From a Letter of The Rev. Edward Sorin, CSC

to the Very Reverend Basil Moreau, CSC

Notre Dame du Lac

December, 5, 1842

Beloved Father,

When we least dreamed of it, we were offered an excellent piece of property, about 640 acres in extent. This land is located in the county of St. ...

Great War

To remember those of this locality who gave their lives in the Great War 1917-1918

Clifton R. Faith, James Flood, Luther Williams (colored)

And to honor those who served

David Allen, Norman F. Andreae, Millard Barnes, William Barnes, Charles P. ...

Fort Clifton

Guardian of the Appomattox

Confederate Fort Clifton guarded the Appomattox River and helped protect Petersburg in 1864-1865. The three earthworks that comprised the fort’s batteries still stand on the bluffs along the river. Artillerists and militiamen garrisoned the position in 1862, ...

Stockton Borough School

Stockton Borough School remains the oldest continously operating public school on its original site in New Jersey. In 1827, this property was set aside for the construction of a school house. The original school building, constructed in 1832, was replaced ...

Fort Clifton

A stronghold that was never taken

Fort Clifton, constructed between 1862 and 1864, helped protect the city of Petersburg from Union gunboats. Its high elevation and well-placed gun embrasures made Fort Clifton a stronghold that was never taken by Union forces ...

Smyrna’s First Mayor

John C. Moore

Front

Ulysses S. Grant was President of the U.S., and the South was still suffering from the effects of abusive Reconstruction when Smyrna was first incorporated August 23, 1872. One theory is that in the post-war era, citizens feared ...

Hopper House

Located in “Small Lots”,

Henry G. Hopper began the

construction of this house

about 1788 on a 120 acre

farm. Son Garret erected

the Dutch-style main house

in the early 1800’s. The

north frame wing was built

in the 1850’s for his son

Thomas who inherited the

homestead in 1872. ...

Jewish American Pioneers and Deadwood

Jewish American pioneers significantly contributed to the commercial development and establishment of responsible government in Deadwood. Gritty Jewish Westerners, such as Sol Star, arrived with his business partner Seth Bullock in the midst of the Gold Rush in 1876. The ...

Hebrew Hill (Mt. Zion)

Deadwood is recognized as the site of the first organized Jewish Community in South Dakota. The Hebrew Cemetery Association was the first to purchase a section of Mount Moriah Cemetery, August 20, 1896. The section is located higher up on ...

Chapel of St. Mark

Capilla de San Marcos

In time of danger, the chapel was a spiritual haven for both soldiers and townspeople. Before the altar, the priest offered mass. The walls were white, with a red band at floor level. The holy water fonts ...