Battle of Jack’s Shop

Attacked from all Sides

In September 1863, Union cavalry moved into

Madison County, scouting roads and river fords

for a possible move around Confederate Gen.

Robert E. Lee’s army camped in Orange County.

Learning of the presence of Federal troops in the town of Madison, ...

In Memory of Southington Men

In Memory Of

Southington Men

Who Made The Supreme Sacrifice

In The Service Of Their Country In World War II

William U. Bailey Pfc • Lawrence Bowers Capt • Rudilph Cabata Mg • John Calvanese S/Sgt • Leonard Cyr Sgt • Donald Dorman T/Sgt ...

Army of the Potomac

Major Gen. George B. McClellan, Commanding.

(September 15, 1862.)

On the morning of September 15, 1862, the Army of the Potomac pursued the retreating Confederates from South Mountain: Pleasonton's cavalry, the Second, First, and Twelfth Corps by Turner's Pass, Boonsboro and Keedysville; ...

The Winter Farmhouse

C. 1844

Thomas Winter (b. 1820) built this home on family land c. 1844. The style is “vernacular” with some Greek Revival influences, common to the era. Winter married twice and had ten children from 1844 to 1874. This rare, 970 ...

The Burying Ground – For Colored Paupers

The Garden of Lilies

This colored paupers’ cemetery was originally founded in 1895 by William Forrester as a part of Greenwood Memorial Cemetery in Henrico County. Many of the colored cemeteries in the city were overgrown due to lack of appropriate ...

Enoch Pratt Free Library

In 1882, the merchant Enoch Pratt, wishing to make a gift to his adopted city which would benefit all of her citizens, gave Baltimore $1,058,000 to establish a public library.

The original building fronted on Mulberry Street. Designed by the ...

A Camp of Stonewall Jackson’s

Just to the north, on the night of November 25, 1862, Stonewall Jackson, with his corps, camped. He was on his way to join Lee at Fredericksburg.

Marker is on Old Blue Ridge Turnpike (County Route 670) just south of Quaker ...

200th Anniversary of Albany Charter

Tablet commemorating the

Two Hundredth Anniversary

of

Albany

As a chartered city

Settled about 1624:

Charter Granted by Gov. Dongan:

July 22 1606:

State Legislature Held Here Permanently Since 1797:

Early Names Of The City:

Fort Orange: Beverwyck: Wilemstadt:

First City Hall Erected Near Fort Orange About 1686. Second One ...

The Oblate Sisters of Providence

July 2, 1829

At this site, 610 George Street, under the leadership of foundress, Mother Mary Lange, four women took vows of consecrated chastity, evangelical poverty, and religious obedience. Thus began the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first Congregation of ...

Francis Scott Key

Author of The Star Spangled Banner departed this life on the site of this building Jan. 11, 1843.

“And this be our motto In God is our Trust” —Key

Marker is at the intersection of East Mt. Vernon Place and ...