Milledge Luke Bonham

December 25, 1813 - August 27, 1890

Bonham was a Colonel in the Palmetto Regiment in the Mexican war, a brigadier general during the War Between the States and served in the C.S.A. Congress prior to being elected Governor. He was ...

Blount Mansion

Built in 1792, this was one of the first frame houses west of the Alleghenies. It served as both the residence of William Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the River Ohio, and as capitol of that territory, now ...

The Borror Family / Borror's Corners

Jackson Township Pioneers

The Borror Family

Jackson Township Pioneers

In 1809-1811, Magdalene Strader Borror, widow of Revolutionary War veteran Jacob Borror, Jr., moved to this area from Virginia with her seven children (Martin, Jacob, Myomi, Solomon, Christine, Issac, and Absalom). Originally clearing and ...

Boone's Creek Church

About 1 1/2 miles southwest, this

Christian church was organized

1825 by Rev. Jas. Miler. Here, Aug.

17, 1829, was held the first recorded

conference of Christian churches

in East Tennessee. Other elders

present were Jeriel Dodge, Robt. M.

Shankland, Jno. Wallace, and Wm.

Slaughter. They reported 472

members ...

Bum - San Diego’s Official Town Dog / Greyfriars Bobby

The “Tail” of Two Cities – The Brother Dogs Project

Bum

San Diego’s Official Town Dog

Died November 10, 1898 – Aged 12 Years

Loved by everyone – owned by no one. His name suited him because he arrived as a town stowaway, befriended ...

Daniel Boone

0.2 miles along this road is the

waterfall under which Bonne hid

himself from raiding Indians;

the falls were then about 4 feet

high. 1.1 mile along the road, a

marker indicates the site of

the beech tree where "D. Boon

Cilled a bar ...

Georgia R.R. & Banking Co.

On May 21, 1837, Georgia Railroad and Banking Company operated from this place the first railroad train in Georgia. It is the oldest railroad in Georgia continuously operating under its original charter.

Though extensive portions of its lines were destroyed ...

Company E, 166th Infantry, 42nd (Rainbow) DivisionWorld War Memo

In memoriam

Members of Co. E. 166 U.S. Inf.

42nd. Rainbow Division A.E.F.

July 15, 1917 to May 16, 1919

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Bragg Invades Kentucky

On Aug. 29, 1862, the Army of Mississippi was enrout to Kentucky: Army Headquarters was near Dunlap; Col. Joseph Wheeler's Cavalry Brigade was moving against Maj. Gen. A McD. McCook's Federal Division at Altamont. Advance elements of Maj. Gen Leonidas ...

Lockbourne Veterans' Memorial

Marker is at the intersection of Commerce Street and Denny Street, on the right when traveling west on Commerce Street.

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