Heroism in Defeat

Captain Henry A. DuPont and Sergeant James M. Burns

The main Union line of battle extended from here for one-half mile to the Valley Turnpike, now U.S. 11. Throughout the morning and into the afternoon, the Union force exchanged musket and ...

Dr. Harold Dadford West, Sr.

1904-1974

In 1927, Dr. West came to Meharry Medical College as Associate Professor of Chemistry. A 1930 Julius Rosenwald Fellowship Recipient and a 1935 Fellow of the General Education Board, he returned to Meharry to serve as the first Ph. ...

First Resistance to British Arms in NY

To commemorate

the first resistance

made to British arms

in New York State

August 1776

Erected by the

Long Island Society

Daughters of the Revolution

A.D. 1916

Marker is on 101st Street, on the left when traveling west.

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Fort Washington

The ground on which this

building stands

formed part of the

Fort Washington Reservation

— 1789 —— 1808 —

This reservation was bounded on

the north by Fourth Street, on the

east by Ludlow Street, on the south

by ...

Turtle Effigy

Rare two-tailed type of Indian turtle mound, length: 104 feet; built by the Winnebago probably about 500 years ago

Marker is on Observatory Drive 0.2 miles west of Charter Street, on the left when traveling west.

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First Post Office in Springfield

Near this spot was located the first post office in Springfield, in a one story, hewed log cabin, occupied by John Polk Campbell, who was appointed postmaster, Jan. 3, 1834. Mail was brought on horseback twice a month from Harrison's ...

Bird Effigy

Common type of Indian emblematic mound: Body 52½ feet, wingspread formerly about 133 feet

Marker is on Observatory Drive 0.2 miles west of Charter Street, on the left when traveling west.

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Fort Flora

Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area that became Daviess County. Area was Knox County, part of Indiana ...

Academic Building At Fisk University

The Academic Building at Fisk University was designed by Nashville architect Moses McKissack and was made possible by a gift from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. On May 22, 1908, William H. Taft, later 27th President of the United States, laid the ...

Rt. Of 20th A.C. Line

July 20, 1864. In the Battle of Peachtree Cr. the right of the Federal 20th A.C. (Ruger’s brigade, Williams’ div.) rested on Howell Mill Rd. in this vicinity. The line was prolonged W. to the Chattahoochee River by the 14th ...