Alexandria Academy

On 17 Dec. 1785, George Washington endowed a school here in the recently established Alexandria Academy “for the purpose of educating orphan children.” In 1812, an association of free African Americans founded its own school here in space vacated by ...

These Trees

These trees were planted in commemoration of the eight Presidents of the United States who were sons of Virginia.

George Washington, 1789-1797

• Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809

• James Madison, 1809-1817

• James Monroe, 1817-1825

• Wm. Henry Harrison, 1841-1841

• John Tyler, 1841-1845

• Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850

• ...

Frances E. Beauchamp / Prohibition Advocate

(1857-1923)

Marker Front:Frances E. Beauchamp

(1857-1923)This Madison Co. native spearheaded the antiliquor crusade in Ky. and was a leading figure in temperance movement nationwide. A protegee of famed Frances E. Willard, Beauchamp lectured on dry cause throughout the country. Among other causes ...

Washington

Laid out in 1781 by John and William Hoge. Site of Indian Catfish Camp. Boro charter, 1810; city, 1823. National Road center and rich in historic buildings and associations. Named for George Washington.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 40 ...

Outdoor Theater (Amphitheater)

Seating

Presented to

Clemson A&M College

by

Class 1940

in Cooperation with

Works Projects Administration

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Class Officers

J.M. Stallworth, President

A.D. Graham, Vice President

A.C. Commander, Secretary

E. Mazo, Historian

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David J. Watson, Chm. Bldg. Committee

H.E. Glenn, Engineer

Outdoor Theater

Erected 1940

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Presented to

Clemson A&M College

by

Class 1915

in Cooperation with

Works Projects Administration

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Class Officers

W.J. Hunter, President

David J. ...

Robert B. Morgan

U.S. Senator

Born 1925; Advocate of good government and the common man; N.C. State Senator; Attorney General of North Carolina; Chairman, Board of Trustees, East Carolina University; Smithsonian Regent; Naval Officer; Law Office located one block east.

Marker is at the intersection ...

California Road

The California Road

Originally a trail through the lands of the Shawnee Indians, running west from Westport through present day Johnson and Douglas Counties, this route was used throughout the 1830's and 1840's by Indians, missionaries, and surveyors. John C. Fremont ...

Redoubt Number 3

(Front)

Redoubt Number 3, built here in 1861-62, was one of six identical Confederate earthworks built across the enter of James Island, known collectively as the East Lines. Intended to help defend Charleston from Federal attacks up the Stono River, ...

The Wm. Nickols House

Hardee’s Corps [CS] marched by this road to points S. of New Hope Ch., from Stegall's Station (Emerson) May 23, 24, 1864.

Hood’s Corps [CS] followed Hardee’s, May 24, 25, from Etowah River (at R. R. Bridge), reaching New Hope Ch. ...

Fort Frederick

A Witness to War

Built by the Maryland colony in 1756 during the French and Indian War, Fort Frederick’s stone walls surrounded three large buildings. The colonists abandoned the frontier fort in 1759, when the threat of Indian raids subsided. During ...