Msgr. Edward Joseph Flanagan

Leabeg, Ballymoe

Founder of Boys Town

Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A.

"The work will continue, you see,

whether I am there or not,

because it is God's work, not mine."

Msgr. Edward J. Flanagan

Mol an oige

agus tiocfaidh si

Ni neart go cur le cheile

Unveiled by Fr. Val Peter

Executive Director

5th ...

Original Site and Portions

Original Site and Portions

of

Franklin Springs City Jail

Built early 1920’s

Marker is on King Street 0.1 miles north of Spring Street, on the left when traveling north.

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Point Park

Ahead are some of

Lookout Mountain's

finest views

The walkway beginning here leads through Point Park to historic Point Lookout, the northern most promontory of Lookout Mountain. The distance to Point Lookout is 1/4 mile, and the walking time is about 5 minutes.

The ...

Samuel Gompers

1850 - - - - - 1924

Born in London, Jan. 27, 1850. Apprentice Shoemaker, 1860. U. S. Immigrant and member Cigarmakers Local 144, New York City, 1863. President, Local 144, 1876. Leader in convening Federation of Trades and Labor ...

Belle Ziegler Park

This park land, originally called North Takoma Park, was donated by city founder Benjamin Franklin Gilbert as part of his effort to create public spaces within the city. By the mid-1920's it had been renamed Washington Park and was the ...

Site of British Encampment

August 13,1777

Col. Baum's forces camped here

Marker is on U.S. 22 0.2 miles from North Old State Road, on the left when traveling north.

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Corput's Georgia Battery

Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion.

Corput's Georgia Battery

Four 12 Pounder Napoleons.

Capt. W.W. Carnes' Artillery Battalion.

Stevenson's Division. - Breckinridge's Corps.

Nov.24, 1863, 2 P.M.

Capt. Max Van Den Corput, Commanding.

1st Lieut. M.S. McWhorter.

2nd Lieut. W.S, Hoge.

2nd Lieut. J.E. Stilwell.

2nd Lieut. W.A. Russell.

About 1 A.M. ...

The Home of the 17th President

Andrew Johnson Patterson, son of Martha Johnson Patterson and grandson of President Andrew Johnson, was born and died in this house. To him and his loyal and devoted wife, Martha Barkley Patterson, the nation is indebted for their untiring efforts ...

Preserving the President’s Legacy

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

“ . . . I believe that my Father was the greatest man this country ever produced!”

Martha Johnson Patterson

Three generations of Andrew Johnson’s family devoted time and effort to preserve his memory and legacy. In ...

The Metropolitan Branch and Takoma Park

Geology

This section of the trail is on the border of two physiographic provinces, the Coastal Plain and the Piedmont Region, display traces of two different times on Earth.

The Coastal Plain stretches south and east from where you are standing ...