Wofford College

Wofford College, charted in 1851, was established by a $100,000 bequest from the Rev. Benjamin Wofford of Spartanburg, who envisioned a college for 'literary, classical, and scientific education' affiliated with the Methodist Church. The college opened in the fall of ...

10th New York Vol. Infantry

National Zouaves

Erected by the State of New York, to commemorate the patriotic services of the 10th Reg't New York Volunteers

National Zouaves

Mustered into the U.S. Service April 27th 1861. Reorganized as a Battalion, April 27th 1863. Participated in ...

Thomas Robeson

Colonel in Revolution, member of provincial congresses and state senator. Robeson County is named for him. His home stood ½ mile N.E.

Marker is on State Highway 87 just east of State Highway 131, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy ...

Battle of Westport

Position of Opposing Forces - 11a.m. Oct. 23, 1864

Gen. Sterling Price was on this spot at 11:00 a.m. but retired before the armies had reached this disposition.

Positions after the Union flank attack. Lines moved back and forth with ...

A City Is Born

On this site, with Butterfield Stages rumbling by, stood a saloon operated by Ben S. Dowell, who became the first Mayor of El Paso on August 15, 1873; with Aldermen John F. Evans, John S. Gillette, Andrew Hornick, Thomas N. ...

Martin County Court House

[ Bronze Plaque ]

This property

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

[ Engraved Stone ]

Martin County

Court House

Erected 1876

Donated by

Officials and Employees

November 1980

Marker is ...

Athens Big Spring Memorial Park

Dedicated to the early settlers, men and women who served in the armed forces and kept our country free. August 12, 1989.

Marker can be reached from Beaty Street North east of Market Street/Buck Island Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Indian Haulover

Bahia Mar is the site of a haulover where Indians took their canoes from New River Sound into the Atlantic Ocean. A Second Seminole War fort named for Major William Lauderdale was built near here in 1838. It was active ...

Grave of William Walker / Magnolia Cemetery

Grave of William Walker William "Singin' Billy" Walker (1809-1875) was the author of Southern Harmony, a collection of religious music employing shaped musical notes to aid those who could not read standard musical notation. He later published the more elaborate ...

Moses Pierce-Hichborn House

Moses Pierce-Hichborn House

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1968

Marker is on ...