Watauga Fort

400 yards northward and ½ mile northeast of the mouth of Gap Creek, stood Watauga Fort. Here, July 21, 1776, the settlers under Captain James Robertson repulsed the Cherokees under Old Abraham of Chilhowee, and Lt. John Sevier rescued “Bonny ...

Charles City C. H.

In 1702 Charles City County, which then included both sides of James River, was divided; the courthouse here was built about 1730. Here Simcoe's British Cavalry surprised a party of militia, January 8, 1781. Here Grant's Army passed on its ...

Craycraft Block

Built by Daniel Craycraft in 1889, this Queen Anne building housed Meade Vestal's law office. Vestal was a prominent Democraft and Circuit Court judge. The second floor loggia is unique for a commercial building.

Marker is on Logan Street, on the ...

Polo on Governors Island

Governors Island

One of the most popular pastimes for officers stationed on Governors Island was polo. It provided officers stationed here a unique recreational opportunity and provided a way to hone their riding skills. Polo was first introduced to the ...

President Tyler's Home

Just to the south is Sherwood Forest, where President John Tyler lived after his retirement from the presidency until his death in 1862. He bought the place in 1842 and came to it as his home in March, 1845. Here ...

Howard Weeden Home

Built 1819 by H. C. Bradford, this home was later owned by John Read, John McKinley, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court (1837-1852), Bartley M. Lowe, M. C. Betts and Marie Howard Weeden (1846-1905) whose poetry and paintings preserve nineteenth ...

Y-Bridge

World famous part of the Old National Road.

Maintained by Muskingum County.

Marker by Ohio Society of Professional Engineers.

Approved by the Ohio Historical Society.

Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Esther Hobart Morris

Proponent of the Legislative Act Which

in 1869 gave distinction to the Territory of

Wyoming

as the 1st government in the world to grant

Women Equal Rights

Marker is at the intersection of Capitol Avenue and 24th Street on Capitol Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fredericksburg Campaign, December 1862

The Battle of Fredericksburg began on the morning of December 11, 1862, when Confederate sharpshooters opened fire on Federal engineers building a pontoon bridge by which the Union Army of the Potomac planned to cross the Rappahannock River. Fredericksburg's defenders ...

Confederate Battery Position

This battery was one of several cavalry outposts maintained by Wheeler`s Cavalry (CS) to watch the ferries and fords along the Chattahoochee River in 1864. The battery position consisted of a single piece of light artillery protected by strong earthworks. ...