Suffolk Street

Kells Heritage Trail

Suffolk Street is an anglicisation of the ancient name Siofac, the meaning of which is today uncertain. The Annals of the Four Masters mentions a fire in 1156 burning the area of Kells from the cross of the ...

Catherine Dempsey

Here rest the remains of

Silvester O'Dempsey Esq.

Who departed this life the 31 Dec. 1817

In the 70 year of his age

A Man

of the most steady Friendship

Unblemished Integrity extensive charity

And

Universal Benevolence

This frail Memorial of imperishable

regard is inscribed as a record of the

tenderest ...

Old Main Arch Memorial

Old Main Building, constructed in 1871, served as the principal dormitory and classroom facility for the West Chester Teacher's Normal School. In 1971, faced with prohibitive costs of a facility upgrade, Old Main was torn down by the PA Dept ...

Third Brigade

Third Division - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps Third Division

Third Brigade

Brig. Gen. George J. Stannard

Col. Francis V. Randall

12th. 13th. 14th. 15th. 16th. Vermont Infantry

The 12th. and 15th. were guarding Corps trains

July 1 Arrived at dusk and took position on ...

The First Presbyterian Church in Tucson

On this site stood the first Presbyterian Church, and the second Protestant Church in Arizona. It was organized in 1874 for Presbyterian Missions in the Territories by the Reverend Sheldon Jackson and constructed by the Reverend J. A. Anderson, with ...

Florence National Cemetery

The Florence National Cemetery

established in 1865

is this day re-dedicated

to the memory of all the

patriotic men and women

who answered their

country's call to service

their inspiring contribution

will help preserve ...

Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block

Slavery in Fayette Co.

On the N.E. corner of the Fayette County Courthouse lawn stood the whipping post established in 1847 to punish slaves for such offenses as being on the streets after 7 p.m. Fayette Co. was one of the ...

Frederick Douglass

(1818 - 1895)

Champion of human freedom, African American abolitionist, newspaper editor, U.S. Colored Troops recruiter, U.S. ambassador to Haiti, and orator, Frederick Douglass gave his last public address "Against Lynch Law" here on February 1, 1895. A frequent visitor ...

Route to White Oak Swamp and Malvern Hill

After crossing the Chickahominy River to the north at Grapevine Bridge, portions of Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s retreating Union army destroyed the bridge and moved southeast along this road on 28 June 1862. After rebuilding the bridge the next ...

Acorn Hall

Women’s Heritage Trail

Acorn Hall was built in 1853 and remodeled in the Italianate Villa style in 1860; the Crane/Hone family lived here from 1857 to 1971. The house and its interiors were preserved through the efforts of the Crane/Hone women. ...