Rockland Harbor Trail

Snow Marine Park to Rockland Breakwater Light

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General Information

The Rockland Harbor Trail is easy to follow. Allow you and your imagination enjoy the Harbor sights along the way. The trail is approximately 5.5. mile[s] from beginning ...

Miner’s Cabin

This cabin is an example of he quarters used by miners during the gold rush. The earliest structures were canvas tents, made from recycled sailcloth taken from abandoned ships in San Francisco Bay. In 1849 Coloma had hundreds of “tent” ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

In July 1774 William Bartram entered Crawford County here, site of Marshall's Mill, going on to Knoxville, Roberta, and Cusetta.

Marker is on Carl Sutton Road 0.4 miles north of Sandy Point Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

In July 1774 William Bartram camped nearby at “a beautiful large brook”, Sweet Water, on a trek from Augusta to Cusetta.

Marker is at the intersection of East Agency Street (Georgia Route 42) and Hartman Mill Road, on the right ...

Baker Mansion

This fine example of Greek Revival Architecture was the home of Elias Baker, a leading ironmaster of the region. Built in 1846, it is now the museum and home of the Blair County Historical Society. Located on the hill opposite ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

In 1774 William Bartram passed through what is now Roberta, after camping at Sweetwater and finding a new hydrangea.

Marker is at the intersection of East Agency Street and Hicks Road, on the left when traveling east on East Agency ...

Between the Peachtree Cr. Forks

July 19, 1864. The march of Stanley’s div. (4th AC.) on the Old Cheshire Bridge Rd from Buckhead was delayed by the burning bridge at N. Fork, Peachtree Cr. Opposition by Confederate cavalry had marked the progress of the 4th ...

Fitchburg Civil War Memorial

Fitchburg

erects this monument

in memory of her

brave sons who fell

and in honor of

all her loyal citizens who perilled

their lives in the great struggle

which secured the

unity of the Republic

and the

freedom of an oppressed race

1861-1865

"For these are deeds which should not pass away

and ...

Birthplace of Republican Party

In 1852 Alvan Earle Bovay of Ripon met with Horace Greeley in New York and advocated dissolution of the Whig Party and formation of a new party to fuse together anti-slavery elements. At the same time he suggested the name ...

"by the skin of our teeth"

On July 1, 1863, Gettysburg's center square was the eye in the storm of panic and confusion that swirled in the town's streets and alleys as the routed Union 1st and 11th Corps fled toward the safety of Cemetery Hill.

Some ...