Angusdale Stock Farm

A Milwaukee businessman, Cephas Buttles became aware of Lewiston through his brother-in-law David Kneeland, the president of Kneeland and Bigelow Lumber Company. In 1901 Buttles purchased 25,000 acres of cutover timberlands and started the Home Colony Company, intent on populating ...

Camp of 11th Illinois Infantry

Marsh's Brigade - McClernand's Division

U. S.

Camp of

11th Illinois Infantry,

Marsh's (2d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 1/2 mile s.w., with right at Cross Roads.

Marker can be reached from Sherman Road ...

Morgan's Flying Army

Morgan's army came from many states-the two Carolinas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. They were joined by the militia, some of whom had helped destroy the British army of loyalist Americans under Ferguson at Kings Mountain. They camped nearby without ...

From Teacups to Toilets

Trenton burst forth as the premier pottery-producing center of the Eastern United States in the second half of the 19th century, the city skyline soon being dominated by the smokestacks of pottery kilns. Trenton’s location as a transportation hub was ...

Potawatomi Trail of Death

Sadorus's Grove Encampment

Over 800 Potawatomi were forcibly removed from near Plymouth, Indiana by U. S. And Indiana Officials and taken to eastern Kansas in 1838. This historic event was named the “Trail of Death” after the tragic occurrence of 39 ...

Kanawha Riflemen

1861-1865

This memorial erected by the Kanawha Riflemen Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy in honor of the Kanawha Riflemen

First organization of the company 1856

Second organization 1858

Third organization 1861

[List of names]

Dedicated to those who served ...

Commemorating The Battle Of McDowell

May 8, 1862

Federals in action 4000, killed and wounded 256.

Confederates in action 2500, killed and wounded 498.

Confederate Officers Killed

Captains Lieutentants

Samuel Dawson John K. Goldwire

William L. Furlow William A. Massey

John McMillan William H. Turpin

James W. Patterson James T. Woodward

All of the ...

Racepond Named For "Race Pond"

Racepond was named for “Race Pond,” a round cypress pond near here, where, about 1836, United States soldiers ran their horses for sport.

The troops were stationed at the pond to watch for and capture any Indians who might venture out ...

The Ruffners

Grave of Joseph Ruffner, who bought the site of Charleston from the Clendenins. His son, Daniel, built Holly Mansion on Kanawha Street in 1815. The Ruffners aided oil and gas development by improved drills used in salt wells.

Marker is ...

Potawatomi Trail of Death

Sidney Encampment

Over 800 Potawatomi encamped at Sidney after their forced removal by U.S. and Indiana officials from near Plymouth, Indiana. They were being marched to eastern Kansas. Two people died at Sidney, including a child. A total of 39 Potawatomi ...