The Siege of Detroit 1763

Shortly after the founding of Detroit in 1970 a village of Ottawa Indians was established on the south shore of the river in this vicinity and its inhabitants lived on friendly terms with the French garrison and settlers. However after ...

First Brigade

Third Division - Second Corps

Army of the Potomac

Second Corps Third Division

First Brigade

Col. Samuel S. Carroll

14th. Indiana 4th. 8th. Ohio

7th. West Virginia Infantry

July 2 Took position in the morning on right of Corps on Cemetery Ridge between the Cemetery and Battery ...

Carter Glass

Born January 4, 1858, in a house which stood on this site. Newspaper publisher; member of the State Senate and delegate to the State Constitutional Convention of 1901–1902; member of the United States House of Representatives, 1902-1918, and principal author ...

Early Effort To Build A Park

Around the turn of the century, the nationwide “City Beautiful” movement found local expression through the efforts of Charles Mulford Robinson and nationallly known landscape architect George Kessler. Seeking to reclaim the natural beauty of our rivers, Mr. Kessler incorporated ...

Freestone County

Formed from Limestone County

Created September 6, 1850

Organized January 6, 1851

So named from the nature of

its stone

County Seat, Fairfield

Formerly known as Mound Prairie

Marker is on Commerce Street (State Highway 84), on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Santa Fe Trail Marker

In March 1909, the Daughters of the American Revolution marked the Boonslick and Santa Fe Trails across the state of Missouri. This monument in New Franklin marks the end of the Boonslick Trail traversed by Daniel Boone and the beginning ...

Covington Carnegie Library

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Marker is at the intersection of Fifth Street and Crockett Street, on the right when traveling north on Fifth Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Confederate Soldiers Home

Confederate Soldiers Home by an act of the General Assembly in 1908, an infirmary was established on this site for the infirm and destitute Confederate Soldiers and Sailors of the state in 1925. Eligibility for admission was extended to wives ...

Life on the Park

Roads to Diversity

During the Civil War (1861-1865), the Union Army Carver Hospital and barracks occupied Meridian Hill. The facilities attracted African American freedom seekers looking for protection and employment. By war’s end, a Black community had put down rooks. ...

Court House Square

The third court house for Orangeburg County was erected on this site in 1826. It was designed by Robert Mills, who was state architect at that time. This structure was destroyed by Union forces during their occupation of February 12-13, ...