Maynard Field

Operating from 1919 until the mid-1930's, Maynard Field was the first commercial airfield in North Carolina. The airfield was named for Lt. Belvin W. Maynard, a North Carolina native and pioneer aviator. In October 1919, the Winston-Salem Board of Trade ...

The Forlorn Hope

June 18, 1781

Having established the third parallel and dug a mine, the Patriot troops were exhausted. Promised reinforcements from the Virginia militia failed to arrive. A frustrated Greene wrote to Congress: "...our poor Fellows are worne out with fatigue, being ...

First Division, Army of the Tennessee

Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand

U.S.

First Division, Army of the Tennessee.

Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand.

1st Brigade, Col. Abraham M. Hare, 11th Iowa (w'd)

Col. Marcellus M. Crocker, 13th Iowa.

2d Brigade, Col. C. Carroll Marsh, 20th Illinois.

3d Brigade, Col. Julius Raith, 43d ...

Battle of the Ice Mound

Last battle of the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake Bay. A tender to the British ship of war "Dauntless" was captured by Joseph Stewart and local militia near james Island on February 7, 1815. Ice along the shore allowed ...

Jefferson Prairie Settlement

?Ole Knutson Nattestad, first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin, came to Clinton Township, July 1, 1838.

In his native Numedal, Nattestad had been a farmer, peddler, and blacksmith. In 1836 he and his brother Ansten visited Stavanger and there heard for ...

Battle of the Bulge Monument

In Memory of

Veterans

Battle of the

Bulge

Triumph of Courage

World War II

Dec.16, 1944 – Jan. 25, 1945

This is undoubtedly the greatest American

battle of the war and will, I believe, be

regarded as an ever famous American victory.

Sir Winston Churchill

Marker is on North 5th ...

Battle of Nashville Confederate Line

Trenches about 20 ft. N of this point, held by Loring's Division, were the center of the confederate main line before the Battle of Nashville. On Dec. 15, 1864, Redoubt No. 1, a key artillery salient 200 yds. NW, fired ...

Alfred Martin Ray Buffalo Solder

Circa 1849 - 1917

On July 1, 1898, Lt. Ray planted the United States flag on San Juan Hill, Cuba, amid a hail of enemy bullets during the Spanish American War. For his heroic courage in action. Ray received a battlefield ...

Canadian Bank of Commerce Building

Architects: Darling and Pearson

In the early 20th century, bank buildings were designed to recall classical temples and evoke a sense of permanence and dignity. The Neo-Classical design, imposing Ionic columns, decorative stonework, and prominent roof cornice of this building make ...

Battle of Nashville

Lee's Position

Here, Stephen D. Lee's Corps, Army of Tennessee, bestrode the highway and railroad. Cheatham's Corps held the right of the line, which ran northeast about 2 miles to Rain's Hill. After the Confederate left was broken in the afternoon's ...