Geary’s Three Bridges

July 19, 1864. Covered by the fire of Geary’s 12 guns [US] on the ridge N. of the cr., together with the musketry of a heavy skirmish line, the division pioneers hastily built a foot bridge with timbers previously prepared.

Ireland’s ...

Reynolds’ Brigade at the Ravine

July 20, 1864. Four regiments of Reynolds’ Arkansas brigade, Walthall’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] having deployed abreast at old Mt. Zion Ch., moved in a right oblique across Howell Mill & Collier rds. into the wooded ravine.

The assault fell upon ...

Salem Baptist Church

Pike County's oldest church

Organized by Dr. C.T. Mahoney

Since 1824 it has enriched

the life of this section

Here were organized:

Salem Baptist Association, 1839

Baptist General Assoc., 1868

Ladies Aid Society, 1891

Salem-Troy Baptist Assoc., 1904

Women's Missionary Society, 1905

First a log structure, the church had occupied ...

Forge Hill Road

Named for Brewster Forge of Revolutionary period. Soldiers, marching to New Windsor Camp, 1782 passed over this road.

Marker is at the intersection of Forge Hill Road (County Route 74) and 9W, on the left when traveling east on Forge Hill ...

Three Rivers Petroglyph Site

Inhabitants of a nearby village made the Three Rivers Petroglyphs (rock carvings) over 600 years ago. Over 20,000 petrogpyphs have been identified in the area. The people were of the Jornada Mogollon (hor-NAH-da muggy-OWN) prehistoric Indian culture, of which there ...

Corbin's Crossroads

Stuart's Close Shave

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River to Virginia and camped at Bunker Hill in the northern Shenandoah Valley after the September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. Union Gen. George B. McClellan ...

Middle Ground Baptist Church

Middle Ground Baptist Church was constituted July 24, 1827, by the following members; Rev. Moses N. McCall, John R. Thompson, Samuel Newton, George W. Best, Ann Newton, Rhoda Thompson and Alley Anderson. John R. Thompson was the first Deacon and ...

Attack From Matthews Hill

Cannoneer's-Eye View

From the ridge beyond Stone House 15,000 Federals were swiftly advancing in this direction. Confederate Capt. John Imboden rushed four cannon into position here, to try to slow the Federal attack. Behind this slight rise the artillerists had some ...

Veterans Memorial Bridge - 1921 / Grist Mill - Indian Battle - R

(Front):Veterans Memorial Bridge - 1921This reinforced concrete river bridge, thought to be the first in Alabama. Was erected over Pea River in 1920-21 at a cost of $92,108.97. It was dedicated on August 3, 1921 as a memorial to the ...

Berlin

Berlin

This land, granted to settlers in 1661 and 1668 by the General Court of Connecticut, was also purchased from the local Mattabesett Indian tribe. Founders of the community include Sergeant Richard Beckley, who came north on the trail from New ...