Fighting Below the Road

One-half mile south of

this point, across the

road, Brig. Gen. J. D.

Morgan’s Union Div-

ision halted the main

Confederate charge,

March 19, 1865, in one

of the fiercest engage-

ments of the battle.

Marker is on Harper House Road, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy ...

Jacques Timothe Boucher de Montbrun

(Timothy Demontbreun)

French Canadian fur trader and explorer

Officer of the American Revolution

Lieutenant Governor of the Illinois Territory

Honored as Nashville's "First Citizen"

Sculptor: Alan Lequire

Plaque donated in memory of: Dr. Truman Weldon Demunbrun, President of the Timothy Demonbreun Heritage Society 1977 - 1996.

Marker ...

Beacon Rock

The prominent monolith across the river was named Beacon Rock by Lewis and Clark, November 2, 1805. It marked the beginning of tidewater for early river explorers who used it for a landmark in their journeys. The Indians say that ...

Bandera Pass

Celebrated Indian pass known from the earliest days of Spanish settlement · Identified with many a frontier fight and many a hostile inroad · Old ranger trail from the Medina to the Guadalupe River and the United States Army route ...

The Bronson House

Andrew & Mary Ann Clopton Reid’s 1852 National Register Greek Revival Mansion’s origins reach back to the 1816 “Eagle Tavern Inn.” Rising Star Masonic Lodge F & AM Lodge #39 minutes record its first Feast of St. John the Evangelist ...

Gamlin Cabin

This cabin was built in 1872 by Israel Gamlin, who with his brother Thomas filed a timber claim to 160 acres within Grant Grove. They quartered here until 1878 while grazing cattle in the mountains. After General Grant National Park ...

Water's Alabama Battery.

Major Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.

Water's Alabama Battery.

2 - 6 PDR. Bronze; 3 - 12 PDR. Howitzers.

Major Alfred R. Courtney's Artillery Battalion.

Hindman's (Anderson's) Division, Hardee's Corps.

Lieut. William P. Hamilton, Commanding,

Lieut. C. W. Watkins,

Lieut. George D. Turner.

Nov. 25th 1863, 4 P.M.

The ...

Truman Library Veterans Memorial Carillon

AMVETS presented and dedicated

a carillon as a living memorial

to America's veterans who served

their country for the cause of freedom

"As these bells ring...honored dead rest...

freedom lives..."

From the speech of Harry S. Truman

at the dedication of the

first AMVETS Memorial Carillon,

Arlington National Cemetery

December ...

Battle of Appomattox Station

Lee's Retreat

April 8, 1865

Union cavalry arrived early in the evening and captured three of Lee’s four supply trains. Advancing toward Appomattox Court House, they encountered the surplus Confederate wagons and artillery train. After a brief conflict, numerous wagons ...

Early Village Burying Ground

Site of

Early Village Burying Ground.

Many graves were removed to

Oak Hill Cemetery in 1897

to create Myers Park

Marker is on Park Place west of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org