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Lee’s Movements

A short distance east, at Taylorsville, Lee had his headquarters, May 24–26, 1864, as his army moved southeastward to intervene between Grant and Richmond. There Ewell’s Corps turned to Cold Harbor, May 27, 1864.

Marker is on Washington Highway (U.S. 1) ...

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San Augustine County Courthouse

When the town of San Augustine was platted in 1834, this property was reserved for the public square, but it was another 20 years before the first courthouse was constructed here.

San Augustine was one of the 23 original counties ...

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Captain Clapp Raymond

Commemorating

Captain Clapp Raymond

Of the Wilton Militia

Who Resided in This House

And All Officers and Men

Who Served During

The War for Independence

From the Parish of Wilton, Conn.

Presented by

Drum Hill Chapter NSDAR

1976

Marker is on Danbury Road (U.S. 7) 0.2 miles south of Cricket Lane, ...

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Fairfax Station

“The angel of the battlefield.”

The first Fairfax Station depot, built by Irish immigrants in 1852, was a stop on the Orange

and Alexandria Railroad from Alexandria to Gordonsville. Early in 1862, after Confederate forces withdrew, the railroad carried military supplies

and letters ...

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The Post Road Bridge

The Post Road Bridge

1807 Westport was a prosperous shipping community with wharves, docks, and shipyards along both sides of the Saugatuck River. The first Post Road Bridge was owned and built by the Connecticut Turnpike Company, a public ...

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Lee and Grant

Lee and Grant faced each other on the North Anna, May 23-26, 1864. Union forces crossed here and four miles to the west but found they could not dislodge Lee's center, which rested on the stream. Grant then turned east ...

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Second Bull Run Monument

Like its companion monument on Henry Hill, this obelisk was constructed by Union soldiers at the close of the Civil War. It was dedicated during an elaborate ceremony held on June 10, 1865.

Marker can be reached from Featherbed Lane (continuation ...

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Jesup Green

Jennings Trail

Jennings Trail

Jesup Green

Here stood the William H. Jessup House

Later owned by William Taylor.

On the river the Jessups built wharves

and warehouses in the late 18th

century where grain was stored awaiting

export by sail. The Saugatuck River

became a shipping lane resulting

in ...

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McCoy Cemetery

Among the graves in the McCoy Cemetery are those of Randolph McCoy's three sons - Tolbert, Pharmer, and Randolph Jr. - all killed by the Hatfields. Also buried here are Alifair and Calvin McCoy, who were killed by the Hatfields ...

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McNamara-McMahon Building

1905

Built to replace buildings destroyed

in devastating fire of 1904 which

destroyed entire block

701 - McMahon Grocery

707 - Alhambra Meat Market

Historic Marker No. XI

Martinez Historical Society

October 14, 1996

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Estudillo Street, on the right when ...

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