Beacon Falls Veterans Monument

In Grateful Tribute

to the

Men and Women

of Beacon Falls

Who Served

In the Armed Forces

During National Crises

Marker is on Maple Avenue near Burton Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Snowden Funeral Home

A hearse drawn by four white horses was a hallmark of the Snowden Funeral Home, the first African American-owned funeral home in Montgomery County.

George Russell Snowden started the family business in 1918 in Howard County. In 1926, he brought it ...

Gowan’s (Gower’s) Ford And Widow Glenn’s Grave

Chickamauga Campaign Heritage Trail

In mid-September 1863, General John M. Palmer’s division of the 21st Army Corps was assigned to the duty of guarding the fords on West Chickamauga Creek. A primary Federal objective was keeping the Confederates on the east ...

Chief Philip Koechlein

Liberty Corner Fire Company Headquarters

Dedicated in memory of Chief Philip Koechlein for seventy-four years of service.

Admitted 1921

Fire Dispatcher 1921 - 1969

Chief 1926 - 1928

Answered the final alarm October 8, 1995

"Phil, you set the standard that we all hope to achieve"

Marker ...

Casting Arch & Furnace Hearth

Beckley Furnace Industrial Monument

Casting Arch & Furnace Hearth

Casting Arch

This arch was used to gain access to the hearth area of the furnace. It is the largest of the four arches in the furnace structure. It is from ...

U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.

1961-1973

Dedicated to the U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.

In memory of the Hmong and Lao combat veterans and their American advisors who served freedom's cause in Southeast Asia. Their patriotic valor and loyalty in the defense of liberty ...

Jane Todd Crawford

Jane Todd, pioneer heroine of abdominal surgery, was born 12-23-1763 just west of here across Whistle Creek near Todd’s Mill. She married Thomas Crawford in 1794. In 1809 she rode 60 Mi. on horseback to the home of Dr. Ephraim ...

F/A – 18A Hornet

Bureau Number 161970

Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, members of Marine Fighter attack Squadron 321 reported to Andrews Air Base to prepare for their role in defense of Washington D.C. On the morning of September 12th, the squadron Commanding ...

Santee Limestone / Limestone and Marl Formations

marker Front:

Santee LimestoneSir Charles Lyell (1797-1875), noted British geologist, visited S.C. in 1842 and described its geology in his Travels in North America..., published in several editions. He named the bedrock limestone underlying this area "Santee Limestone." Lyell estimated Santee ...

Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Mo

Side A:Maritime Casualties of the American Civil WarAfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. ...