Birthplace of the Department of Wisconsin American Legion

1919 - 1937

On this site, September 3, 1919, was held the first caucus of World War veterans who organized the Department of Wisconsin of the American Legion

John C. Davis

First Department Commander

This tablet dedicated August 8, 1937

Benton’s & Coltart’s Brigades

July 22, 1864. When Brown’s (formerly Hindman’s) div., Cheatham’s A.C. (CS) attacked the Fed. Line E. of here, Benton’s Mississippi & Coltart’s Alabama brigades struck Harrow’s div. of the 15th A.C. (US), dislodging Williams’ & Oliver’s brigades. Simultaneously, Manigault seized ...

The Newark Earthworks

The Newark Earthworks is truly one of the most magnificent prehistoric Indian sites in the eastern United States. Covering an area two miles square, it once was the largest earthworks complex in Ohio. the main components of the site are ...

The Nashville Parthenon

1897-1988

The Nashville Parthenon was built on this site as the centerpiece of the Tennessee Centennial Exposition of 1897. The original full-scale replica was intended as a temporary exhibit structure and was constructed of brick, wood and plaster. The building quickly ...

St. Bartholomew's Church

Oldest church in Pinellas County, it was organized April 20, 1887. It was constructed in the summer of 1887 by a handful of pioneers equipped with crude tools. Built of unturpentined pine, the church records indicate first building cost $673. ...

Brigadier General Francis Stebbings Bartow

Born Savannah Georgia, Sept. 16, 1816

Mortally wounded on this spot,

July 21, 1861

Commanded 7th, 8th, 9th & 11th Georgia &

1st Kentucky Regiments

The first Confederate officer

to give his life on the field.

Marker can be reached from Sudley Road (Virginia Route 234) 0.6 ...

Martin Brothers Historic Memorial

Erected to commemorate the Martin Brothers Incident of August 1864

Nathaniel Martin, age 15, and Robert O. Martin, age 12, while fleeing from a war party of Sioux Indians were struck by two Indian arrows, one of which pinned the two ...

Route of Stewart's Corps from Atlanta

Gen. Alex. P. Stewart’s A.C. & the Ga. Militia remained in Atlanta after Hardee’s & S.D. Lee’s corps (CS) were shifted to Jonesboro Aug. 30, 1864.

With Hardee’s defeat at that place Aug. 31, Atlanta was abandoned, night of Sept. 1. ...

Carleton Martello Tower

Construction of this tower was begun by the British Army during the War of 1812 as one of the projected series of fortifications intended to block the western land approach to Saint John. Subsequent to its completion in 1815 the ...

The Stewart House

Visions of Growth

Left Panel Flemish Bond: Strength and Beauty

The handsome brick pattern on the Stewart House is common on early 18th-century buildings. Flemish bond is achieved by overlapping bricks like a woven fabric. Although a labor-intensive design, it increased the ...