7-Inch Brooke Rifle, Triple Banded

This quality product from the Confederate Naval Ordnance Works in Selma, Alabama was popular with Confederate artillerymen. Its long range, combined with heavy, accurate projectiles was particularly effective against Federal ironclads and siege batteries.

Maximum Range: 7920 yards (7242 M)

Battle of Eutaw Springs

A Critical Loss of Discipline

" The rich prize within our grasp was lost "

~ Colonel Henry Lee

Late in the battle, American soldiers pushed forward and found themselves in the British camp. Victory was in sight, but the ...

Winfield Scott

General-in-Chief, U.S. Army

SCOTT

Marker is at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, NW and 16th Street, NW, in the median on Massachusetts Avenue, NW.

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Presbyterian College Armed Forces Memorial

World Wars I & II / Korean War

Left Plaque

The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, March 3, 1863, had awarded in the name of the Congress the Medal of Honor to

Lt. Colonel George L. ...

North Gate of City of Anaheim

Anaheim Founded 1857

Location of North Gate

Marker is at the intersection of South Anaheim Boulevard and West South Street, on the right when traveling south on South Anaheim Boulevard.

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Florham 1893-1955

Florham 1893-1955 Country estate of Hamilton and Florence Vanderbilt Twombly. Grounds designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Son. Buildings designed by McKim, Mead and White. Acquired by Fairleigh Dickinson University in 1958

Marker is on Madison Avenue (New Jersey Route 124), ...

The New York Life Eagle

In 1890, architect Stanford White gave the commission for The New York Life Eagle to Augustus Saint-Gaudens on behalf of The New York Life Insurance Company. Augustus sketched its conceptual form and the sculpture was carved in marble by his ...

First Church in Rockingham County

The first church in Rockingham County was built on this site in 1747 on land owned by Captain Daniel Harrison of the colonial militia. Serving as a "Chapel of Ease" for Augusta Parish, the first building is believed to have ...

Cradle of Basketball

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In 1892 the game of basketball was brought to Crawfordsville from its birthplace in Massachusetts by Rev. Nicholas McCay, General Secretary of the Crawfordsville YMCA that was located on this site in what would become known as ...

Post Office

During the 1870's and 80's, this building served as a community post office. The building has been restored and displays "pigeon holes" which are compartments used to sort the mail.

The building on the right is a smoke house. It dates ...