Martin Chartier

- Died 1718 -

Noted indian trader and interpreter

in early Pennsylvania and Maryland

Frenchman from Canada

who resided

at Fort St. Louis

of the Sieur de la Salle

in present Illinois, 1684-1690

A leader thence of the Shawnee Indians

to Maryland, 1662, and to Susquehanna River

at ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

[ Upper Marker ]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Wilbur Lee Mapp

1994

[ Main Marker ]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., planned to speak at Trinity AME Zion Church in Greensboro (a few blocks from here) on April 4, 1968. He canceled ...

Stewart’s & Lee’s A.C. March to Lovejoy’s Sta.

Hardee’s command, [CS] defeated at Jonesboro, Aug. 31, 1864, was depleted by the withdrawal of S.D. Lee’s A.C. before results of the battle were known in Atlanta. Hood, anticipating a Federal attack at East Point, ordered Lee toward Atlanta. He ...

Army Headquarters 1861 / Huttonsville

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Army Headquarters 1861

This village was held by Colonel George Porterfield until he was relieved of command by General Robert Garnett, (C.S.A.). In 1861, it became the headquarters of Generals George McClellan and J. J. Reynolds of the Union Army.

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Huttonsville

Named for ...

Lee's Headquarters

One-half mile east is the site of Gen. R. E. Lee's Valley Mountain Headquarters where he camped with his troops from Aug. 6 to Sept. 20, 1861 while he directed the ill-fated Cheat Mountain Campaign.

Marker is on Seneca Trail (U.S. ...

Lee's Headquarters

On this knoll, General Robert E. Lee maintained headquarters from July to September, 1861, after taking command of the Confederate forces in West Virginia. His army on Valley Mountain guarded the road leading south into Virginia.

Marker is on Seneca Trail ...

The Start of Something Big

This is where Eastport's famed boat building industry began. On this site in 1868, a German immigrant named Wilhelm Heller began crafting fine wooden boats. His reputation spread and business flourished. Heller's became the largest boatyard on Spa Creek serving ...

Origin of the Purple Heart Trail

Mount Vernon, Virginia

This marker commemorates the establishment of the Purple Heart decoration by General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, on August 8, 1782.

The Purple Heart Trail memorializes those patriots who were awarded the Purple Heart Medal in combat ...

Artillery Encampment 1779

Wagonmasters with gear for 9 Regts always ready to go.

North Carolina Regiment here August 5.

Marker is on Main Street (New York Route 94) 0.2 miles north of Academy Avenue (New York Route 94) when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Artillery Park

Some redoubts and earthworks went unarmed. Most cannons at Valley Forge were kept in the Artillery Park near the center of the encampment. From here guns could be rushed to the point of attack.

The Artillery Park gave the Americans a ...