The Commodore Theatre

Opened on November 14, 1945, the Commodore Theatre was designed by noted Baltimore architect John J. Zink and built and operated by William S. "Bunkie" Wilder, a Portsmouth native, as his flagship theatre. It is named for Commodore James Barron, ...

Monumental Methodist Church

This Church, founded 1772, is one of the oldest Methodist Churches in Virginia. The first building was erected, 1775, at South and Effingham Streets. The Church was moved to Glasgow Street near Court in 1792. It established the first Sunday ...

Hacienda Moltacqua

American Quarter Horse Historical Marker

The first World's Championship Quarter Horse Speed Trials were held just north of this site in 1941 at the newly-constructed Hacienda Moltacqua Racetrack. Bob Locke, owner of the track, was a member of the Southern Arizona ...

Harbor Oaks Historic District

Harbor Oaks was Clearwater's first planned residential development. Dean Alvord, a major developer in New York state, opened Harbor Oaks in 1914. Bringing modern planning concepts to the Pinellas County area, the development offered innovative features such as underground utilities, ...

Glendale Woman's Club Clubhouse

Built 1913

This property is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior

Listed July 7, 1989

In 1901, a small group of pioneer women organized the Self Culture Club of Glendale with the primary focus being the ...

Capture of 23 Old Men in 1864

Near here, in Ebenezer Church, 23 old men were captured by Federal troops on the night of August 3rd, 1864. These civilians, too old for military service, were the sole protection of McIntosh County, which was constantly being plundered by ...

Major General Charles Griffin

Located 100 yards southeast of this marker is the boyhood home of Major General Charles Griffin. Born in 1825, he graduated from West Point in 1847 and rose to prominence during the Civil War. Griffin fought in most of the ...

Pittston Fort

This Stone

marks the southern side of

Pittston Fort

here in June and July 1778,

gathered four hundred fugitives

for protection against

British and Indian foes.

Capt. Jeremiah Blanchard

and

Lieut. Timothy Keyes

in commnd. Erected

by

Dial Rock Chapter

D.A.R.

1778 - 1906

Marker is at the intersection of Pittston Avenue and Parsonage ...

Court Street Baptist Church

Path of History, Portsmouth, VA

Established in 1789, the Portsmouth and Norfolk Baptist Church served as the first Baptist congregation in South Hampton Roads. The name was changed in 1791 to Portsmouth Baptist Church and again in 1855 to its current ...

Great Circle Earthworks

The Great Circle Earthworks,

one remnant of the largest complex of geometric earthen enclosures ever built. The Newark Earthworks, situated on a high terrace between the South Fork of the Licking River and Raccoon Creek, once covered more than four square ...