Defenses of Winchester

The fort on the hilltop to the north is one of a chain of defenses commanding the crossings of the Qpequon. It was constructed by Milroy in 1863.

Marker is on Front Royal Pike (U.S. 522), on the right when traveling ...

Shallow Ford

Colonial route across Yadkin River. Scene of Tory defeat by Whigs, 1780. Crossing used in 1781 by army of Lord Cornwallis. 600 yds. S.

Marker is on Shallowford Road, on the right when traveling east.

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Second Battle of Winchester

Here Jubal A. Early, detached to attack the rear of Milroy, holding Winchester, crossed this road and moved eastward in the afternoon of June 15, 1863.

Marker is on Northwestern Pike (U.S. 50), on the right when traveling east.

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Battle of Pelham

1776 1976

Bicentennial

of the

Battle of Pelham

October 18, 1776

Knapp Chapter, NSDAR

honors

Col. John Glover

Col. Joseph Read Col. William Shepard

Col. Loammi Baldwin

and

their 750 Continentals.

Their courageous action

delayed

Gen. William Howe’s British invasion

and enabled

General George Washington

to move the

Continental Army to White Plains.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

25th Kentucky Infantry

Lauman's Brigade - Hurlbut's Division

U. S.

25th Kentucky Infantry,

Lauman's (3d) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 6, 1862. Its next engagement was to left rear east of Hamburg Road.

Marker ...

Forrest's Tennessee Cavalry

Unassigned

C. S.

Forrest's Tennessee Cavalry,

--Unassigned--

Army of the Mississippi.

This regiment was engaged here at about 2.30 p.m. April 6, 1862, supporting a charge made by the 26th Ala.

Marker can be reached from Hamburg-Purdy Road 1 mile east of Sherman Road, on the ...

Sonora Fountain

The Sonora Fountain was first erected in 1904 in the center of Washington Street, 75 feet northerly of its present location. Cast in an East Coast foundry, it was purchased by the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and used for many ...

Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit

In 1701, Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac established a settlement at the present day site of Detroit. Cadillac ordered the construction of a fort to protect the new village named the garrison Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit, in honor of the ...

Kern County Fair Exhibit Building

Over the years, county fairs have provided a venue for farmers and their families to showcase crops, livestock, arts, and crafts and learn about the latest agricultural techniques.

The land presently occupied by the museum was once the Kern County Fair ...

Site of the First County Free Library Branch in California

In 1908 Elk Grove acquired through the efforts of Miss Harriet G. Eddy, then principal of Elk Grove Union High School, the first county free library branch in California. Subsequently, California's county free library branch system has become one of ...