Slane Abbey

Mainistir Shláine

Slane Abbey

It is believed that in 433 AD, the first Christian missionary to Ireland, later known as St. Patrick, lit a large celebration fire here on the Hill of Slane.

Soon after St Patrick, a monastery associated with St Earc ...

Battle of Lexington Monument

Sacred to Liberty & the Rights of mankind!!! The Freedom & Independence of America, Sealed and defended with the blood of her sons.

This Monument is erected by the inhabitants of Lexington, under the patronage & at the expense of the ...

Officers' Quarters, Drum Barracks, 1862-1868

"Drum Barracks, Civil War Period"

Panel 1:

Officers’ Quarters

1862 * Drum Barracks * 1868

Supply Depot, Department of

the Southwest, U.S. Army.

In memory of the historic past of this

building and the importance of its

association with early ...

Casula Point - A River Builds a Town

Casula Point

This exciting view of the Patuxent River, from which the Town of Laurel Factory grew to the City of Laurel, is dedicated to the memory of Frank P. Casula (1920-2001). Frank P. Casula served the Citizens of Laurel and ...

“They Came to the Mountains by Rail”

On July 9, 1873, a few miles to the west of here, was driven the “Golden Spike” completing the New York and Oswego Midland Railroad—later the New York, Ontario & Western (O & W).

This rail link opened up the interior ...

The Old Barn – First Adobe Building

First adobe building

in La Grange

Built prior to 1850

Used for post office and later

stables for horses that

brought freight in from Waterford.

Marker is on Yosemite Boulevard (State Highway 132), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Edwardsville National Bank Clock

First erected in 1923 at the corner of St. Louis Street and North Main Street

Through funds raised by public donations, the clock was relocated in this Clock Tower park and presented to the City of Edwardsville in gratitude for its ...

Luther Burbank Home

Luther Burbank was born in Massachusetts on March 7, 1849 and arrived in Santa Rosa in October 1875. In 1884 he purchased four acres surrounding this site as a place for horticultural experiments. Here he lived and worked until his ...

PRR Class X29L Steel Boxcar No. 2136

"Freight was different. The railroad started doubling up on the trains something fierce - 160-car trains. It would take you a week to get to the other end of them."

- Vince Farabaugh, Locomotive Engineer

Yardmaster John Conlon remembers one point in ...

AH-1F Bell

"Cobra" Helicopter

The AH-1F Bell "Cobra" helicopter traces its lineage from the UH-1 Series helicopter. The original "Cobra" replaced the Huey's bulky fuselage with the thin-profile fuselage and tandem seating. For more than 40 years, the "Cobra" struck fear in the ...