Leavenworth Masonic Building Association

Original Masonic Lodge chartered in Kansas in 1856. From July 14, 1856 through October 21, 1868, nine lodges were established in Leavenworth County.

Building Association chartered July 31, 1913. Cornerstone laid and dedicated May 10, 1914.

Marker is on Delaware Street near ...

Remember 1814

Fort McHenry protected the water approaches to Baltimore for more than a hundred years, but was attacked only once. On September 13-14, 1814, British ships fired rockets and mortars at the fort for twenty-five hours. Fort McHenry withstood the bombardment, ...

Windsor Locks

(front)

Windsor Locks

Incorporated May 30, 1854, the town was formerly Pine Meadow district of Windsor. A Dutch trader, Captain Adriaen Block, came up the Connecticut River in the spring of 1614 as far as Enfield Rapids.

The first three settlers were: Henry ...

Morven Park

Morven Park was the home of Westmoreland Davis, who as governor of Virginia (1918-1922) created the executive budget system that concentrated state budgeting authority in the governor's hands. Davis bought Morven Park in 1903 and transformed it into a progressive ...

Ackenhausen Saddlery Company Building

In Leavenworth's early days this building was the home of the Charles Ackenhausen Saddlery Company. Mr. Ackenhausen was a prominent and progressive citizen and a great benefit to Leavenworth after immigrating from Hanover, Germany. In 1858 he worked as a ...

Richmond Little Red Schoolhouse

In continuous service as a schoolhouse from 1844-1950. During its 106 years it exemplified the basic element of the American public school system of the 19th century, a one room school in which one teacher taught eight different grades.

Marker is ...

To the North Carolina Women of the Confederacy

To the

North Carolina Women

of the Confederacy

Marker is on West Morgan Street.

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Brodheads Road

Beaver Countys first highway constructed 1778 by General Lachlan McIntosh as a supply route from Fort Pitt to Fort McIntosh Col. Daniel Broadhead succeeded to the command of the fort in 1779 and his name was associated with the road.

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Cranberry Culture

For countless ages the wild cranberry flourished in many marshy areas of Central Wisconsin. In 1829 Daniel Whitney mentioned the purchase of three canoe loads of cranberries brought down the Yellow River by Indians from the area now known as ...

Raine's Battery - Latimer's Battalion

Johnson's Division - Ewell's Corps

Army of Northern Virginia

Ewell's Corps - Johnson's Division

Latimer's Battalion - Raine's Battery

The Lee Battery

Two 20 pounder Parrotts - one 10 pounder Parrott

and one 3 inch Rifle

July 2 The 10 pounder Parrott and 3 inch Rifle took ...