Ellison Durant Smith

August 1, 1864 - November 17, 1944

Known nationally as "Cotton Ed" and active in 1905 in forming the Southern Cotton Association, Ellison DuRant Smith was elected to the U.S.Senate in 1908 and served until his death in 1944, having been ...

Tobacco Row

The area in Richmond known as Tobacco Row has been the site of tobacco warehouses and manufacturing since long before the Civil War. Beginning in the 1600s, after Virginia tobacco became popular in Europe, planters and shippers maintained facilities here. ...

Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation / The Old Kentucky Buria

[Front Text] : "Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation"

Camp No. 3 was located about six miles below Fort Winchester on the north side of the Maumee River. Militiamen from Kentucky, part of the forces led by War of 1812 Brig. Gen. ...

The Burning of Darien

On June 11, 1863 the seaport of Darien was vandalized and burned by Federal forces stationed on nearby St. Simons Island. The town was largely deserted, most of its 500 residents having sough refuge inland. Lost were public buildings, churches, ...

Holmes Library

Original Greek Revival dwelling built for commercial use 1849. Purchased for residence 1856 by James Holmes, prominent Boonton citizen. Building enlarged and converted to Holmes Library 1893.

National Register of Historic Places • New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Marker is ...

The Georgian Terrace Hotel

Built by Atlanta native, Joseph Gatins and designed by New York Architect, W. L. Stoddard, the Terrace opened October 2, 1911. Over the years most of Atlanta’s famous visitors have chosen the Georgian Terrace Hotel as their temporary home on ...

Great Lakes Athletics

Throughout WWI and WWII, athletic opportunities for recruits included swimming, basketball, hockey, water polo, boxing, wrestling and track and field. But, it was in football that Great Lakes achieved national prominence. Among the thousands of recruits streaming through the gates ...

Union Baptist Church

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Union Baptist Church, on the Alapaha River one-half mile West on this road, was constituted October 21, 1825, the first church in the old area of Irwin

County.

The original members were: William A. Knight, his wife, Sarah; Jonathan Knight, ...

Kilpatrick's Raid

After the failed McCook and Stoneman raids, Union Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman mounted one last effort to cut Atlanta's railroads with his cavalry. Just before dark, August 18, 1864, Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick led 4,500 troupers of the 2nd ...

Fr. Michael J. McGivney

In Loving Memory Of

Fr. Michael J. McGivney

1852 – 1890

Founder of the Knights of Columbus

March 29, 18882

Pastor of St. Thomas Church, Thomaston

1884 – 1890

Founder of the Atlantic Council No. 18

April 8, 1885

This Plaque Presented By The Supreme Council On The 100th

Anniversary ...