Results for The River
Johnston’s Army Crossed the River
July 5-9, 1864. Johnston Army of Tenn. [CS] held a fortifi...
Here Johnston’s River Line Crossed the Rd.
July 5, 1864. Gen. J.E. Johnston’s Army of Tenn. [CS] with...
The New River
Not “new” at all, the New River, the second oldest in the ...
The Red River Trail
The establishment of trade between the Red River settlemen...
The Warwick River
1862 Peninsula Campaign
Overlooking one of the James...
History of the Reedy River
The Children's Garden
The Reedy is Greenville's rive...
The Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, runs be...
Site of the First Mill At Falls of the Squamscott River
A grist mill built by Thomas Wilson in 1640. The island an...
De Anza Crossing of the Santa Ana River
1775 and 1776
On January 1, 1776, the first party of...
Battles of the River Raisin
[Marker side facing south]
Describing the American v...
Results for The River
Johnston’s Army Crossed the River
July 5-9, 1864. Johnston Army of Tenn. [CS] held a fortified line N. of the Chattahoochee from Nickajack Cr. to one mile above Peachtree Cr.
Federal crossings several miles upriver July 8, making the line untenable, Johnston crossed his forces July ...
Here Johnston’s River Line Crossed the Rd.
July 5, 1864. Gen. J.E. Johnston’s Army of Tenn. [CS] withdrew from the Smyrna-Ruff’s Mill line to formidable field-works which crossed the rd. at this point. The left of the line was at Nickajack Cr., 4.5 mi. S.W.; the rt. ...
The New River
Not “new” at all, the New River, the second oldest in the world, is more than 320 million years old. Only the Nile is older. The river received its original English name, Wood's River, perhaps from Colonel Abraham Wood who ...
The Red River Trail
The establishment of trade between the Red River settlements in Canada and the emerging City of Saint Paul led to the development of three Red River Trails on the 1840's. The "woods" trail passed over this point enroute from Crow ...
The Warwick River
1862 Peninsula Campaign
Overlooking one of the James River’s tributaries, Lee’s Mill is a watershed property with a long history of settlement. The Native Americans of the Powhatan Confederation hunted and fished along the banks of the Warwick River. During the ...
History of the Reedy River
The Children's Garden
The Reedy is Greenville's river. Its flowing waters have nourished the city and its people for centuries, and its falls are the reason why Greenville is located where it is. But Greenville's people have not always been kind ...
The Elizabeth River
The Elizabeth River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, runs between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk. The river was named “Elizabeth” in honor of Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the eldest daughter of King James I of England.
The river was first ...
Site of the First Mill At Falls of the Squamscott River
A grist mill built by Thomas Wilson in 1640. The island and site were granted to him by the town which reserved the right for canoe landing and the laying of fish. Wilson’s Creek flows on the easterly side.
Marker is ...
De Anza Crossing of the Santa Ana River
1775 and 1776
On January 1, 1776, the first party of colonists to come overland to the Pacific Coast crossed the Santa Ana River south of this marker and camped between here and the river. Recruited in the presidios of Sonora, ...
Battles of the River Raisin
[Marker side facing south]
Describing the American victory of January 18, 1813, Capt. John McCalla of the 5th Kentucky, wrote: "I have seen the enemy, and I have seen him defeated. I have seen my fellow soldiers extended lifeless bloody corpses ...
