14th [Brooklyn] Infantry, N.Y.S.M. [84th. N.Y. Volunteers]

2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Corps

14th. [Brooklyn] Infantry, N.Y.S.M. [84th N.Y. Vols.]

2d. Brig. 1st. Division. 1st. Corps.Here at about 9 p.m. July 2nd, 1863, the Regiment while moving from its position to the left of this to reinforce Greene's Brigade, ...

Battle of Harpers Ferry

Union Stronghold

(Upper panel): Battle of Harpers Ferry

Invasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first ...

In Memory of Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton who is buried here. During the Revolutionary War he frequently served as scout under George Rogers Clark and later praised Clark for his role in saving the Kentucky settlements. Kenton's Indian captivity of 1778-79 acquainted him with the ...

Robert Marion La Follette, Sr.

1855-1925

Wisconsin's most famous political leader and greatest statesman. Born on a farm in Primrose Township, Dane County, he was the first native son and first University of Wisconsin graduate to become Wisconsin Governor. He rose from Dane County District Attorney ...

History of Emancipation:

Gen. David Hunter and General Orders No. 7

On April 13, 1862, following the Union capture of Ft. Pulaski during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. David Hunter issued General Orders No. 7 freeing those enslaved at the fort and on Cockspur ...

Birthplace of Lou Gehrig

1903 - 1941

Lou Gehrig

known as the

"Pride of the Yankees"

was born at this location

on June 19th, 1903.

In his amazing feat of playing

2130 consecutive games, Lou

became known as "The Iron Horse"

to the baseball world. ...

Atlantic Cable Station and Sunken Forest

The receiving station for the first Atlantic cable, laid in 1874, is located on Old Beach Road opposite this location. The remains of the Sunken Forest (remnants of the Ice Age) may be seen at low tide. Intermingled with these ...

Isles Of Shoals

About six miles offshore, these nine rocky islands served Europeans as a fishing station before the first mainland settlements were made in 1623. Capt John Smith (1580-1631) named the group "Smiths Isles" in 1614. The codfish that "shoaled" or schooled ...

South River World War II, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam Conflict

A grateful community holds these names in honored memory. They gave their lives in World War II and the Korean War for our way of life. Grant them Eternal Rest.

World War II

Charles Anasiewicz •

Milton Armstrong •

Stephen E. Balazs ...

LiveStone Lodge No. 152, F. & A. M.

Originally built east of Grand Prairie near the African American community known as “The Line,” LiveStone Lodge No. 152, Free and Accepted Masons, was granted a charter on July 24, 1903 by the Prince Hall Masons of Texas.

In 1944, ...