Lawrenceville Female Seminary

The first building erected on this property was completed July 31, 1838 to house the Lawrenceville Female Seminary. The Reverend John S. Wilson was elected first president of the Board of Trustees. The Seminary commenced operations on September 24, 1838 ...

25th Missouri Infantry

Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division

U.S.

25th Missouri Infantry,

Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here from 7:30 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. April 6, 1862. It retired to its camp where next marker will be found.

Marker is ...

In Memory of the Men of St. Peter's Mission

Erected Nov. 11, 1945

In Memory of the Men

of St. Peter's Mission

Who served in World War II

* Anthony Jose USA • Felix Kayyittan USA • Leo B. Manuel USA • Leonard Pangott USA • Roger Osife USA •

Albert J Moreno ...

3rd Mississippi Infantry Battalion

Wood's Brigade - Hardee's Corps

C.S.

3d Mississippi Infantry Battalion,

Wood's (3d) Brigade, Hardee's Corps,

Army of the Mississippi.

This battalion, on picket at this place, was attacked at 4:55 A.M., April 6, 1862, by reconnoitering party sent out by General Prentiss. It held its ...

Calero County Park – Bailey Fellows House

The nearby Bailey Fellows house is a historic “Italianate” structure located at the south end of Calero Reservoir and appears on the County of Santa Clara Heritage Resource Inventory. The house is named for Boargenes R. Bailey and Judge Edward ...

Blair Mansion: Silver Spring / Blair Station Post Office

TRANSORMA/TRANSFORMA © 2005

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Blair Mansion: Silver Spring

Prior to the development of modern Silver Spring, this immediate area was a bucolic, rural landscape in a portion of Montgomery County then known as Sligo. The property was owned by Francis Preston Blair ...

Working Together for the Community

Westernport Flood Mitigation, Restoration, and Park Development Project

Flooding. In 1996, two devastating floods caused catastrophic damage throughout a four county area of Western Maryland. The town of Westernport, located at the confluence of Georges Creek and the Potomac River, was ...

The Flag Raisings

On the morning of February 23, 1945, the fifth day of battle, a 40-man Marine combat patrol ascended the rocky slopes of Mount Suribachi, a 550-foot extinct volcano at the southern tip of Iwo Jima. The patrol, led by First ...

Franklin County Civil War Memorial

In recognition

and in loving memory of the men

who on land and sea

upheld the honor and integrity

of our country and flag

in the War of the Rebellion

this monument is erected.

1861-1865

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Rest on embalmed and sainted dead

Dear as the blood ye gave,

no impious footsteps ...

Lifeguarding History

By the late 1800s, swimming (or “bathing” as it was known as then) had become an extremely popular recreational activity in America. In the 1910s, the American Red Cross and Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) responded to the alarming number ...