The South Caroliniana Library

1840

The central portion of this structure is the oldest freestanding college library in the United States and has served continuously as a library since its completion in 1840. It is based upon design elements by South Carolina native and nineteenth-century ...

Bethel Church

Two miles west. The first church was built by Colonel Robert Doak in 1779. Captain James Tate, an elder, led in the battles of Cowpens and Guilford Courthouse (1781) a company drawn mainly from this church. In the churchyard 23 ...

Auntie Stone Cabin

This two-story cabin is a classic example of American frontier log construction. Sixty-three year old Elizabeth "Auntie" Stone and her second husband Lewis arrived in this area in 1864. The Army granted them permission to build a private residence on ...

Armistead's Brigade

Pickett's Division - Longstreet's Corps

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Longstreet's Corps Pickett's Division

Armistead's Brigade

9th. 14th. 38th. 53rd. 57th. Virginia Infantry

July 2 Arrived about sunset and bivouacked on the western border of Spangler's Woods.

July 3 In the forenoon formed line behind Kemper and ...

Safe Bus Company

The Safe Bus Company was chartered in 1926, when several small "jitney" services merged their operations to better serve Winston-Salem's African-American citizens. With the motto "safety and service," Safe Bus Company eventually employed more than 80 drivers and carried 8,000 ...

Bethabara

First settlement by Moravians in North Carolina, 1753; known also as Old Town. Church erected 1788. Town is 1 mile N.E.

Marker is at the intersection of Reynolda Rd. (U.S. 67) and Fairlawn Dr., on the left when traveling north on ...

Bath Civil War Memorial

Honor the Brave

Erected by the City of Bath

A.D. 1867

and dedicated to

the memory of the sons

who died

that the nation might live

[Weathered quote]

[Roll of Honored Dead]

Marker is at the intersection of Centre Street and High Street, in the median on Centre Street. ...

The Burning and Destruction of Atlanta

After capturing Atlanta in September 1864 during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, before leaving Atlanta on the March to the Sea, ordered the destruction of all railroads, factories, and commercial buildings of possible use to the Confederacy. ...

Androscoggin Swinging Bridge

National Register of Historic Places January 2004

Originally designed and built 1892 by John A. Roebling's Sons Co. for mill workers to cross the river from new housing in Topsham to the Cabot Mill in Brunswick. The bridge has served generations ...

Birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806-1873)

The Battle of Chancellorsville

This jumble of bricks and stones tucked deep within Spotsylvania's Wilderness marks the birthplace of Matthew Fontaine Maury, the "Pathfinder of the Seas." All but forgotten now, Maury was a legend during his lifetime. While superintendent of ...