Chief Wahbememe Burial Site

Side 1

Potawatomi Chief Wahbememe (White Pigeon) was a signer of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, which placed Michigan Great Lakes forts in U.S. hands. The chief was known as a friend to the white settlers in Michigan. According ...

Confederate March From the North Anna River

Following the Union army's departure from the North Anna River on 26 May 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee cautiously moved his army south toward Richmond to stay between the Federals and the capital. Lee's wagon trains, using nearby Ellett's ...

Minor Hill War Memorial

In honor of our war dead

Marker is at the intersection of Wray Branch Road and Minor Hill Highway (Tennessee Route 11), on the left when traveling west on Wray Branch Road.

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The Union Pacific Railroad / The Union Pacific Railroad

Part 1 (1867 - 1890) / Part 2 (1869 - 1890)

Part i

The story of the Union Pacific Railroad is also a story of Wyoming and particularly Cheyenne. One cannot be told without the telling of the other. It is no ...

Twickenham Historic District

Designated by the City of Huntsville, Alabama March 23, 1972. This district is a living museum of American architectural styles dating from 1814.

It encompasses about one~half of the original Town of Twickenham, Huntsville's first official name.

Approximate boundaries:

North ~ Randolph ...

Military Post / Potter's Raid

Military Post

After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of Sumter. Known locally as "Yankee Camp," the post contained officers' quarters, barracks, and a guard house. Here sentinels ...

Fort Severson

Built in 1867 by Nils Severson on his land with help of neighbor's using limestone and mortar of lime & sand from Deer Creek. Severson's design was a typical fort with small openings for rifles and larger openings for gatling ...

Parson Capen House

Parson Capen House

has been designated a

National Historc Landmark

This site possesses national signficance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

Marker is on Howlett Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Stones River

A tributary of the Stones River is named after Uriah Stone, an early explorer and long hunter. For centuries, the Stones River has played an important role in the lives of area inhabitants, first as an important fishing and hunting ...

Stonewall’s Surprise

Banks’s Fort

In the spring of 1862, U.S. Army Capt. Edward Hunt, an engineer, constructed a fortification on the hill where the Strasburg water tower now stands. Hunt selected the hill "because it had an effective command over the roads, the ...