Butterwood Chapel

Butterwood Chapel, one of three Anglican chapels constructed in Dinwiddie County in the 18th century, was built by 1763 on or near this site. It probably was the first church built after the creation of Bath Parish in 1742. The ...

Rural Life In Appalachia

Down this path you will find buildings,

farm implements and other displays that

document rural life in Appalachia over

a period of about 100 years. Most were

restored and arranged here during the

1940s and 1950s.

These displays illustrate aspects of

mountain life that were colorful but ...

Battle of Mississinewa

Two miles west.

Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell.

Marker is at the intersection of Indiana Route 15 and County Route 600 N on ...

Pettingill's Wonderful Water

A natural spring flows from the rock at the base of Hennepin Bluff below this spot. According to tradition the iron-red mud at the spring provided pigment for Native Americans. White settlers of the 1850s believed the water had medicinal ...

The Carson House

This home, also known as the “Pink Lady,” is a classic Queen Anne/Eastlake Victorian residence designed by the prestigious architectural firm of Newsom Brothers of San Francisco. It was completed in 1889 for William Carson, a pioneer lumber baron of ...

Fontana Dam

length 2365 feet

height 480 feet

Built by TVA 1942-1945 as a unit of

its multi-purpose system of dams.

Marker is on North Carolina Route 1245 1.2 miles north of Fontana Road (North Carolina Highway 28).

Courtesy hmdb.org

Samuel A'Court Ashe, LL. D.

1840 - 1938

Patriot-Soldier-Historian-Legislator-Editor-Christian Citizen

Captain and assistant adjutant general of Pender's staff, C.S.A.

Heroic defender of Fort Wagner

And twice cited for conspicuous service in the battles of Cedar Run and Second Manassas

Brigadier General and Vice Commander of the United Confederate Veterans.

The last ...

This land called Tsenacomoco

When the English arrived in 1607, Paramount Chief Powhatan controlled much of Tidewater Virginia. His sphere of influence included over 30 tribes and 160 towns located from the coast to the James River fall line. The colonists built Jamestown in ...

Dahlonega Mustering Grounds

During the War Between the States nine companies were organized on this site; five were mustered here in 1861, two in 1862 and two in 1864. Men from other north Georgia counties came to Dahlonega to be mustered here in ...

Colonist on Neck of Land

Early in the 17th century, colonists began settling beyond Jamestown Island. In 1619, for example, Reverend Richard Buck received a patent of land here at Neck of Land, between Mill and Powhatan creeks.

When Buck and his wife died, their mentally ...