Symbols of Steel Sculpture Garden

The wrought iron Phoenix Columns here in the Symbols of Steel Sculpture Garden once supported the floors of the Stegmaier Brewery, a Wilkes-Barre, PA, landmark. The Romanesque style brewery building was constructed in the late 19th century and continued ...

Jessie Menifield Rattley Municipal Center

Newport News, Virginia

Jessie Menifield Rattley (1929-2001) was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to the Virginia Peninsula to attend Hampton Institute. After graduating with honors in 1951, Mrs. Rattley established the first business department at Huntington High School. In 1952, ...

Welcome to Richmond’s Historic Riverfront

Captain John Smith’s Adventures on the James

In front of you are the trails on Belle Isle, a historic part of the James River Park System. To your left is Brown’s Island and the canal walk.

About a mile below the falls, ...

First Reformed Church

Congregation of German, Swiss, and French settlers was formed about 1729. Log church here, Lancaster's first, 1736. Stone building, 1753; brick church, 1854. Rev. Philip Otterbein, Rev. William Hendel, Dr. Henry Harbaugh were eminent pastors.

Marker is on E. Orange ...

Bowling Green Fence

Landmarks of New York

Erected by the Common Council in 1771, this fence surrounds New York’s earliest park. The park was leased in 1733 for use as a bowling green at a rental of one peppercorn a year. Patriots, who in ...

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Major General Henry W. Slocum

Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams

First Division Brigadier General Alpheus Williams,

Brigadier General Thomas H. Ruger

Second Division Brigadier General John W. Geary

Artillery Brigade Lieutenant Edward D. Muhlenberg

Provost Guard Tenth Maine (Four ...

The Battle of Hartsville

December 7, 1862

After marching 24 miles in four inches of snow and crossing the icy Cumberland River, Colonel John Hunt Morgan and 1,300 men attacked the Federal 39th Brigade under the command of Colonel Absalom B. Moore. Although greatly outnumbered, ...

History of St. Louis

The village of St. Louis is one of the first African American townships

in Loudoun County. Land was purchased by freed slaves following the Civil War.

Among the families that purchased lots were the McQuays.

One of their family members moved to ...

Site of John C. Mason's Dwelling House

(Side 1):

John C. Mason, native of S.C., came to Putnam Co. from Hancock Co. with his wife Abigail and several small children. He bought this lot, Square E lot 4, on the first day lots were sold in Eatonton, April ...

Battle of Natural Bridge

March 6, 1865

Site of decisive repulse of Federal forces by Confederate Militia in joint U.S. Army and Navy Operation to take St. Marks.

The Army landing at lighthouse was prevented from getting to rear of St. Marks by Confederate ...