Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Approximately 20,000 soldiers died in this region during the Civil War, their remains scattered throughout the countryside in shallow, often unmarked, graves. In 1865 Congress established Fredericksburg National Cemetery as a final resting place for Union soldiers who died on ...

Parker's Battery

May 3, 1863

In this vicinity the men of Parker's

Confederate Battery (the "Boy Company")

under Lt. J. Thompson Brown fought

two guns, twice gallantly assisting in

repulsing the Union VI Corps before

being outflanked and overwhelmed.

Marker is at the intersection of Lafayette Boulevard (State Highway ...

Morris Avenue Historic District / Elyton Land Company (Successor

Created 1972 by the Jefferson County Historical Commission, the district is based on this avenue. Morris Avenue was named for one of the founders of Birmingham, Josiah Morris, who paid $100,000 for 4,157 acres of the original site of the ...

Up This Road

Up this road

2600 British Troops marched

July 7th 1779

under command of General Tyron

and burned Fairfield

Marker is at the intersection of Beach Road and Sunnieholm Drive, on the left when traveling west on Beach Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Adams County Veterans Memorial

In loving memory and appreciation for the men and women of Adams County who served our nation.

This monument is dedicated to those veterans who made the supreme sacrifice and gave their todays for our tomorrows

World War I

Apr. 6, 1917 - ...

First Bethlehem Pharmacy

First Bethlehem

Pharmacy,

In Clergy House

1743 - 1752

Established at this

stand,

1752.

Marker is on Main Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

"A Very Neat Chapel"

The little white chapel that stood here was built by soldiers of the garrison and held 150 people. Different ministers came from Richmond each week to preach. A small burial ground was located just 50 yards beyond the chapel—a reminder ...

The Second Battle of Fredericksburg

Five months after the Battle of Fredericksburg the Union army finally captured Marye's Heights. On May 5, 1863, General John Sedgwick's Sixth Corps streamed out of Fredericksburg to attack this ridge. Twice Confederates on the Sunken Road repulsed the assaults, ...

Pioneer Aztalan

Pioneer Aztalan was settled in 1836 by Thomas Brayton and others at the junction of the Milwaukee-Mineral Point and Janesville-Fond du Lac territorial roads. By 1837 Aztalan had Jefferson County's first post office and by 1842 was its leading business ...

Baca Float Number 3

This was the northern boundary of Baca Float Number 3, one of five 100,000-acre grants made to the Baca family, in exchange for land taken from them in New Mexico. An attempt was made to relocate this grant to include ...