The Rossborough Inn

Erected in 1798 in the infancy of the nation and a few years before the founding of the University of Maryland. The Rossborough Inn stands as one of the landmarks of the nation's and of the University's growth. This historic ...

Flowers Baking Company

Established - 1919

Brothers William Howard Flowers & Joseph Hampton Flowers Jr. opened Flowers Baking Company, the first commercial bakery in Southwest Georgia, on this site on November 4, 1919. The following morning, 500 loaves of "Flowers Quality Bread" were sold ...

"From Stagecoach to Streetcar to Subway: A College Town Emerges"

City of College Park

College Park was incorporated by referendum in 1945. However, the city’s origin goes back much further. During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, College Park began to emerge from farmland both as a transportation hub and as ...

Black and White Cleaners

Built by C. E. Boyce in 1907, this structure was a general merchandise and hardware store and shared a common wall with the Old Post Office to the west. In 1929 it became a dry cleaners with a huge array ...

A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America

From 1929 to 1940 Arthur Brisbane made available this land as the official scout camp for Monmouth County Boy Scouts. Thousands of boys camped here enjoying the natural beauty of the woods while receiving scout training in self-reliance and kindred ...

Flagstaff Presbyterian, Federated Community, Mexican Methodist M

Flagstaff Presbyterian Church

1892 - 1916

Flagstaff Federated Community Church

1916-1927

Mexican Methodist Mission – El Divino Redentor

United Methodist Church 1927-present

The First Presbyterian congregation of Flagstaff was organized in 1891 and built this church on San Francisco and Cherry Streets. Although unfurnished, services began ...

The Battle of Cedar Mountain

Jackson Rallies His Men

As the Confederate line broke, "Stonewall" Jackson stood firm and many of his soldiers witnessed the general as he rallied his troops while other officers motivated their men by pointing out the presence of their commanding general.

"I ...

Second Brigade

Second Division - Third Corps

Army of the Potomac

Third Corps Second Division

Second Brigade

Col. William R. Brewster

70th. 71sth. 72d. 73d. 74th. 120th New York Infantry

July 2 Arrived about 1 a.m. and bivouacked for the night. Near 1 p.m. formed in rear of ...

The Battle of Cedar Mountain

The Federal Attack Reaches Its Climax

The fighting turned desperate and many combatants struggled hand-to-hand. Some of Crawford's Federal soldiers passed completely behind the 21st Virginia and entered the road near the Confederate artillery line. Confederate soldier John Worsham of ...

The Battle of Cedar Mountain

The Awkward Position of the 21st Virginia

Without the leadership of either Generals Jackson or Winder, subordinate officers formed their men along the edge of woodlines where the ground offered a better field of fire. The men of the 21st Virginia ...