Fort Hill

Near this spot was an

outpost fort, built by

British troops during

the Revolution, 1776 - 1783.

Marker is at the intersection of E Main Street and Maple Hill Road, on the left when traveling east on E Main Street.

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Farmington, New Mexico

First settled 1876 to 1878 by families of William and Marion B. Hendrickson, Charles and Milton Virden, Orville Pyle, A.F. Miller and William Lock. The first school-house was built in 1879; the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886. William Lock started ...

Birthplace of General James Longstreet

Birthplace

of

General James Longstreet

C.S.A.

1821 - 1904

1 air mile east

Marker is on West Martintown Road.

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The Battle of Red Banks / Reunion for the Boys in Blue

Marker Front:

On December 29, 1864, the Third Regiment of North Carolina Mounted Infantry, under Colonel George W.Kirk, engaged about 400 Confederate Infantry and Cavalry under Lt.Colonel James A.Keith at Red Banks of the Nolichucky. Seventy three Confederates were killed and ...

Edwards Gymnasium / Home of High School Basketball Tournaments

Edwards Gymnasium

The gym was dedicated February 22, 1906. It is named in memory of OWU Trustee John Edwards whose initial gift made its construction possible. At the time of its completion it was considered the largest and finest basketball facility ...

Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition of 1898

In 1898, following the financial panic of 1893 and the droughts of 1894-95, a world-class

exposition was held in Omaha under the guidance of Gurdon W. Wattles and other civic leaders.

The Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition emulated earlier “world's fairs” such as ...

Welcome to Croft State Natural Area

Croft State Natural Area covers 7,054 acres and was originally purchased by the State of South Carolina in 1949. It had been part of a 19,034-acre tract that served as a U.S. Army Infantry Replacement Training Center known as Camp ...

City of Columbus

This city of Columbus was created as a trading town by an act of the General Assembly of Georgia, December 24, 1827. The location designated was on the Chattahoochee River near the Coweta Falls. This spot was selected because it ...

Camp of 61st Illinois Infantry

Miller's Brigade - Prentiss' Division

U. S.

Camp of

Illinois Cavalry,

(Stewart's and Carmichael's Companies),

McClernand's (1st) Division

Army of the Tennessee.

First position in line of battle April 6, 1862, was 350 yards in front and to the right of this camp.

Marker can be reached from ...

Field House

1051 Harrison Street

Built & occupied in 1891 by Zibeon O. Field, a carpenter from Maine.

A particularly fine example of architectural style this fancy wedding cake Victorian has a decorative carved pediment and bargeboard, shingle facing, carved balustrade and lattice work ...