The Impregnable Fortress

You are now at the western end of Fort Mulligan. The acute angles at this end of the works were clearly designed to be occupied by several artillery pieces to fend off attacks from the Seneca Road and the ravine ...

Belle Isle and Old Dominion Iron and Nail Works

Once called Washington’s or Broad Rock Island, Belle Isle was bought by Captain John Smith from Chief Powatan in 1608. Early travelers found the island natural and idyllic and current visitors only see hints of the island’s industrial past. In ...

North Creek Turntable

Most steam locomotives are designed to operate in the forward direction, although they can operate in reverse at slow speed.

Diesel locomotives can operated equally well forward or backward, but it is still desirable to orient them in a forward direction ...

Cleaon Etzkorn Bandstand

Dedicated on June 3, 1982

In recognition of 50 years of outstanding service to the Edwardsville Municipal Band during which he served 25 years as its director

Edwardsville Rotary Club serving the community as the major contributor to bandstand reconstruction May 2001

Object ...

T'was The Night Before Christmas

"T'was the night before Christmas when all thro' the house,

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The Stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in ...

The Home of Blue Jacket

This Marks the Site of

The Home of

Blue Jacket

Celebrated Chief of the

Shawonoe Indians

Marker is on South Detroit Street north of West Auburn Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler

1908-1955

Dr. Emmett Ethridge Butler was born in Jefferson, Georgia, and reared in Macon. He was graduated from Morehouse College and the Meharry Medical College. He and his family moved to Gainesville in 1936 where he established his medical practice.

Dr. ...

Ambush at Half-Way Swamp

During the American Revolution, December 1780, over 750 recently arrived British fusiliers were marching from Nelson’s Ferry on the Santee River. Major McLeroth’s British troops from Moncks Corner joined them as an escort to Camden. General Marion’s Brigade was hiding ...

Builder of the Nation

This steam locomotive was presented to the City of Winder and Barrow County in 1959 by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company. It was placed here as a permanent exhibit in memory of the important service engines of this type ...

Osborne / Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance

[Historical excerpts from marker]

Osborne, Established 1871 (Side A)

Architecture

Architectural Gems Galore

Osborne has two buildings listed on both the National Register of Historic Places. The Classic-styled Carnegie Research Library at 307 West Main served as the Osborne Public Library from 1913 to ...