Rocky River Baptist Association Headquarters

1917 Union High School 1937

This building served as a classroom and

dormitory for the former Union High School

Dedicated

"To The Glory of God"

July 20, 1991

The Reverend R.H. Mitchell -- Moderator at Renovation

Dr. Earl J. Mathis -- At Dedication

Trustees

Rev. Marvin Peoples, Chr.

Mr. Paul ...

Weedon’s Tavern

Constructed shortly after Fredericksburg’s founding in 1728, the tavern across the intersection became a popular gathering place under the proprietorship of its first owner, John Gordon, and then of his son-in-law, George Weedon. George Washington was sometimes a guest there.

In ...

Hart's Mill

Grist mill. Site of key Regulator meeting, 1766, and skirmish in 1781 that boosted the Patriot cause. Stood 1/5 mile N.

Marker is on U.S. 70 0.7 miles west of West Hill Ave, on the right when traveling west.

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A Diversion

The Second Battle of Fredericksburg

3 May 1863. During the Chancellorsville Campaign, Brigadier General John Gibbon deployed his Union division in this area in support of other federal units in Fredericksburg.

On the morning of May 3, Gibbon’s troops rushed forward to ...

Heaps Upon Heaps Were There in Death's Embrace

Confederate Soldier in the 3rd Alabama Infantry

(1) Within the first few hours of the battle, Gen. D.H. Hill sent more than half of his 5,000 soldiers to reinforce the northern end of the Confederate line. Of the two brigades that ...

Frank G. Brown House

1905

This handsome house was built by Frank G. Brown (1852-1920), scion of a prominent real estate and banking family. Brown, who was first vice-president of the First National Bank, was a founder of the French Battery Company (now Rayovac). The ...

Tennessee Volunteers at the Alamo

In commemoration of the

150th Anniversary of Texas Independence

and in honor of the

Tennessee Volunteers

who gave their lives at the Alamo

on March 6, 1836

the Citizens of Tennessee

present this Tennessee Homecoming Tree and Plaque

to the Citizens of Texas

as a symbol of the friendship ...

Jordan Dam and Power Plant

About 1840, near this site, Bloomer & Harper built one of the important early sawmills in northern Wisconsin. It was long known as McGreer's Mill, named for an early owner. By 1890, over 700 million feet of lumber, much of ...

Gonzales Men at the Alamo

Erected in grateful recognition of

the supreme act of heroism of the

thirty two men from Gonzales

who gave their lives in the Alamo

in response to the appeal of Travis.

Erected March 1, 1936

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Japanese Monument to The Heroes of the Alamo

To the Memory of

The Heroes of the Alamo

[Poem in Chinese follows]

Japanese Monument

The story of the Alamo reaches far beyond the borders of Texas. More than 2.6 million visitors from around the world came to the Alamo in 1996. The DRT ...