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Point Lookout Prison
This memorial plaza is to honor the sacrifices of the 52,2...
Site Of Wesley Park's Home
On this site stood the log home of Wesley Park, co-founder...
Deacon Larkin House
This 1790s Georgian residence was built for Deacon John La...
Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M.D.
July 23, 1867 - August 9, 1958
Physician 64 Years.
Grant's March Thru Louisiana
Grant's March Map included
Winter Quarters
(P...
Marine Railway Gears
Gift: Gorman A. Buckler CMM74.521
Set of cast iron g...
Battle for the Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign
The fall of New Orleans in April1862,
capped the ...
Soldiers' Memorial Fountain
This monument depicting a Union Soldier was erected in 189...
Pierre Paul Riquet
(1604 ou 1609 – 1680)
Biterrois, constructeur du Can...
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
During a volcanic eruption, we are reminded that our plane...
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Point Lookout Prison
This memorial plaza is to honor the sacrifices of the 52,264 Confederate soldiers, sailors and civilians imprisoned near here during the War Between the States. Point Lookout prison camp was established immediately following the Battle of Gettysburg and was operated ...
Site Of Wesley Park's Home
On this site stood the log home of Wesley Park, co-founder with John Howe of the City of Auburn in 1836.
Park's cabin was an important social and government
center, serving as a tavern, resting place, and courthouse for early settlers and ...
Deacon Larkin House
This 1790s Georgian residence was built for Deacon John Larkin, a patriot best remembered for his role in Paul Revere's legendary midnight ride. It was Larkin's horse that carried Revere out to Lexington and Concord to warn the Committee of ...
Lawrence Lafayette Richardson, M.D.
July 23, 1867 - August 9, 1958
Physician 64 Years.
Mayor of Simpsonville 38 Years:
1917 • 1923 • 1928 • 1958;
Chairman Simpsonville School Board 20 Years
Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street and West College Street, on the right when ...
Grant's March Thru Louisiana
Grant's March Map included
Winter Quarters
(Picture included)
Winter Quarters, the country home of Haller and Julia
Nutt, is the only plantation home along Lake St. Joseph
that survived the Vicksburg campaign. The Nutts were
Union sympathizers who offered hospitality to Union
soldiers at Winter ...
Marine Railway Gears
Gift: Gorman A. Buckler CMM74.521
Set of cast iron gears formerly used to operate the marine railway at M.M. Davis and Son shipyard on Mill Creek, Solomons, Maryland: The gears were originally powered by steam and later converted to electricity. A ...
Battle for the Mississippi: The Vicksburg Campaign
The fall of New Orleans in April1862,
capped the beginning of an 18-month drive
to control Vicksburg and the Mississippi River.
The fight for this strategic location was arduous.
Vicksburg, sitting high atop bluffs, was protected
by artillery and a maze ...
Soldiers' Memorial Fountain
This monument depicting a Union Soldier was erected in 1891 by Charles Strahan, a former Confederate who relocated to Martha's Vineyard after the Civil War. Due to lingering bitterness over the conflict, local Union veterans first excluded him from their ...
Pierre Paul Riquet
(1604 ou 1609 – 1680)
Biterrois, constructeur du Canal due Midi, il trouve la solution permettant d’unir par un canal l’Ocean a la Mediterranee.
En 1667, il entreprend les travaux qu’il financera lui meme.
Chantier grandiose représentant 15 ans travail et 12000 ouvriers ...
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
During a volcanic eruption, we are reminded that our planet is an ever-changing environment whose basic processes are beyond human control. As much as we have altered the face of the Earth to suit our needs, we can only stand ...