To Our Hero Dead in World War II

1941 - 1945

(picture of star, wreath, and ribbon)

The people of De Soto

pays homage to the memory

of these Valiants who gave the last

full measure of devotion to their Country

Lawrence W. Cauldwell • Wm. G. Land • Earl H. Turner • G. ...

123rd Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry

In Memory of

123rd Regt. O.V.I.

6th Corps

24th Corps

1862 - 1899

Marker is on National Avenue (Business State Highway 7), on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Lincoyer

and The Battle of Tallasehatchee

At this site, on Nov. 3, 1813, after the Battle of

Tallasehatchee, known then as Talluschatches,

during the Creek Indian War,

Gen. Andrew Jackson found a dead

Creek Indian woman embracing her living

infant son. Gen. Jackson, upon hearing that the

other ...

Ramsey, Steele, Porter, Steele

This is a four sided marker honoring notable men from the area.

Side 1

Dr. David Ramsey

Historian - Surgeon - Patriot

Born 1 mile S.W - 1749

Continental Army surgeon

Friend of Washington

Constructive leader of Congress

Talented man of letters

The father of American History

He is best ...

Switzerland County Honor Roll Memorial

[ Center Panel ]

( -“Seal”- ) United States Great Seal

Dedicated to these Switzerland

County men who, in answering

the call of duty, paid the

price of Freedom

( - “Seals” - )

Army, Navy, Marine Corps., Air Force

[ Left Panel ]

* * ...

In Memory of Those Who Have Died

In Memory of

Those Who Have Died

War on Terror

Christopher N. Piper

Christopher B. Shay

Acts of Terror

AA Flight 11

AA Flight 77

UA Flight 175

UA Flight 93

September 11, 2001

Never Forget

Dedicated 2006

Marker is at the intersection of Pleasant Street and Essex Street, on the right when ...

6th Army Corps

(Inscription on Front):Brig. Gen. David A. Russell

U.S. Vols.

1st Div. 6th Army Corps

Major 8th U.S. Infty.

Bvt. Maj. Genl. U.S.A.

Born, Salem, N.Y. Dec. 10, 1820

Killed in Action Opequon, Va.

Sept. 19, 1864.

(Back):Erected By The Survivors Of The Sixth Army Corps

And Their Friends

Dedicated Sept. ...

Confederate Occaneechi

Piedmont Indians in the Civil War

When North Carolina passed laws in 1833 to restrict the rights of free blacks; they also limited the rights of Indians. In old Orange (later Alamance) County, many Occaneechi Indians including Dixon Corn, Jesse Jeffries, ...

Eighth Vermont Volunteers

Honor the Brave

Erected to

commemorate the Bayonet Charge

of the

Eighth Vermont Vol's. led by

Genl. Stephen Thomas

Sept. 19, 1864.

Committed to the care of those

once a brave foe.

Now our generous friends

gift of

Comrade Herbert E. Hill

Boston Mass.

Dedicated Sept. 19. 1885

Marker is on Woodstock Lane near ...

The Rise & Fall of the Rappahannock Navigation System

Comprised of 47 locks, 20 dams, and 15 miles of canals, the Rappahannock Navigation System struggled from its beginnings. After suffering numerous construction delays due to financial problems, the heyday of canal commerce on the Rappahannock was cut short by ...