

Brig. Gen. Henry ...

Massachusetts Gate

Colonel William Prescott of Massachusetts led the colonial forces on Breed’s Hill. His commanding figure and strong will inspired the farmer soldiers to the greatness of the day. Dr. Joseph Warren, commissioned a Major General, elected to serve Prescott as ...

Attack of the 17th Massachusetts

It was along the top of this railroad embankment that one Union regiment, the 17th

Massachusetts, approached the railroad bridge one quarter mile to your left. As the men

of the 17th fought their way along the top of the ...

Whilden House / 54th Massachusetts Regiment

(Front):

The Whilden House

Elias Whilden, planter and mayor (1857-1858), built his home c. 1840. Five sons fought for the Confederacy, including John Marshall Whilden. John was Captain of the Citadel cadets who fired on the steamer, The Star of ...

Ninth Massachusetts Battery

Ninth Mass. Battery

Capt. Bigelow

July 3d and 4th, 1863.

Two guns

Lieutenant Milton Comdg.

Only officer and guns

effective after engagement

on Trostle's farm, July 2nd, 1863

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

9th Massachusetts Infantry

2nd Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):Erected by the

Ninth Regiment Infantry

Massachusetts Volunteers

2d Brigade, 1st Division

5th Army Corps.

Army of the Potomac.

During the battle of

Gettysburg the Ninth Regt.

was detached from

the 2nd Brigade and it held

this position on

Round Top

casualties 26 men.

(Right):The Ninth Regiment Mass. Vols

was composed ...