John Peter Zenger

The renowned champion of the freedom of the press spent his first days in America on Governors Island. As a 13 year old boy he arrived in New York in 1710 with thousands of refugees from the Palatinate, who ...

P. C. J. Weston House / Pelican Inn

Plowden Weston, Lt. Gov of SC 1862–64, obtained land here in 1844 and by 1858 had built this beach residence. The Weston family sold the property to William St. Julien Mazyck in 1864, who sold the house to Atlantic Coast ...

Jenkins's Brigade

Stuart's Cavalry Division

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Stuart's Cavalry Division

Jenkins's Brigade

14th, 16th, 17th Virginia Cavalry

34th and 36th

Virginia Cavalry Battalions

July 3 The Brigade had been with Ewell's Corps but rejoined the Cavalry Division here on this day about noon. It was armed with ...

Jewish War Veterans Memorial

In honor of

the Arizonans of

the Jewish faith

who gave their lives

in the service

of our country in World War II

In Memoriam

Sgt. Leno Off April, 1943 • Sgt. Eli Gold - Dec. 29, 1943 • Sgt. Elmer I. Rosner - July 8, 1944 ...

Major Ferguson Falls

The chaos of battle roared along this ridge top. Piercing the din of gunfire and wounded men's groans, Ferguson's silver whistle shrilled, rallying his Tories. Two horses were shot out from under him; Ferguson seemed to be everywhere at once. ...

Lieutenant Colonel James Hawthorn

In Honor of

Lieutenant Colonel James Hawthorn

Commander of

Colonel William Hill's Regiment

York County Troops

In the Battle of Kings Mountain

7 October 1780

Colonel Hill having been disabled

By wounds Received

In a former Engagement

Marker can be reached from Kings Mountain Park Road, on the right ...

Fort Jay

This important example of military architecture is a dramatic reminder of the early defenses erected in New York Harbor to protect the City from invasion by sea. Like so many other early fortifications in this country, its star-shaped plan ...

Gen. J. E. Johnston’s Headquarters

Cyrus York house-site; June 10-19, 1864. Johnston’s forces [CS] moved from Paulding Co. to Kennesaw area, June 5, & occupied lines from Lost to Brushy Mtns. June 16: the left was withdrawn E. of Mud Creek. June 19: all forces ...

First New Jersey Cavalry

(Front or North Face):Maj. Myron H. Beaumont.

1st Brigade,

2d Cavalry Division

———

July 3, 1863.

———

Erected by the

State of New Jersey

1888

(Left or West Face):Organized in

September 1861,

and served

to the end of

the war.

Participated in

97 engagements

———

Losses

Killed in action 79.

Died of wounds Etc.

170, Died, prisoners

of war, 34. Missing,

supposed ...

Major James Gibbon

Here stood the home of

Major James Gibbon

1750 + 1835

A soldier of the Revolution

He led the forlorn hope against

Stony Point for which he received

through Congress the thanks of

a grateful Country

Marker is at the intersection of North 5th Street and Main Street ...