Barnwell County Confederate Monument

1900

Our Confederate Dead

(West Face)

Who throughout a long

and bloody struggle dis-

played a heroism and de-

votion to duty unsurpass-

ed. If ever equaled in the

annuals of war.

(South face)

Who wrung from the great

commander of the opposing

armies the humiliating

confession that ...

First Train to Big Lick

Nearby, on Nov. 1, 1852, the first Virginia & Tennessee Railroad train arrived in Big Lick (now Roanoke), three years after the company had been incorporated. The track from Lynchburg, Virginia to Bristol, Tennessee, was completed in 1856. In 1870, ...

Kinishba Ruins

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1964

Courtesy hmdb.org

Haverstraw World War I Monument

Lest We Forget

The Honored Dead

Louis W. King • John Cashman Oldfield • Michael James McGuire • Richard V. Brophy • James E. Hinshelwood • Joseph A. Craven • Thomas F. Lynch, Jr. • Harold Ferguson • Herbert Matlege Schaper • ...

John Wellborn Root Birthplace Site

John Wellborn Root (1850-1891), world famous architect, was born on this site. The son of Mary Clark and Sidney Root, he was educated in Lumpkin, Atlanta, New York, and Claremont and Oxford in England. A pioneer in some phases of ...

West End Cemetery

In this cemetery, during the last year of the War Between the States, a number of Confederate soldiers, 17 of them unknown, were buried. Memorial services for these soldiers were held as early as 1869. In 1871, on Memorial Day, ...

Hotel Roanoke

The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk

Roanoke’s “Grand Old Lady” stands on the hill overlooking downtown Roanoke. Styled to appear like an old English inn, it was the grand hotel for Roanoke since it opened in 1882. The Hotel ...

Fisher Place

1846

Donated to the Borough of Hanover in remembrance of the families of Michael, Michael Adam and Roderick Fisher. Also in loving memory of my husband John Sneddon, Jr., M.D. who began his medical practice here.

Jane Fisher Sneddon and Children

1993

Marker is ...

Franklin - Arma Sidewalk

Franklin Sidewalk

placed on

National Historic Register

March 16, 2007

Marker is on 5th Street near Broadway Street (Business U.S. 69), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Brooks County

This county created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Preston Smith Brooks, zealous defender of States Rights. Born in S.C. Aug. 6, 1819, Brooks served in the Mexican War & in Congress. He died June ...