Fort Craig

Historical Site

Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

Fort Craig

Here stood Fort Craig, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 324 yards and emplacements for 11 guns.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

First Division

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

First Division

Brig. General Alpheus W. Williams, Brig. General Thos. M. Ruger

Fist Brigade Col. Archibald L. McDougall

Second Brigade Brig. Gen. Henry H. Lockwood

Third Brigade Brig. Gen. Thos. H. Ruger, Col. Silas Colgrove

July 1 Approaching Rock Creek ...

Fort Dilts Historic Site

On this site in September 1864 an immigrant train, under the command of Capt. James L. Fisk, bound for the gold fields of Montana, was besieged by hostile Sioux Indians, despite the fact that an armed escort of 50 U. ...

Battle of Fishing Creek

At this site on August 18, 1780 General Thomas Sumter camped with captured booty and 800 men. He was surprised and defeated by Lt. Col. Tarleton and 160 soldiers. The disaster followed only two days General Gate's defeat by Lord ...

Original Federal Boundary Stone NE 4

Original Federal Boundary Stone

District of Columbia

Placed 1791-1792

Protected by Elizabeth Jackson Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

1916

Marker is at the intersection of Eastern Avenue and Sargent Road, on the right when traveling north on Eastern Avenue.

Battle Of Beckhamville

May 1780

British under Houseman surprised and

defeated by band of 33 patriots under

Capt. John McLure with 9 Gaston

brothers and neighbors, who struck

first blow for liberty and resisted

attempt to subject people to oath of

allegiance to ...

Alexander's Old Fields

The skirmish which took place here at Alexander's Old Fields, now Beckhamville, on June 6, 1780, was the first victory for S.C. Patriots after the fall of Charleston. A band of Whigs under the command of Captain John McClure ...

Original Federal Boundary Stone NE 5

Original Federal Boundary Stone

District of Columbia

Placed 1791-1792

Protected by Constitution Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

1916

Marker is on Eastern Avenue 0.1 miles north of Varnum Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Tillinghast

Historical Site

Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

Fort Tillinghast

Here stood Fort Tillinghast, a lunette in the Arlington Line constructed in August 1861. It had a perimeter of 298 yards and emplacements for 13 guns. A model of this fort, typical of all lunettes in ...

Frank Hibbing

Frank Hibbing was a German immigrant who came to Minnesota from Wisconsin, arriving on the Mesaba Range in 1892. He had heard that iron ore was discovered in Mt. Iron in 1890.

He recognized the possibilities of iron ore further to ...