Battle of Fredericksburg

December 13, 1862 the Confederates under Lee defeated the Federals under Burnside in a sanguinary conflict marked by extraordinary bravery on both sides. In a series of gallant charges the Federal army sustained heavy losses and Burnside was forced to ...

32nd Mo Infnt'y

32nd Mo Infnt'y

U.S.A.

Near this point

Night of Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north.

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Fort Johnston

Guardian of the Cape Fear River

Confederate Lifeline. On January 9, 1861, as secession fever swept the South, an armed body of civilians overwhelmed Fort Johnston’s lone occupant, Ordinance Sgt. James Reilly, and demanded the keys. Reilly quickly surrendered them ...

Fairmount Cemetery Veterans Memorial

In Memory of All of Our Veterans

Marker is at the intersection of National Road (U.S. 40) and Fairmount Road (Ohio Route 323), on the right when traveling west on National Road.

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Lewis & Clark at the Knife River Indian Villages

Lewis & Clark in North Dakota

With 168 days and 1,600 miles behind them, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived near the Knife River Villages. Captain William Clark wrote:

October 27, 1804

"came too at the Village on the L.S. ...

31st Mo Infnt'y

31st Mo Infnt'y

U.S.A.

Near this point

Night of Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north.

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Childhood Home of Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil (1876-1949)

Julius P. Heil lived in this house as a boy, going to Mill Valley School and working at Winton's Store on Prospect hill. He gathered field stone for the core of this house. A poor German immigrant, Heil went on ...

29th Mo Infnt'y

29th Mo Infnt'y

U.S.A.

Near this point

Night of Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north.

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Woodberry Forest School

Two miles northeast is Woodberry Forest School, a college preparatory school for boys, founded in 1889 by Robert Stringfellow Walker, a captain with Mosby's Rangers. The school was named for the estate on which it stands, formerly owned by William ...

Goins Field

Dedicated May 30, 1989 in memory of Chester “Chet” Goins for over 20 years of unselfish dedication that he gave to the youth of Morgan County.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and 7th Street (Ohio Route 37), on ...