Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair

1736 - 1818

Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair

1736 - 1818

The city of Cincinnati was named by General St. Clair

Hamilton County was created by

His proclamation Jan. 4, 1790

First governor of the Northwest Territory Oct. 5, 1787

The Quarters

Discovering Madison

"The Negro habitations are separate from the dwelling house both here and all over Virginia, and they form a kind of village."

- Journal of Sir Augustus John Foster, 1807

The Quarters, a cluster of wooden buildings segregated from the main ...

Guns Gins and Devil Carts

Garrison guns were heavy and awkward to move. To be transported, the barrel had to be taken off the carriage with the help of a tripod hoist or gun gin. The gin was equipped with a pulley system that made ...

Washington’s Headquarters

For six months this quiet path was a congested thoroughfare. Express riders from Congress, civilians requesting passes, guards posted around the house, couriers rushing out with new orders, foreign officers seeking employment, continually jammed this road during the encampment.

At the ...

The Purple Heart Memorial

[ Front ]

Dedicated to the recipients of this

Nation’s oldest military decoration

“The Purple Heart”

Left side: The Purple Heart Insignia

Right side:

My stone is red for the blood they shed. The medal I bear is my ...

Purple Heart Memorial

Top

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars

Middle right

My stone is red for the blood they shed. the medal I bear is my country's way to show they care. If I could be ...

Headquarters Site Gen. R.E. Lee

C.S.A.

On this site

in an oak grove

from Sept. 15 to

Sept. 18, 1862, stood

the headquarters

tent of

General

Robert E. Lee

commanding the

Confederate

forces.

Purchased, restored and marked by the

West Virginia Division, United

Daughters of the Confederacy

Unveiled Sept. 17, 1936.

Marker is on Shepherdstown Pike (State Highway 34), on ...

Riverdale Martyrs

[South Side of Marker]

Riverdale

Martyrs

In the War

Of the Rebellion.

1861-1865

[East Side of Marker]

Serg – Benj. H. Griffin, C. 23d Mass.

Addison Griffin, I. 23d Mass.

Abraham Day, Jr. G. 23d Mass.

Charles Day, C. 23d Mass.

Levi Brackett, C. 23d Mass.

Alph – M. Laroque. C. 23d ...

Macy's Department Store

From its humble beginnings on 14th Street, Macy's moved in 1902 to this historic site on Herald Square which became "The World's Largest Store," and the flagship for Macy's stores nationwide.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Alwyn Court Apartments

This richly ornamented apartment house, built in 1907-1909, is unique in the city. The architects, Harde & Short, took full advantage of the economies of terra cotta, a material then much in vogue. A single mold could be used time ...