Fourth and Church

Once Cherry and Spring Street, later Cherry and Church, is rich in Nashville history. Near here, April 2, 1781, Charlotte Reeves Robertson, wife of Colonel James Robertson, turned the pioneers' dogs loose on raiding Indians during the "Battle of the ...

Honoring the Dead of the Battle of Bentonville

“Time may teach us to forgive, but it can never make us forget.”

- Confederate Lt. Gen. Wade Hampton, memorial address at Bentonville, March 20, 1895.

By the evening of March 22, 1865 both the Union and Confederate armies had vacated ...

Richmond Defences

Intermediate Line

At this point the Intermediate Line of the Confederate defences of Richmond crossed this, the Darbytown Road. This line was continuous around Richmond and lay between the outer defensive system and the inner forts.

Marker is on Darbytown Road 0.1 ...

Jacob Feldberg – L. Newman, Clothing

Historical Landmark

Jacob Feldberg – L. Newman, Clothing

1850’s & 1860’s

Magnolia Saloon – Star Bakery

& Restaurant – H. Stone Groceries

Marker is on Commercial Street west of Court Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Richmond Defences

Crossing of the Main Outer Line

The eastern face of the Outer Line of the Confederate defences of Richmond, which here crossed the Darbytown Road, extended Southward from the heights of the Chickahominy to Chaffin's Bluff on James River, a distance ...

Stephen F. Austin Memorial Oak Tree

This tree planted on April 15, 2004 was grown from an acorn harvested from the live oak tree located on the site of Stephen F. Austin's death near present-day West Columbia, Texas. Under that large tree, a Texas Historical Monument ...

Richmond Defences

Advanced Works of the Outer Line

Running Southeastward and then Southwestward. A Confederate earthwork, three miles long, here crossed the Darbytown Road. This fortification was designed to cover the Main Outer Line, with which it connected, one mile North of this ...

Our Founders in Architectural Heaven

Hello! Welcome to My World, a place where you can, like me, let your imagination run wild. Do you believe that good buildings die and go to heaven? If you do, welcome to my fantasy of Architectural Heaven. Please travel ...

Fort Lee

Here, where the outer line of the Confederate defences of Richmond crossed the Charles City Road, stood Fort Lee, named after General Robert E. Lee and constructed to protect a vital line of approach to the capital city from strong ...

The First Police Station

1863 marked the beginning of the first organized Police Force in the city. The council named a captain and three patrolmen to serve from twilight to daybreak. On this site was located the first city Police Station. It contained three ...