Tavern Life at Dowden's Ordinary

The Role Of Taverns

In early America, taverns or "ordinaries" offered food and shelter. both for travelers and their horses. The term "ordinary" originally applied to a tavern meal regulary offered at a fixed price, but later designated the tavern itself. ...

WCTU of Richmond Fountain

This fountain

Is erected by the Womans

Christian Temperance Union

Of Richmond City and Henrico County

And their friends in memory of the

Crusaders of Hillsboro, Ohio who

Went out December 19, 1873 with the

Weapons of prayer and faith in God

To overthrow the liquor traffic;

And ...

Hirshfeldter Building

This fireproof stone structure was built by E. Hirshfeldter shortly after the Downieville fire of February 19, 1852. It is an excellent example of California Gold Rush architecture. From its inception, it was used as a hardware store utilizing a ...

Dunham’s Bluff: Control of the Rivers

From the time Col. Francis Marion took control of the Williamsburg Militia in August 1780 until the following spring, a network of camps in the area where the Great Pee Dee, Little Pee Dee, and Lynches Rivers meet formed a ...

The Federal Army at Kingston

May 19, 1864. The 4th, followed by the 14th A.C. [US] reached Kingston, 8 a.m. The 4th turned E. to Cassville; a div. of the 14th sent to Gillem´s bridge, Etowah River, finding no retreating Confederates, Johnston´s forces [CS] were ...

The Schools of Josephine City

In 1882, the former slaves and free colored people of this community built the Josephine City School to provide their children with a grade school education. Under the leadership of Rev. Edward Johnson, a new building was completed in 1930 ...

102 & 78th New York Infantry

3rd Brigade - 2nd Division

(Front):102 & 78 N.Y. Infty

July 2. & 3, 1863

3rd Brig. (Greene) 2nd Div. (Geary)

12th Corps (Slocum)

(Back):78 & 102 N.Y. Infty

Ground occupied

during the battle by 102 N.Y. Regt. and 78 ...

Snow’s Island: Den of the Swamp Fox

Perhaps no place is more closely associated with Francis Marion’s Revolutionary War career than his legendary camp on Snow’s Island, the large, thickly forested landmass in front of you across the Great Pee Dee River.

With plenty of high, dry ground ...

147th New York Infantry

147 N.Y. Inf'y

July 2d & 3d

1863

Marker is on Slocum Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Witherspoon’s Ferry: Francis Marion Takes Command

Late in the summer of 1780, Maj. Gen. Horatio Gates led a Continental army toward South Carolina to attempt to roll back the British conquest of the province. As Gates prepared to meet the British at Camden, he sent Col. ...