30th Air Depot Group

In honor

of

the men who served in the

30th Air Depot Group

European Theater

1943 - 1945

Courtesy hmdb.org

Prophet’s Town

Established in 1808 by Tecumseh and the Prophet as the capital of their pan-Indian confederacy. Led by Tecumseh, representatives of many midwestern Indian nations met and lived here in an attempt to build the greatest Indian resistance movement in American ...

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was founded in 1872 as a land-grant college specializing in agriculture and mechanics. The land-grant college system marked the beginning of scientific agricultural and industrial instruction in the Commonwealth. Over the next century Virginia ...

Setting the Trap

Confederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson faced three enemies - the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, its formidable position on Bolivar Heights, and time. On the second day of the battle, although pummeled by a Confederate bombardment, the Federals still stood ...

464th Bomb Group (Heavy)

In honor of the men of the

464th Bomb Group (Heavy)

15th Air Force, World War II,

Activated 1 Aug 1943

Wendover Field, Utah.

Trained Pocatello AAF, Idaho.

Flew B-24 Liberators based at

Pantanella, Italy

over Southern, Central and Eastern

Europe from April 1944 to May 1945

Two Unit Citations, ...

Swords

On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate the community of

Swords

Named in honor of the family who contributed substantially to the economic success of the community, Swords has its roots in the success of ...

Privy

The brick privy was built in 1852 by Brooks R. Wooley. Originally located directly behind the courthouse, it was moved to make room for the courthouse annex in 2004. It was considered one of the most luxurious restrooms in the ...

The "Firepit" of Halema'uma'u

Halema'uma'u Crater is the site of the most eruptions at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. Between 1905 and 1924, a period of about 20 years, a dazzling lake of molten lava circulated within its walls. Then, in 1924, the lake ...

44th National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic

From September 19 to 24 1910, about 45 years after the last shot of the Civil War was fired, the 44th National Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Encampment(convention) was held in Atlantic City. The G.A.R., a Union (Northern) Civil ...

Battle of Harpers Ferry / Jackson Arrives

(Upper Panel): Battle of Harpers Ferry

Invasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became ...