Clare Briggs, Cartoonist

Clare A. Briggs was born in Reedsburg on 5 August 1875 to Mr. and Mrs. William Pardee Briggs; he lived here into his early teens.

Briggs became one of our nation's best known cartoonists, often using local scenes and names ...

Historic Iowa City / Mormon Handcart Trail - 1856

Marker Front:

The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas ...

Historic Iowa City / Mormon Handcart Trail - 1856

Marker Front:

The land on which Iowa City is located was a wilderness when it was selected and surveyed for the capital of the Territory of Iowa in 1839. The cornerstone of the new capitol building was laid by Governor Lucas ...

Sparta Cemetery

The main cemetery in Sparta was established on property deeded to the town in 1806. Burials illustrate a common nineteenth-century pattern of migration to the area, as settlers from New England and Virginia moved south and west through the Carolinas ...

Stewart "Stu" Stevens

In loving memory of Stewart “Stu” Stevens.

Dedicated on Oct. 3, 1997 for his love and outstanding dedication to the youth of Morgan County and the Chet Goins Ball Park. Stu unselfishly dedicated 20 years to coaching, maintaining the field and ...

David Barton Home Site

1785-1838

The log home of David Barton and wife Nancy Barrett was established near this site circa 1785. The tract was “west of Old Indian Boundary on both sides of Neal's Fork of Tyger River,” and ultimately consisted of 424 acres. ...

The Chatham Artillery

1786

On thefront,south side is inscribed:

Dedicate May 4, 1986

To honor the members of the

Chatham Artillery

Servants of God, Country,

State and Community

—

Soldiers in War

Patriots in Peace

On the east side is inscribed:

Chatham History 1786-1886

Organized May 1, 1786. Captain Edward Lloyd, former Sergeant Major at ...

Artillery Brigade

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Artillery Brigade

Lieut. Edward D. Muhlenberg

1st New York Battery M, four 10 pounders, Lieut. Charles E. Winegar

Penna. Battery E, six 10 pounders, Lieut Charles A. Atwell

4th U.S. Battery F, six 10 pounders, Lieut. Sylvanus T. Rugg

5th ...

First Public Library Building in West Hartford

First Public Library

Building in West Hartford

Erected as a Memorial to

Noah Webster

Presented to the Town by

Sarah Whitman Hooker Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

Aided by Funds Collected from Townspeople

February 27, 1917

Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and Brace Road, ...

Battery K, Fifth U.S. Artillery

Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Battery K Fifth U.S. Artillery

Four 12 pounders

Lieut. David H. Kinzie commanding

July 1 Marched to within a mile and half of Gettysburg.

July 2 At daylight took position to Command a gap between the First and Twelfth ...