Trail of Death

Pyatt's Point

About 800 Potawatomi Indians camped at Pyatt’s Point during a forced march from Twin-Lakes, Ind. To the reservation on the Osage River, Kansas. One woman, three children were buried during this stop.

Marker is on West Center Street west of ...

Military History of Chattanooga

This city was first occupied by Confederate troops in the spring of 1862 under Generals Floyd, Maxey and Leadbetter. Union troops under General Mitchell Shelled it June 7 and 8. Bragg's Army occupied it in August preparing for the Kentucky ...

17th Illinois Infantry

Raith's Brigade - McClernand's Division

U.S.

17th Illinois Infantry,

Raith's (3d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here, supporting Schwartz's battery, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. April 6, 1862. It then fell back 900 yards to McClernand's third ...

Camp of 15th Illinois Infantry

Veatch's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

Camp of

15th Illinois Infantry,

Veatch's (2d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 3/4 mile s.w., near McClernand's headquarters.

Marker is on Cavalry Road ¼ mile west of Hamburg-Savannah ...

Vedder Family Cemetery

Vedder Family Cemetery

This historic burial plot contains the remains of descendants of Harmen Albertse Vedder, an original settler of Schenectady. He purchased the land and built a home in 1672. Harmen died around 1715 and is probably buried here.

After ...

Dalton Defenders

This memorial is dedicated to

those men who successfully

defended Coffeyville during the

Dalton Raid. October 5, 1892

Marker can be reached from 113 East Eighth Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Canals and Railroads – Arteries to the Heart of Industrial Trent

As the United States began to feel the full force of the Industrial Revolution and expand its own manufacturing and commercial base, cities like Trenton that were blessed with an advantageous location were in the forefront of transportation developments. By ...

Bradford's Landing

Hiram S. and Miles Bradford inaugurated this landing in 1824. Together with Brownsville Landing, 10 miles upriver, it was a river terminal for the first settlers and commerce in this area. Hiram Bradford established the first cotton gin and store ...

North American F-86D Sabre

S/N 52-3669

The first operational F-86D entered USAF Squadron service in March of 1951, with McChord's 317th FIS, and the 465th FIS receiving their first aircraft in 1953. The 465th FIS was later redesignated as the 318th FIS on 18 August ...

First Strawberries

Coming to this region from his native Maryland in 1867, David Brandenburg established here the first large-scale strawberry-growing operation in Tennessee. The industry has now become an important factor in the produce economy of the mid-South.

Marker is on U.S. 70A, ...