Flagstaff

Named for a pine tree stripped of its branches by a party of immigrants and used as a flagpole for a patriotic celebration on July 4, 1876. Nearby Antelope or Old Town Spring provided water and led to the establishment ...

Judge Greenleaf Fisk

Born in Albany, New York, Greenleaf Fisk was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began preparation for the ministry himself but left his studies to migrate to the Texas frontier. In 1834 he settled in Bastrop. There he joined ...

Galena Chamber of Commerce

Route 66 Roadside Attraction

In 2001, members of the community joined with the Galena Chamber of Commerce to donate a block of the downown Route 66 main street to construct a park for everyone to enjoy.

Recognized by Hampton Hotels Save-A-Landmark program ...

Botsford Church - 1773

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Botsford Church, Constituted in 1773 by the Rev. Edmund Botsford, was the second Baptist church in Georgia. Originally located 25 miles below Augusta, known as the New Savannah Church, it was moved about 10 miles to this place after the ...

The Battle of Brandy Station

Surprises at the Crossing

Rivers and river crossings played an important role in many Civil War battles, including the Battle of Brandy Station. A mile northwest of this spot is the site of Beverly Ford, where the cavalry of both the ...

First Volunteer Brigade

Artillery Reserve

Army of the Potomac

Artillery Reserve

First Volunteer Brigade

Lieut. Col. Freeman McGilvery

5th Mass. Battery E

(10th New York Battery Attached)

Capt. Charles A. Phillips

9th Mass. Battery

Capt. John Bigelow, Lieut. Richard S. Milton

15th New ...

Red Front Blacksmith Shop Mural

The original Red Front Blacksmith Shop was located directly across the street from this mural. The workers pictured represent many local ranching families. The images in the ovals next to the buildings show scenes from Tehachapi's ranching history.

The outside ovals ...

Born of Volcanos

Thirty-seven million years ago, the ancient crystalline core of the Black Hills had already been exposed by erosion. The long blue profile of those mountains, visible to the west, looked much as it does now.

About that time, streams flowing from ...

Roanoke County Confederate Monument

In memory of the

Confederate soldiers

of Roanoke County

1861—1865

Love makes

memory eternal

Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (U.S. 460) and North College Avenue, on the right when traveling west on East Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bedford County Confederate Monument

Deo Vindice

To the Confederate

Soldiers and Sailors of

Bedford County. 1861-1865

Bedford honors her heroes;

proudly rejoicing with the living;

sincerely mourning the dead.

Their history is it's brightest page,

exhibiting the highest qualities of

patriotism, courage, fortitude and virtue.

This stone is erected to keep

fresh in memory the ...