Peter Burr House

Built in 1751 by Peter Burr, cousin of Aaron Burr, on a grant of 480 acres from Lord Fairfax. The house is one of the state's oldest frame structures. It is a fine example of a mid-18th century Virginia family ...

Archer's Brigade

Heth's Division - Hill's Corps

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Hill's Corps Heth's Division

Archer's Brigade

5th. Battalion and 13th. Alabama

1st. 7th. 14th. Tennessee Infantry

July 1 The Brigade moved from Cashtown early in the morning toward Gettysburg. After ...

Waterford Baptist Church

Erected 1853

At dawn on August 27, 1862, Captain E.V. White's 60-man company, nucleus of the 35th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, attacked 28 men of Captain S.C. Means' Company of Independent Loudoun Virginia Rangers (Union) encamped here in this church. After three ...

West Redoubt of Fort Clinton

The West Redoubt

of

Fort Clinton

1776 – 1777

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Defended with

conspicuous bravery

by a greatly outnumbered

American Garrison

under

Brigadier General James Clinton

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Captured by British Oct. 6, 1777

Destroyed Oct. 26, 1777

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Manhattan Chapter D.A.R.

- 1940 -

Marker can be reached from New York Route 9 W when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

The St. Francis Women's Club

Nambe Pueblo

The St. Francis Women's Club was instrumental in raising funds to rebuild San Francisco de Asís Church, which had been condemned and demolished in about 1960.

Their main fundraiser was the annual Fourth of July Ceremonial, featuring dances of ...

"Blakeley"

Home of General Washington's grandnephew, John Augustine Washington, who later became the owner of Mount Vernon. "Blakeley", built about 1820, was partially burned a few years later and then rebuilt in it present form. (1 1/2 Mi.W.)

Marker is at the ...

General John R. Baylor

1822-1895

Home Town Confederate

General John R. Baylor

1822-1895Born in Kentucky. Came to Texas Republic 1839. Colorful Indian fighter. In War against Cherokees 1840. Member Texas Legislature 1853. Comanche agent 1855-57. Delegate from Weatherford, Secession Convention. Commanding detachment of Second Regiment Texas ...

Stubbs School

The Stubbs School is typical of African-American public schools scattered throughout the county between 1870 and 1952.

This modest one-room school opened in the early 1930s. The building lacked electricity and plumbing. Its only heat source was a cast iron stove. ...

British Embarkation

On July 5, 1778 armies under General Sir Henry Clinton passed this point to reach British ships, at anchor off Horseshoe Cove, which evacuated them to New York. This completed their withdrawal through Middletown from Freehold after the Battle of ...

The True Reformer Building

City Within a City

The daily lives of residents of this historic African American community were woven together through hundreds of social and civic organizations--fraternal organizations, clubs, school alumni associations, civic associations and the like. The grand 5-story, Italianate building ...