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Manchester War Memorial
In memory
of our soldiers
dead
186...
The Grant House
When the U.S. Army arrived at Fort Vancouver in May of 184...
“... tolerable well fortified”
My Dear Penelope
Wee are now tolerable well fortifie...
March and Counter-march
Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee’s A. C., withdrawn from Jone...
Laurel Grove South Cemetery
In 1853, the city reserved 4 acres in the new Laurel Grove...
97th Bombardment Group
Hdqts., 340th, 341st, 342nd, 414th [Bomb Squadrons]
...
The River Patrol & Cochran’s Ford
Pending Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee, Gen. E. M....
To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers
from Barnwell County
who gave their services
...
Lighthouse History
Absecon Lighthouse
The ocean waters off Absecon Inle...
Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground
On May 13, 1849, from the deck of the USS Massachusetts, t...
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Manchester War Memorial
In memory
of our soldiers
dead
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1899
WW I WW II
1917 - 1918 1941 - 1946
Korean Vietnam
1950 ...
The Grant House
When the U.S. Army arrived at Fort Vancouver in May of 1849, they quickly built nine log cabins for shelter against the upcoming winter. Shown here is the 1850 plan of the two-story post commander’s quarters. It is the only ...
“... tolerable well fortified”
My Dear Penelope
Wee are now tolerable well fortified; got 12 pieces of cannon and places all fixed for the men to shoot from; that is, fortifications for cannon with openings to shoot through so the men can man the cannon ...
March and Counter-march
Sept. 1, 1864. Gen. S. D. Lee’s A. C., withdrawn from Jonesboro after the battle Aug. 31, camped in this vicinity enroute northward via the McDonough Rd., to aid Stewart’s A. C. [CS] in Atlanta if attacked by Federals at ...
Laurel Grove South Cemetery
In 1853, the city reserved 4 acres in the new Laurel Grove Cemetery for Savannah’s African American community. This new burial ground replaced an older black cemetery located near Whitefield Square. Pastors Andrew Bryan (First Colored Baptist Church) and Henry ...
97th Bombardment Group
Hdqts., 340th, 341st, 342nd, 414th [Bomb Squadrons]
Dedicated to
the Americans who served
their country
as members of
The
97th Bombardment Group
1942 - 1945
483 missions flown
Materials for this memorial were obtained
from the theatres where the 97th Bombardment
Group operated in World War II
The Linden tree from England
The ...
The River Patrol & Cochran’s Ford
Pending Federal crossings of the Chattahoochee, Gen. E. M. McCook's cav. div. [US] screened 4th and 23d Corps movements to fords and ferries in this vicinity, July 6, 15, 1864.
July 7, Brownlow's 1st Tennessee reg't., Dorr’s brigade (McCook's cav.) ...
To Honor the Memory of those Soldiers
from Barnwell County
who gave their services
in the Revolutionary War
Marker is at the intersection of Dunbarton Boulevard (South Carolina Route 70) and Main Street (South Carolina Route 70), on the right when traveling west on Dunbarton Boulevard.
Courtesy hmdb.org
Lighthouse History
Absecon Lighthouse
The ocean waters off Absecon Inlet were considered some of the most deadly along the East Coast. Between 1847 and 1856, at least sixty-four ocean-going ships were lost off the coast of Absecon Beach. Dr. Jonathan Pitney, who promoted ...
Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground
On May 13, 1849, from the deck of the USS Massachusetts, the first U.S. Army troops in the Pacific Northwest spotted the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fort Vancouver. “Mr. Douglas, the resident Governor received us very politely and Major Hatheway [U.S. ...
