Reverend Charles F.X. Goldsmith

December 22, 1845 - November 24, 1890

Charles was born in Rochester, New York. At the early age of thirteen he entered the provincial seminary of St. Francis near Milwaukee. He graduated in 1864 and then entered the American College at ...

Jefferson School

The name Jefferson School has a long association

with African American education in Charlottesville.

It was first used in the 1860s in a Freedmen's

Bureau school and then for a public grade school

by 1894. Jefferson High School opened here in

1926 as the city’s ...

Fort Chippawa 1791

The fortifications which stood on this site were built in 1791 to protect the southern terminus of the Niagara portage road, and serve as a forwarding depot for government supplies. Known also as Fort Welland, the main structure consisted of ...

The Armored Force School

Historic Fort Knox

Following formation of the armored force in July 1940 a specialized school was authorized and activated to train officers and soldiers for the armor divisions and battalions of World War II.

Formal instruction began 4 November 1940 with enrollment ...

1860 Flanking Caponniere

On the fort wall you can see the outline of a doorway and traces of two walls that tied into the brick on either side of it. This is all that remains of one of two structures built by the ...

Raid on Fort Schlosser 1813

At daybreak on July 5, 1813, a British and Canadian force, consisting of some 35 militia and a small detachment of the 49th Regiment, embarked in this vicinity to attack Fort Schlosser. This American depot (now within Niagara Falls, New ...

Sir Roger Hale Sheaffe

1763 - 1851

On October 13, 1812, following Isaac Brock's death in a preceding assault, Major-General Sheaffe assumed command and led a successful attack which dislodged an invading American force from Queenston Heights. Born in Boston, Mass., Sheaffe was commissioned in ...

Bound For Glory

The Railroad Was A Nation Builder

There is no doubt that the railroad defined

an American culture and personality that

is distinct from its European roots. At its

heart, the railroad was a nation builder - the

personification of the brash, entrepreneurial

spirit that the ...

Fort Amanda

Ohio Historical Marker

[Marker Front]

After Gen. William Hull's surrender at Detroit early in the War of 1812, most of Michigan Territory came under British and Indian control. To prevent a possible invasion of Ohio, Gen. William Henry Harrison, commander of the ...

Eleftherios Venizelos

1864-1936

Liberal Politician, Statesman, Social Reformer

One of the most prominent Greek and European

Leaders of the 20th Century.

He marked the modernization of Greece with his political initiatives

Marker is on Massachusetts Avenue, NW east of Sheridan Circle, NW, on the right when ...