Site of Fort Henning

Built by

U.S. Government,

1863.

Marker is at the intersection of National Avenue and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling south on National Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Davis

Union Stronghold

After four days of unsuccessful trying to capture Petersburg by direct assault on June 15-18, 1864, Gen. U.S. Grant’s Union army began siege operations against the city. Grant’s immediate objective was to cut one of Gen. Robert E. ...

Site of Survivors’ and Salvagers’ Camp

The 1715 Fleet

Late in July, 1715, a hurricane destroyed a fleet of eleven or possibly twelve homeward bound merchant ships carrying cargoes of gold and silver coinage and other valuable items from the American colonies to Spain. About 1500 men, ...

South Pacific Coast Railroad

Incorporated March 29, 1876, and financed by Comstock Lode money. Its northern terminus was San Francisco Ferry Building. Passengers were transported by ferry to Alameda where they boarded the cars for their 77.6 mile rail ride to Santa Cruz. In ...

Fellsmere Veterans Memorial

To honor those who

served our country,

guarding our shores

in times of war and

peace.

Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue (County Route 512) and North Broadway Street (County Route 507), on the right when traveling west on Pennsylvania ...

Honor Roll of St. Joseph’s Parish

Honor Roll of

St. Joseph’s Parish

Rev. Leo Kroner, Pastor

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Killed in Action

*Salvick, John J.

*Saferanko, Andrew

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Kashak, J.J. •

Beckley, Stephen A. •

Cundra, Joseph J. •

Hama, J. J. •

Dill, J. J. •

Yurovchak, John J. •

Hudak, J. A. • ...

XVI Corps Line of Departure

Supported by a division of Wilson's cavalry, A. J. Smith's Corps moved westward astride Harding Rd, displacing Ector's Confederate Brigade from positions across the pike northward to the west of Richland Creek. This brigade out posted the Confederate left flank; ...

The Founding of Chippawa

In 1792-94 a village grew up near Fort Chippawa on Chippawa Creek at the end of the new portage road from Queenston. In 1793 the creek was renamed the Welland River, but the village, where a post-office was opened before ...

Fellsmere

Fellsmere is a dramatic account of floods, land "booms" and land "busts". Named for E. Nelson Fell, Fellsmere was first incorporated in 1911, as part of St. Lucie County. The Fellsmere Farms Land Development Company promoted the area's rich soils ...

The Rebirth of Paint Creek

Soon after settlers arrived in Paint Creek, the landscape and population changed forever with the discovery of coal. Within just a few years, mines began operating at Paint Creek under the ownership of New York businessman William Henry Greene. Greene ...