Shepherd’s Battery

Shepherd’s, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Shepherd’s Battery

Shepherd’s, one of the oldest batteries in the fort, guarded its western end.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Restoration of Shepherd’s Battery

Over the years man and nature destroyed much of Fort Fisher. Restoration of this battery was based on archaeological, historical, and photographic evidence.

Marker can be reached from Fort Fisher Boulevard South (U.S. 421) near Battle Acre Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

The National Asylum for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers was established by Congressional legislation and approved by President Abraham Lincoln on March 3, 1865. Its purpose was "...to care for him who shall have borne the battle..." as stated in President ...

Town Pond Reservoir Cridersville's Great Fire of 1918

Side A:

The Village of Cridersville was founded in 1856. With the discovery of oil in 1885 the village prospered and grew quickly. Its business district developed along Main Street in the first block east of the railroad. The Town Pond ...

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

September 27, 1864

1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.Prior to the Confederate attack on Ft. Davidson a detachment of 3rd M.S.M. Cavalry was forced off Pilot Knob Mountain by Slemons' and McCray's Rebel Brigades. The ...

Historic Preservation

Las Vegas was established as a railroad town in 1905; at the head of Fremont Street, the Mission-style depot represented the railroad's dominance over the economic and social life of the town for several decades. The streets of downtown were ...

The Battle of Pilot Knob

September 27, 1864

In September of 1864 Major General Sterling Price and a 12,000 man army re-entered Missouri in a forlorn effort to regain the state for the Confederacy. On September 27th they laid siege to Fort Davidson. The defenders, though ...

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

September 27, 1864

1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.Prior to the Confederate attack on Ft. Davidson a detachment of 3rd M.S.M. Cavalry was forced off Pilot Knob Mountain by Slemons' and McCray's Rebel Brigades. The ...

Rattle and Snap Plantation

Designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1971. Rattle and Snap was built between 1842 and 1845 by George W. Polk and his wife. Sallie Hilliard. Restored to its original character and furnished with period ...