Kershaw Brigade

Erected by

the City of Greenville, South Carolina

in commemoration of

the "Project Southland" Monument

erected on the

Gettysburg Battlefield honoring

The Kershaw Brigade of South Carolina.

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A Greenville Pharmancist, Albert M. Goldstine director of Project Southland in cooperation with the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association, was given ...

Paint Lick Presbyterian Church/Paint Lick Cemetery

Founded 1784 by Rev. David Rice. Early elders of the church: Thomas Maxwell, Alexander Henderson, James Woods, Samuel Woods, Robert Brank, George Denny, Robert Henry. First located in Paint Lick Cemetery. Second building erected circa 1830 on present site. During ...

The Great Meadows Campaign

“Up to this time the colonies have been acting as entirely separate and independent states.” From message of Governor James Glenn to the South Carolina Assembly, March 5, 1754.

The Great Meadows Campaign marked the first active united action on the ...

Portman Shoals

One thousand feet due north on a site now covered by Hartwell Reservoir, the Portman Shoals Power Plant, built by William C. Whitner, began the transmission of high-voltage electricity in 1897 over the longest lines then used for that purpose ...

Healing the Wounded

Tour of Duty

In 1866 the Navy completed the hospital you see across the street to treat injured and ailing seamen. With beds for 50, it included the carriage house/stable and cast-iron fence and (around the corner) the gazebo. Its ...

Marilyn Anne McKinney

In Memory of

Marilyn Anne McKinney

President of the Rhodi Bowie

Family Historical Society

from 1989 until her death June 17, 1995. She was an outstanding leader earning our love and support.

Marker can be reached from Gilgal Church Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Herbert S. Miles Safety Roadside Rest

In recognition of his contributions to the State highway system over a 42 year career and his leadership as District Engineer in establishing the Safety Roadside Rest Program in California.

Redding Rotary and Friends

Marker can be reached from Interstate 5, ...

Southwest Mountains Rural Historic District

Extending from the Orange County line on the north to the outskirts of Charlottesville with the Southwest Mountains forming its spine, this historic district encompasses more than 31,000 acres and contains some of the Piedmont’s most pristine and scenic countryside. ...

Fort Wayne ~ Fort Dearborn Trail

An ancient Indian trail, through Pottawattomie country, variably called the Dragoon, White Pigeon, Great Northwestern and Fort Dearborn Road. After 1795 used for mail delivery between Fort Wayne and Fort Dearborn. Captain Wells, Wayne spy, was slain along this route.

Marker ...

Dr. Ephraim McDowell, 1771-1830/McDowell-Crawford Surgery

Burial site of Ephraim McDowell, the “father of modern surgery.” His family moved here from Va. in 1784. He studied medicine in Va. and Scotland before practicing in Danville. In 1802, he married Sarah Shelby, dau. of Ky.’s first gov. ...