Washington Headquarters

~ Preakness ~

July 1 – 29, and October 9 -

November 27, 1780, Washing-

ton had headquarters here at

the house of Colonel Theunis

Dey. The main army encamp-

ed along Totowa Heights.

Marker is on Totowa Road (County Route 644), on the left when traveling ...

Purple Heart Memorial

Combat Wounded Veterans

Dedicated to all men and women wounded in all our wars.

"My stone is red for

the blood they shed.

The medal I bear

is my country's way

to show they care.

If I could be seen

Eisenhower's Quarters

Fort George G. Meade

With the signing of the armistice ending World War I, the overseas orders of Dwight David Eisenhower were canceled. Instead, he was transferred from Command of Camp Colt, the Army's Tank Training Center in Gettysburg, PA, to ...

Martin College

Thomas Martin founded Martin Female College in 1870, to fulfill the wish of his dying daughter for a girls' school in Giles County.

Its first president was William K. Jones. Fire destroyed it in 1904. It became coeducational in 1937.

The ...

New Hartford Soldiers Memorial

[ south side ]

Erected

1892

To The Memory Of

New Hartford

Soldiers And Sailors,

Who Served In The War

Of The Rebellion.

1861. 1865.

[ east side ]

17th Conn. Infantry

Francis E. Coe

12th Conn. Infantry

Corp. James Forbes • William D. Gray • William F. Green • George ...

Fort Webb and Civil War Earthworks

In 1860, Bowling Green was a thriving city of about 2500 inhabitants with many local businesses, a woolen factory, a candle factory, several mills, an iron foundry, and a newspaper. This city was vital to the war effort of both ...

Quartermaster Repair Shops

The Quartermaster Department was responsible for the transportation of the Army, storage and transportation of supplies, clothing, camp and garrison equipage, horses, forage, fuel, maintenance of buildings and repair of equipment.

Captain Edward J. Strang was in charge of the repair ...

Ross' Headquarters

Brig. Gen. L. S. Ross, commanding the Texas brigade of Brig. Gen. Wm. H. Jackson’s cavalry [CS], had fought delaying actions with Schofield’s 23rd A. C. [US] (the rt. of Sherman’s forces) since both armies moved from Paulding Co.; Ross ...

David Martin's Ferry

Operated at "The Forks" on grants received in 1739 and 1741. It was an important link on a main route to the west until 1806. Transported troops and supplies in the Revolutionary War.

Marker is on Larry Holmes Drive (Pennsylvania Route ...

Art Blakey

(1919-1990)

A founder of the “hard-bop” school of jazz, drummer Blakey grew up here, and got his start with Billy Eckstine's band. Blakey’s group, “The Jazz Messengers,” featured Hank Mobley, Freddie Hubbard, Horace Silver, and Wynton Marsalis. He was awarded the ...