Battle of Wyse Fork

Hoke's Attacks

The yellow sidebar in the upper left of the marker provides a brief synopsis of the Carolinas Campaign. It states:

The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, ...

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, ...

George M Steinbrenner III

July 4 1930 - July 13 2010

New York Yankees principal owner

"The Boss"

1973 - 2010

Purchased the New York Yankees on July 5 1973. A true visionary who changed the game of baseball forever, he was considered the most influential owner in ...

Buchanan

The town was established in 1811 and named for Colonel John Buchanan, pioneer and soldier. It was incorporated in 1833. Its importance consisted in its being the western terminus of the James River and Kanawha Canal, which reached the town ...

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 ...

Corbit's Charge

“Suicidal Bravery”

In June, 1863, as Gen. Robert E. Lee’s infantry marched through Maryland on its second invasion of the North, Lee lost contact with Gen. J.E.B. Stuart as the cavalry commander led his force east and north around the Union ...

Columbus Iron Works

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Established 1853, was operated by the Confederate government as Naval Iron Works, making cannon, other war munitions, and two gun boats. This plant was credited with making the first breech-loading cannon.

At south end of Dillingham Street bridge, two blocks ...

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 ...

Rockport’s Harbor

In 1866, James Doughty and Richard H. Wood, searching for a safe harbor location to ship cattle, built pens and a livestock-shipping wharf on “Rocky Point,” a prominent limestone protrusion that extended into Aransas Bay near present-day Wharf Street. Other ...

Somerville Borough Hall

Once the home of Daniel Robert, this castellated Gothic residence was constructed in 1888 and is a careful copy of a celebrated design by noted architect Alexander Jackson Davis.

The building is the second on this site, preceded by a residence ...