Second Brigade

August 30, 1862

5:15 p.m.

Second Division (Ricketts)

Third Corps (McDowell)

Army of Virginia, USA

Second Brigade

Brig. Gen. Zealous B. Tower

26th New York - 88th Pennsylvania

94th New York - 90th Pennsylvania

"The regiment rushed up on the double quick and the companies deployed as best they ...

The Capture of Paul Revere

Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass

While passing through Lexington at around midnight, Revere and William Dawes met Dr. Samuel Prescott of Concord, who was riding home after courting Lydia Mulliken. Prescott agreed to help spread the alarm that “the Regulars ...

I Never Saw Anything Like Them Before

Looking over this parapet, you can still see some 1,400 feet of earthwork walls stretching out before you. In 1863 Fortress Rosecrans had more than 14,000 feet of walls surrounding a compound that covered 200 acres.

Lunette Thomas

This earthwork defense, the ...

September 11, 2001 Living Memorial Grove

This grove of flowering trees is a living memorial dedicated to the tragic events of September 11th, 2001. It is one of five Living Memorial Groves around the City, one in each borough in a park with clear views ...

Gen. Henry Knox Trail

Through this place passed

Gen. Henry Knox

in the winter of 1775-1776

to deliver to

Gen. George Washington

at Cambridge

the train of artillery

from Fort Ticonderoga

used to force the British

Army to evacuate Boston

Erected by

The ...

73rd Ohio Infantry

August 30, 1862

5:00 p.m.

2nd Brigade (McLean), First Division (Schenk)

First Corps (Sigel), Army of Virginia, USA

73rd Ohio Infantry

Col. Orland Smith

"The enemy in our front, moving in concert with those on our flank, came out of the woods - their line masking ...

Surrender Field

Colonial National Historical Park

On the 17th, at about 10 o'clock, the British raised a white flag on their walls, beat a parley on their drums, and the firing ceased on all sides. Then the terms of surrender were agreed upon ...

Independent Order of Odd Fellows

Elk Grove

The first I.O.O.F. meeting was held on

May 2, 1878. The first Rebekah meeting

was held on May 2, 1888. On July 7, 1892

The original building burned and was

rebuilt with the I.O.O.F taking ownership.

A rededication of the hall was

held on March ...

Gen. Henry Knox Trail

Through this place passed

Gen. Henry Knox

in the winter of 1775-1776

to deliver to

Gen. George Washington

at Cambridge

the train of artillery

from Fort Ticonderoga

used to force the British

Army to evacuate Boston

Erected by

The ...

The Kapa‘a Japanese Stone Lantern (Ishidoro)

Preserving the History of Kapa‘a’s Issei Generation

The 15-foot cast concrete lantern was constructed in 1915 by Kaua‘i’s first generation Japanese immigrants. As a tribute to their homeland, the lantern commemorates the 1912 coronation of Emperor Taisho. An inscription reads: “Great ...