Battle of Hobkirk's Hill

Along this ridge, American and British armies clashed on April 25, 1781, in the Revolutionary War Battle of Hobkirk’s Hill. Major General Nathanael Greene’s American troops had occupied the hill to threaten Camden, the most important British post in the ...

Samuel Francis Du Pont

MDCCCIII - MDCCCLXV

Rear Admiral

United States Navy

Statue was erected

by the Congress

of the United States

in recognition of his

distinguished services

Originally placed in

Du Pont Circle

Washington D.C.

it was removed

to this site

A.D. MCMXX

The First Hawaiian Christian

The first Hawaiian Christian,

Henry Opukahaia,

died at Cornwall, Conn. 1818

The first Christian

missionaries to Hawaii,

Bingham, Thurston, Whitney,

landed at Kailua, April 12, 1820

with their Hawaiian comrades

Hopu, Kanui, Honoli.

Marker is at the intersection of Alii Drive and Sarona Road, on the right when traveling ...

The Village of Germantown

On October 4th, 1814, a clerk dipped his pen into an inkstand, and made a boldly scripted entry in the Records of Montgomery County.

His entry showed that one Philip Gunckel had filed a plat plan for the Village of Germantown.

It ...

The Church of the Epiphany

Civil War to Civil Rights

“Carpets, cushions, and hymnbooks were packed away ... ambulances began to stop ... lastly come the surgeons....”

Margaret Leech, Reveille in Washington.

Church spires dominated the skyline of the city of Washington at the time of the ...

Madison Lodge No. 23 F. & A.M.

1852 [Logo] 2002

Madison Lodge #23 was established under dispensation from the Grand Lodge of California on May 4th 1852. Its permanent charter was issued on May 5th 1853. Madison Lodge held its first two meetings at the old Columbus ...

Dr. Luther Lee Friddell

Nov. 13, 1877 - July 20, 1950

A descendant of Mary Ann Roark Cross, "L.L." Fridell graduated from Grant Medical College, Chattanooga, 1902. He established his medical practice in Birchwood beginning in the horse and buggy days and spanning a period ...

7th Day Baptist Churches of Hopkinton and Westerly

Here for more than a century was the religious, business and civil center of Westerly. Near by in private homes, the people met in town meetings. Here crossed paths from what is now Hopkinton, Richmond and Westerly. Here were the ...

Blythe Ferry

One of the worst acts of "man's inhumanity" took place when an entire race of peoples were driven from their lands in 1838. It was here at Blythe Ferry that approx. 9000 Cherokees and Creeks camped while waiting to cross ...

21st North Carolina Infantry

Second Battle of Manassas

August 28, 1862

7:15 p.m.

Trimble's Brigade, Ewell's Division

Left Wing (Jackson)

Army of Northern Virginia, CSA

21st North Carolina Infantry

Lt. Col. Sanders Fulton

"We halted at this fence, quickly tore it down, and piled the rails in front. It offered us good ...