Grant's Crossing

In mid-June 1864, Grant abandoned his works at Cold Harbor and marched to Petersburg, a vital rail center. A mile south of here, at Wilcox Wharf (now Lawrence Lewis Jr. Park), steamboats ferried the troops and wagons of two corps ...

Westinghouse Atom Smasher

The world’s 1st industrial Van de Graaff generator was created by Westinghouse Research Labs in 1937 as an early experiment with atomic energy. The 5-story pear-shaped structure is located here. The company remained active in establishing US leadership in nuclear ...

Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad

Ohio Historical Marker

This rail line was the original route of the Erie and Kalamazoo Railroad, the first railroad to operate west of the Allegheny Mountains. The train made its initial run on October 3, 1836 from Toledo to Adrian, a ...

Aliceville First Baptist Church

Aliceville First Baptist was founded in 1823 as the Enon Baptist Church. The original church site was located in the Garden Community west of Aliceville. In 1904, the membership made the decision to move their congregation to the newly established ...

Westinghouse Railroad Air Brake

Before the success of his electric company, George Westinghouse developed the air brake for railroads. It was an innovative engineering feat that revolutionized rail transportation, enabling trains to be longer, heavier, and faster, while also being safer.

Marker is at the ...

Swineyards - Willcox Wharf

Charles City County, Virginia

This area was settled before 1622 by George Shinehow. Tobacco warehouses and docks were located at Swineyards and Willcox Wharf. A post office was established at Swineyards in 1848 and later located at Willcox Wharf. Landmarks have ...

Snidow's Ferry

In this vicinity Christian Snidow, pioneer, established a ferry over the river in 1786, and built a house in 1793.

Marker is on Virginia Avenue (U.S. 460) 0.4 miles west of Big Stony Creek Road (Virginia Road 635), on the right ...

The Fort Proper

The fort proper was the bastioned work at the west end of the fort. It was to your left (primarily on the site of the Church of Christ Scientist). Besides the four bastions (b) and the joining walls, there were ...

In Memory of James McCrory

who departed this life

November 24th 1840

Aged 82 years, 6 months

and 9 days.

The deceased was a soldier

of the Revolution and was at

The battles of Germantown,

Brandywine and Guilford

Court house, and was one of

Washington’s life guards at

Valley Forge and served his

country ...

Kings Mountain Battlefild Trail

If you follow the trail to your left, you will circle the base of Kings Mountain, as gathering patriot forces did on the afternoon of October 7, 1780. The path climbs to a rock-strewn ridge line which was defended by ...