Colonists’ Crossing

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“The Point,” where early settlers crossed into Georgia, is eight miles east of here. As soon as this area was ceded, Governor Wright opened a post at the confluence of the Broad and Savannah Rivers, known as ...

54th New York Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):54th Regt. N.Y. Infy.

(Hiram Barney Rifles)

1st. Brig. 1st. Div.

11th. Corps.

(Back):54th Regt. N.Y. Infantry

July 1st

skirmishing on extreme right

near Rock Creek,

July 2nd

at sunset,

severe fighting in this position,

July 3rd

held same position,

Casualties,

killed 7, wounded 47, missing 48,

total loss 102.

Cross Keys, Cedar ...

Chatham Historic District

Scene of Washington’s Headquarters

and massing of Continental troops

prior to march on Yorktown August

27 – 29, 1781.

Morris County Heritage Commission

New Jersey Register of Historic Sites

Marker is on Main Street (County Route 124), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Pickens (West Virginia) / Engagements of Co. A

Fort Pickens

120 yds., northeast, Co. A 10th W. Va. Inf., built Fort Pickens for headquarters and defense. Company raised by Capt. Morgan A. Darnall; mustered into U. S. service March 13, 1862. In several battles down to Appomattox.

Engagements ...

Geary's Division

U.S.A.

Geary's Division.

Right of Assault.

Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is at the intersection of South Crest Road and East Crest Road, on the left when traveling south on South Crest Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

1890 Seattle Fire Department Bell

This bell is the remaining symbol of the leap made by city leaders to establish and equip a professional firefighting force after the Great Seattle Fire of June 6, 1889. On that day, the young metropolis of Seattle was devastated ...

Historic Utoy Church

Utoy Primitive Baptist Church, the oldest Baptist Church in present Fulton County, was constituted August 15, 1824, in a log house just west of here. The church was moved to its present location in the summer of 1828.

In 1864 the ...

The Changing River Valley

Over the last 300 years, the now tranquil Patapsco Valley has seen dramatic changes.

During the industrial revolution, resource-hungry industries stripped trees from the hillsides to make charcoal. Every household needed wood as its lifeline for warmth and cooking - for ...

The Liberty Landing

The Liberty Landing, also known as Baxter’s Landing, located at the base of the bluffs one half mile west of Missouri 291 Highway, played a significant role in the history and development of Liberty, Missouri as well as Clay County. ...

Dukehart’s Barbershop and Bathhouse

Site of

In the 1850s a black man known only as “Dukehart” operated a barbershop that straddled the creek at this location. Typical of many barbershops of this period, Dukehart’s establishment also provided hot baths for his customers. The water was ...