Woodbury

In 1659 citizens of Stratford purchased from the Pegasset Indians the land, then called Pomperaug Plantation, that is now occupied by Woodbury, Southbury, Roxbury, Bethlehem and parts of Washington, Middlebury and Oxford. It was re-named Woodbury in 1673 and became ...

Charles Curtis

Vice-President of the United States

On these steps on August 18, 1928 and

on the North Steps four years later

Senator Charles Curtis

was formally notified that he

had been nominated to be the

Republican candidate for Vice-President

of the United States

Courtesy hmdb.org

J. W. Walker/Central Arizona Light & Power Building

The J. W. Walker/Central Arizona Light & Power Building was built in the spring and summer of 1920 by Phoenix businessman and real estate developer J. W. Walker. Designed by prominent early Phoenix architect L. M. Fitzhugh, the Neo-Classical Revival ...

Governor Landon's Acceptance

From this landing

on July 23, 1936, at 8:31 p.m.,

Governor Alf M. Landon

of Kansas 1933-1937 accepted

the Republican nomination for

President of the United States

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Fort Brown

The embankment on this spot is all that remains of Fort Brown which constituted the left flank of the American line of defense at the Battle of Plattsburgh September 6-11, 1814 It was manned by detachments of the 30th & ...

Doolittle Tokyo Raiders

On 18 April 1942, Lt. Colonel James H. Doolittle led a successful bombing mission of military targets in principal cities of Japan along with 79 airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces flying 16 B-25 Mitchell land-based bombers. They took ...

Home of Signer

Carter Braxton, signer of the Declaration of Independence, lived at West Point 1777-1786 after fire destroyed his plantation Chericoke, upriver on the Pamunkey. The town house no longer stands. From West Point Braxton channeled war goods to Patriot troops.

Marker is ...

Barkers Creek Baptist Church

Founded in 1821, this is the boyhood church and burial place of Olin D. Johnston. He was decorated for bravery in World War I, served in the S.C. House of Representatives, was twice Governor of S.C., in 1935-1939 and 1943-1945, ...

Korean Conflict / Vietnam Conflict - Floyd County

Floyd County

In honored memory of Floyd County men

who gave their lives for our country

1950 ---- The Korean Conflict ---- 1955

(Row One) - Edward C. Andres • John H. Berryman • William S. Blasdel • Marvin L. Davis • ...

Loyal Quaker and Brave Slave

Rebecca Wright and Thomas Laws

In September 1864, U.S. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan heard rumors that Confederate forces had left the Shenandoah Valley to rejoin Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army at Petersburg. Wanting to confirm this information before attacking Gen. Jubal ...