Fairfield Revolutionary War Memorial

1775 1783

In everlasting memory

of the Patriots and Soldiers of

Fairfield who served in the War

of the American Revolution

———

Erected by the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

A.D. 1904

Marker is at the intersection of Beach Road and Sunnieholm Drive, on ...

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Built in 1862 by the people of Mariposa under the direction of Father Auger. The church was dedicated, Confirmation was conferred and the first Mass was said by Archbishop Alameny on Jan. 18, 1863. The church has been repaired many ...

Olin Terrace

Olin Terrace honors the memory of John Myers Olin (1851-1924). Mr. Olin was a U.W. law professor and the president of, and driving force behind, the original Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association. He was an energetic fundraiser and for ...

The Destructive Power of the Patapsco

"[Rainfall] nearly all night with a violent gale of wind. This morning the river begins to rise. The rain pours down furiously all day. The river in a freshet, rising all the time... At night the waters very high, threatening ...

Freeport Railroad

1863-1865

In 1863 a ten mile long short line was built from Brighton Station on the Sacramento Valley RR to this here spot. It was called “Freeport” because it avoided the high charges for landing freight and passengers at the Sacramento ...

The Tolbert Building

Dedicated December 10, 1990

In honor of former Vice Mayor

John W. Tolbert, Jr.

The Tolbert building was originally two dwellings located at 6 and 8 Loudoun Street; built prior to 1796 on a part of lot no. 14, which was sold by ...

Historic Milling District

This aerial view shows the gatehouse, water power canal and adjacent mills as they appeared in 1945. They, together with similar structures on the east bank, made Minneapolis the milling capital of the nation from 1880-1930. Changes in marketing and ...

Hand’s Brigade

Morristown National Historical Park

Edward Hand of Pennsylvania was a physician before the war. His brigade consisted of two Pennsylvania regiments and two Canadian. The Canadians joined the American army during the 1775-76 invasion of Canada.

In 1780-81, Pennsylvania troops commanded by ...

Strom Thurmond

[East Inscription]:

A Century of Service

Born December 5, 1902 in Edgefield, South Carolina, Strom Thurmond provided nearly a century of service to the Palmetto State and to this nation. Highlights of his extraordinary life include:

Participation in the D-Day Invasion June 6, ...

Roads

Morristown National Historical Park

Today the Mendham-Elizabethtown Road looks about as the army found it. The highways then were rivers and the sea. Roads – usually short and rough – led to water. Jockey Hollow Road, a little improved today for ...