The Father of Rock ’N’ Roll / Sam Phillips in Florence

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Sam Phillips fell in love with the miracle of sound and the unifying power of music. Moving to Memphis, Tennessee, he embraced the beauty of the blues with his early recordings of Howlin Wolf, B.B. King and other delta ...

Portuguese Navigators: Pioneers in Maritime Exploration

The monument before you honors the Portuguese navigators of the Golden Age of Maritime Exploration, which spanned from the early 1400’s to the late 1500’s. During this era, Portugal was the forerunner in maritime exploration – both coasts of the ...

Beatrice's Own - Company C 134th Infantry Regiment Nebraska Nati

We Answered the Call

Organized as a local militia, the Paddock Guards were named in honor of Nebraska Senator Algernon S. Paddock. Established June 9, 1875 to protect Beatrice from outlaws and bandits, the Guard furnished their own equipment; city residents ...

2nd and 3rd Battalions, 4th Illinois Cavalry

Sherman's Division

U.S.

Camp of

2d and 3d Battalions,

4th Illinois Cavalry,

Sherman's (5th) Division,

Army of the Tennessee.

April 6, 1862.

Marker can be reached from Hamburg-Purdy Road 0.4 miles east of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

F-14 Tomcat

BuNo. 159025

The F14 Tomcat was a supersonic, variable

swept wing aircraft designed to replace

(beginning in 1972) the F-4 Phantom II as

the US Navy's primary fighter/ interceptor.

With its advanced weapons systems, the

Tomcat could simultaneously track up ...

The 1st Rhode Island Regiment and the Battle of Rhode Island

The 1st Rhode Island Regiment of the Continental Line

1775 – 1783

The war for American Independence was a long and arduous struggle that demanded much of the American people. Rhode Island responded to those demands with patriotic fervor, enduring the ...

Williams Stationery Store

This building is known as “The Brick Store of Silvester and Salaman”, it was built in 1854 and completed it 1855 by Henry Silvester and Abraham Salaman. It is both the first and oldest original brick (and stone) building in ...

Veatch's Brigade

Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

Army of the Tennessee

25th Ind., 14th Ill., 15th Ill.,

Veatch's (2d) Brigade,

Hurlbut's (4th) Division.

On Monday, April 7, 1862, these regiments were in reserve behind the 1st brigade until noon. They were then moved via Ross' headquarters, Duncan House, to McCook's ...

Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Lincoln Home National Historic Site is part of the National Park System, one of more than 390 parks that are important examples of our nation's heritage. This unit of the National Park Service preserves the home of the nation's 16th ...

Battle of Fort Sullivan

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On June 28, 1776, a British and Loyalist force seeking to capture Charleston advanced to Sullivan's Island with 9 ships and 2,500-3,000 infantry. The American defenders, 435 men under Col. William Moultrie of the 2nd S.C. Regiment, ...