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Historic Bladensburg Waterfront Park - Port Town History
The Ports of Bladensburg and Beall Town
In 1742, the...
Early History of Waterloo
1795 1927
350 feet west of this ...
Big Run Watershed
Rocky Top, the high ridge to your left, Brown Mt., straigh...
Bridgewater
Historic North River Crossing
After his victory at...
Bridgewater
Bridgewater During the War
The town of Bridgewater...
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
In 1961, the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Commission ...
Burgess' Water Hole
Called San Lorenzo by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza,1684. Late...
Well-traveled Water
Did you know that Colorado Springs is almost a desert? Des...
The Water Battery
Strategically placed, this permanent section of the fort w...
Water Battery
Saratoga
1777
Water Battery
defending
Results for Water
Historic Bladensburg Waterfront Park - Port Town History
The Ports of Bladensburg and Beall Town
In 1742, the town of Bladensburg was created on the banks of the Anacostia River (also known as the Eastern Branch of the Potomac river) through an act of the Maryland General Assembly for ...
Early History of Waterloo
1795 1927
350 feet west of this spot, Zalmon Disbrow, in 1795 first began clearing the forest on what was later the Dr. Gardner Welles Farm, military lot 97. Sept, 30, 1796 the first stage left Utica for Geneva, passing here ...
Big Run Watershed
Rocky Top, the high ridge to your left, Brown Mt., straight ahead and Loft Mt., behind you, enclose an eleven square mile watershed, the largest in the Park.
One inch of rainfall on this area amounts to nearly 200 million gallons. ...
Bridgewater
Historic North River Crossing
After his victory at the Battle of McDowell on May 8, 1862, Gen. Stonewall Jackson made plans to attack another Federal force in the Shenandoah Valley. Earlier he had ordered Col. John D. Imboden to burn ...
Bridgewater
Bridgewater During the War
The town of Bridgewater was a center of Confederate logistical activity during the Civil War. It also sent one company of infantry, the Bridgewater Grays, to the 10th Virginia Infantry Regiment, which fought in most of ...
La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor
In 1961, the Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) approved Dairyland Power Cooperative's proposal to construct and operate Wisconsin's first nuclear-fueled power plant. This reactor was part of a pilot program to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of nuclear reactors for ...
Burgess' Water Hole
Called San Lorenzo by Juan Dominguez de Mendoza,1684. Later Charco Alzate in honor of an Apache chieftain. Water hole honoring John W. Burgess, pioneer freighter who here outwitted the Apaches. The emigrant road to California by the way of Chihuahua ...
Well-traveled Water
Did you know that Colorado Springs is almost a desert? Deserts receive less than ten inches of rain per year. The average precipitation in Colorado Springs is only about 15 inches per year. That’s pretty dry compared to Boston’s annual ...
The Water Battery
Strategically placed, this permanent section of the fort was the lowest level of the three tiers of guns. The Water Battery was designed to deliver "water-skipping" cannonade directed at the hulls of enemy ships.
The simple V-shaped design has undergone ...
Water Battery
Saratoga
1777
Water Battery
defending
bridge of boats
In memory of
Kosciusko
who selected the
whole line of defense
Marker is on U.S. 4, on the right when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org