Randolph-Macon College

Chartered in 1830 in Boydton, this institution is the oldest Methodist-affiliated college in continuous operation in the United States. It is named for statesmen John Randolph of Virginia and Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. The college was moved to Ashland ...

Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

Major General Alfred PleasantonFirst Division Brigadier General John Buford

Second Division Brigadier General David McM. Gregg

Third Division Brigadier General John Judson Kilpatrick

Headquarters Guard Co. C. 1st. Ohio Capt. Samuel N. Stanford

Horse Artillery First Brigade ...

Old Rock Store

Influenced by the style of early German rock buildings in central Texas, James Andrew Patton (1853-1944) supervised the construction of this building in 1898. A German mason laid the stone.

Patton fought Comanches as a Texas Ranger and was a civic ...

J. P. Andrews Building

City of San Luis Obispo Historic Building

On this site, the storied original Andrews Hotel stood. The grand opening of that remarkable structure was celebrated July 3, 1885. Nine and one half months later, on Palm Sunday, April 18, 1886 it ...

First Baptist Church (Brick-A-Day Church)

Organized in 1866, this pioneering congregation grew out of First Baptist Church, now on Perry Street, where early parishioners had worshipped as slaves. The first building, facing Columbus Street, was erected in 1867. Nathan Ashby served as first pastor (1866-70) ...

Ward’s Div. Deployed

July 20, 1864. Gen. W. T. Ward’s 3rd div., 20th A.C., having crossed the creek at Peachtree Road, moved to the low ground at stream-side, its three brigands aligned westward, facing S.

From East to West were Wood’s, Coburn’s and ...

Indian Trails

Oregon History

An ancient trail passed through here as part of an extensive Indian trade network linking peoples of the Northern Great Basin and Columbia Plateau to those living west of the Cascades. Obsidian, bear grass, and slaves were transported over ...

Bethlehem Civil War and World War I Memorial

A Tribute to the Valor

Of The

Men of Bethlehem

Who Fought For

Freedom and Humanity

Civil War

1861 – 1865

Frederick Adkins • Joseph Boyce • Gideon D. Crane • William B. Crane • Francis Dugan • John ...

City Wharf and Warehouses

The City’s Wharf and Warehouse probably was constructed in the late 1880’s. A south extension likely was added around 1900. The small waterfront facility provided river-craft dockage for a number of small independent operators. As indicated by the rooftop sign ...

Winthrop

Here at the forks of the rushing Methow, Boston-bred Guy Waring founded Winthrop in 1891. Trappers, prospectors and homesteaders tramped into his frontier store. In '95 Colonel Thomas Hart came through to carve a narrow-gauge wagon road across the Cascades, ...