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 ...

John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza

President John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. This event changed the city – and the world – forever. As a tribute to this extraordinary man, John F. Kennedy Memorial Plaza was dedicated on ...

Justus Pharmacy

ca. 1900

Built and operated as a pharmacy by Dr.

William Hicks Justus whose son Fred

ran the business until 1957. The

pharmacy was then operated by the Beck

Family until 1994. Home to the first

soda fountain in Hendersonville.

Marker is on North Main Street, ...

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway Terminus

This marks the terminal of the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Highway. Erected by Dixie Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy, St. Petersburg, Fla. Jan. 22, 1939.

Marker is at the intersection of Bayshore Drive SE and Central Avenue, on the left when ...

John F. Kennedy

Dedicated to

the memory of

John F. Kennedy

35th President of

the United States

who gave his life

for his country

November 22, 1963

Marker is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and Vincent Place, on the left when traveling west on Chestnut Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

14th New Jersey Infantry Regiment

(Upper Plaque):Erected by the State of

New Jersey to commemorate the

heroic services of the 14th Regiment

New Jersey Volunteer Infantry

1st Brigade, 3rd Division, 6th Corps

Army of the Potomac, at the

Battle of Monocacy, MD

July 9th 1864.

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The ...

The Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal

Ferry Houses: Connecting People, Boats and Trains

From 1864 until 1967: the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CRRNJ) Terminal provided a vital link between the New Jersey and New York City shores. At its busiest, more than 200 ferry sailings ...

All That Jazz

New Orleans may be known as the birthplace of jazz, but “America’s music” really grew up in Kansas City. Here, jazz developed and matured, growing out of ragtime and blues into a distinct Midwestern sound. The most important bands ...

Jenkins County Confederate Memorial

( South Face )

1861-1865

Erected June 3rd.1909

By

The Wayside Home

Chapter. U.D.C.

In Honor Of Our

Confederate Soldiers,

Whom Power Could

Not Corrupt,

Whom Death Could

Not Terrify,

Whom Defeat Could

Not Dishonor.

—

Those Who Served

—

The Confederacy

( East Face )

CSA

—

Those Who Fought

( North Face )

1861-1865

—

These Were Men Who

By The Simple ...

The Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal

This terminal was completed in June, 1889 and became fully operational on October 6, 1889. For almost 80 years it served as the main passenger terminal for the Central Railroad Company of New Jersey at this strategic Jersey City waterfront ...