Nation's First Public Library

Nation's First Public Library

In 1803, Caleb Bingham established in Salisbury the first library in the United States open to the public free of charge. The collection was expressly created for use by young people nine to sixteen years of age ...

Site of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory

1912-1942

For nearly 30 years, America’s first full-time volcano observatory occupied this site. Under the direction of Dr. Thomas A. Jaggar, world renowned volcanologist, the expertise to monitor and study volcanoes was developed. In 1942, the observatory was relocated to ...

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

Church of the Holy Trinity

[Rendering of the Seal of the President of the United States]

In Memoriam

Within the hallowed walls of the historic Church of the Holy Trinity in

Georgetown, D.C. worshiped the late President of the United States, John

Fitzgerald ...

Wilton Roll of Honor

Roll Of Honor

1917 – 1918

* James B. Whipple

Harry E. Aurmack • George Barringer • Sante Bananni • Charles D. Bennett • Clinton Bennett • Lansing Bennett • Kingsley Birdsall • Edward D. Bolley • Edward Bouterlier • Floyd Bouton • ...

57th Illinois Infantry

Burial Place

Burial Place

57th Illinois Infantry

Bodies removed

to

Nat'l Cemetery

Marker can be reached from Hamburg-Savannah Road 0.6 miles south of Corinth Road, on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of Mary Rowlandson’s Capture

In the field nearby was situated the garrison house of the Rev. Joseph Rowlandson first ordained minister of Lancaster. During his absence on February 10, 1675-76 this garrison house was attacked and destroyed by the Indians. The inhabitants were massacred ...

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

State of Ohio, Logan County

United States of America

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

State of Ohio Logan County

Civil War

Brown, Wilson W. 2nd Lt Georgia 1862

Seaman, Elisha B. Private Virginia 1863

Smith, Otis W. Corporal Tennessee 1864

Indian Campaigns

Pratt, James N Blacksmith Texas 1872

Stokes, Alonzo ...

Greenlee Field

Located here from 1932 to 1938, this was the first African American owned stadium in the Negro Leagues. Home of Gus Greenlee's Pittsburgh Crawfords baseball team, 1935 Negro League champs. Players included Hall of Famers Satchel Paige, Josh Gibson, and ...

Site of New York Central Railroad Erector Shop

Site Of

The New York Central

Railroad erector shop where

Engine 999 was built in 1893.

999 was the first creation

of man in the history of time

to Travel 100 Miles per Hour

Marker is on Commerce Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy ...

Fairfield

Two miles west stood Fairfield, also called Carter’s Creek plantation, one of the most distinguished of Virginia's early brick homes. Built about 1694 for Lewis Burwell(ca.1651–1710), the house was a grand T-shaped structure, with distinctive double and triple diagonally set ...