Affair at Cedar Bridge

1776-1783

After searching several days for the notorious Capt. John Bacon, Capt. Richard Shreve of the Burlington County light horse and Capt. Edward Thomas of the Mansfield militia stopped with their men to refresh themselves near here at the Cedar Bridge ...

Austen D. Warburton

“Mr. Santa Clara”

Arts, civic, cultural, historical and indigenous groups benefited from the personal service of this sixth-generation Californian.

The life of this descendent of Santa Clara’s first physician, H.H. Warburton, and the Spanish colonist Alviso, Arguello and Ortega families was dedicated ...

Fisher's Hill Battlefield

Veteran's Picnic Grounds

Soon after the end of the Civil War, veterans on both sides began holding reunions to walk the familiar battlegrounds and renew friendships with former comrades. Here at Fisher's Hill, veterans of the battle fought on September 22, ...

Battle of Nashville

Federal Defenses

The hill to the west was a strong point in the system of permanent Federal defenses, started in 1862, which extended to the river on both sides of the town. Artillery was emplaced here from time to time.

Marker can ...

Jamison-Brown House

The Jamison-Brown House is significant due to its architectural and historical associations with two well known Santa Clara families. The architecture is important since it shows the changes in a building that was originally constructed in the 1860s and remodeled ...

Abraham Godwin

In memory of

Abraham Godwin

Pioneer of Paterson • Patriot • Soldier

Captain of Marines in

The War of the Revolution

Born November 23, 1724

Died in the service of his country

February 7, 1777

Buried at Fishkill New York

Placed by the Captain Abraham Godwin Chapter

Sons of the ...

Battle of Fisher's Hill

Here Early's Adjutant-General, A.S. Pendleton, while attempting to check Sheridan's advance, was mortally wounded, September 22, 1864.

Marker is at the intersection of Old Valley Pike (U.S. 11) and Millner Road (County Route 644), on the right when traveling north ...

Major Wilbur Fisk Foster

1834-1922 Chief Engr. Army of Tenn. C.S.A.; Construction Engineer on first R.R. Bridge in Nashville; City Engineer of Nashville and Member of American Society of civil Engineers; Director of Works at the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, 1897 & Co-Founder of Foster ...

The Berryessa Adobe

This Adobe House

The Berryessa Adobe was built at a crossroad in California history. When constructed in the 1840s, Spanish colonial building traditions were blending with American influences. The builders constructed adobe walls on stone foundations and used soil plaster – ...

Battle of Fisher's Hill

September 22, 1864

General Philip Sheridan with 30,000 Federals defeated General Jubal Early with 11,000 Confederates. Driven in route from Winchester September 19, by Sheridan's overpowering numbers, Early formed his line of battle across the brow of this hill, overlooking ...