Battlefield of Wyoming

Between 4 and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of July 3, 1778, an American force of about 300 men, led by Col. Zebulon Butler, Col. Nathan Denison, Lieut. Col. George Dorrance and Major Jonathan Garrett formed in line of battle ...

Six Acres That Changed the World

Along this path lie the remains of revolutions. Six acres of the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry have been reduced to rubble. Buildings that buzzed with activity and innovation now lie covered with dirt. Train tracks that pushed to the ...

Cane Creek Meeting

First Monthly Meeting of Friends in central North Carolina, 1751. Present building is on the original site.

Marker is at the intersection of West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road and Pleasant Hill Church Road on West Greensboro-Chapel Hill Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

A Road Nurtures A Vision

The Historic National Road and Clear Spring

“The citizens at all times aim to be surpassed by no other town in the County.” –Martin Lehr, Clear Spring historian, 1890’s.

In 1821, Martin Myers chose a site that straddled a “clear spring” at ...

Podunk Guard Station

Podunk received its name from a Paiute Indian named Po Dunk, who had become lost in the heavily timbered area near the East Fork of the Sevier River. The area was named after him, and the guard station named after ...

19 State Street - Frederick Wolfe House

circa 1796

This two-and-a-half story Charleston Single

House is thought to be built by

Frederick Wolfe after the fire of 1796, which

destroyed much of the State Street ares between

Broad and Queen Streets. The house was

moved back on its orginal lot at 21 ...

USAF Medal of Honor Recipients

In memory of

USAF Medal of Honor Recipients

World War I

2d Lt. Erwin R. Bleckley - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •

2d Lt. Harold E. Goettler - Oct. 6, 1918, Binarville, France •

2d Lt. Frank Luke, Jr. - Sept. 29, 1918, ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the ...

St. Paul Catholic Church

Established 1925

After purchasing ten acres of scrub pine and swamp in 1922, Bishop Barry of St. Augustine directed the pastor of St. Mary’s in downtown to begin construction of a school building on this not-so-promising site. Construction began in 1925 ...

La Purisima Mission ? 3 Miles

Established December 8, 1787, by Father Lasuen. Damaged by earthquake, 1812: removed from control of Franciscans, abandoned 1834. State and National Park Service restoring major and many small structures, and water system. Only example in California of complete mission. State ...