In Honor of Christopher Columbus

In Honor of Christopher Columbus

(Cristoforo Colombo 1451-1506)

Italian Visionary and Great Navigator

This bold explorer was the first European to set foot on uncharted land, on a West Indies beach in 1492. His four voyages brought Europe and the Americas together, forever ...

Battle of Brandywine

The battle ended just southwest of here at nightfall. With Howe and his troops holding the field, Washington’s force withdrew to Chester. Although he was wounded, Lafayette helped to reorganize the retreating troops, and Pulaski’s cavalry protected them from attack.

New Bloomfield World War I Memorial

1917 World War 1919

A deep sense of appreciation has inspired the erection of this tablet in honor of those who left New Bloomfield and Centre Township to promote world freedom and to preserve the safety and honor of their country

D. ...

Inauguration of Davis

On a platform erected on this spot Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the regularly elected President of the Confederate States of America, February 22, 1862.

Marker can be reached from N. 9th Street near E. Grace Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

17th Mo Infnt'y

17th 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.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Robert Francis Summers Memorial Clock

This clock donated by

Robert Francis (M) Summers II

on June 11, 2005

in memory of his father

Robert Francis (Miles) Summers

Born March 9, 1891

St. Ann's Hospital, NY, NY

In 1895 (est.), he rode an Orphan Train

secured by the NY Foundling Hospital

to Lexington, Mo. and ...

Battery F, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade - Twelfth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Twelfth Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery F Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. Sylvanus T. Rugg commanding

July 1 Approached Gettysburg on the Baltimore Pike to Two Taverns and took position to counteract any movements of the Confederates ...

Franklin Hall

C. 1870

In Revolutionary times this site was occupied by the very popular Chick's Tavern, one of 2 buildings in Bohemia Village. In the 1800's the property was obtained by Thomas Conrey who constructed this Romanesque style building C. 1870 using ...

"Yazoo Fraud"

The notorious "Yazoo Fraud" act was passed and later repealed in the old State Capitol that stood here 1794-1807. The 1794 Georgia legislature sold

35,000,000 acres of land along the Yazoo River in what is now Alabama and Mississippi at ...

109th Pennsylvania Infantry.

2d Brigade.

[Front/South Side]

109th Pennsylvania Infantry.

2d Brigade.

2d Division 12th Corps.

[Right/East Side]

The regiment, under command of Captain

Frederick L. Gimber, was engaged at Wauhatchie, seven

miles from here, from 11.15 P.M. October 28th to

3 A.M. of the 29th, and at Lookout Mountain

November 24th, 1863.

[Back/North ...