The British Attack

Rawdon’s advance companies, the light infantry and grenadiers of the Volunteers of Ireland, struck the pickets on Greene’s left. The musket fire alerted the Americans, who hurried to get into battle formation.

Meanwhile, Rawdon deployed the first three units in his ...

Greene's Counterblow

Seeing that the British line was much shorter than his own, Greene decided to counterattack. He ordered the 1st Maryland and 2nd Virginia regiments to make a frontal attack against the advancing British troops, while the 2nd Maryland regiment struck ...

Vandiver Bridge

Dedicated Oct. 31, 1961

Erected by

The states of Georgia and South Carolina

and the Federal Bureau of Roads

Named in honor of a

beloved Georgia leader and

member Georgia Highway Board

Samuel Ernest Vandiver

1876 - 1951

Father of Hon. S. Ernest Vandiver who

was elected Governor of Georgia

Sept. ...

Bear Valley

First called Johnsonville: Bear Vally had a population of 3,000 including Chinese, Cornish and Mexicans during 1850-60 when Col. John C Fremont's Pine Tree and Josephine mines were producing. Fremont's elegant hotel "Oso House", built with lumber brought around the ...

Herbert C. Granger Interchange

Named by action of

the General Assembly

and Highway Commission

in recognition of his

distinguished public

service during 24 years

as a member of

South Carolina

House of Representatives

and

in particular his role

in the development

and construction of

roads and highways in

Greenville County

Chairman:

Grats Committee 1976 - 84

Delegation's Highway

Committee 1969 - 80

Legislative ...

The Baraboo Range

The rugged range of hills which can be seen to the north of here is among the oldest visible physical features on the earth. The hard quartzite rock that forms them was deposited as sand in a shallow sea which ...

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

(Lower plaque)

In recognition of

George Lavender

New Mexico State Highway Commissioner

1955-1961

for his dedicated efforts towards

completion of this project for the

benefit of Northern New Mexico

(Upper Plaque)

Rio Grande Gorge Bridge

SP-S-1539 (200)

[Great Seal of the State of New ...

First Building

Erected in this settlement stood here in 1767. It was the home of Count Charles de Fredenburgh.

Marker is on Bridge Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Ingraham Building

New York native George Francis Ingraham (1842-1920) settled in Nacogdoches in 1860. He married Martha Thompson Cooper in 1866 and became an attorney in 1873. Ingraham served as county judge, county treasurer, and state representative. He built this structure to ...

Black Earth Indian Village

For hundreds of years, the Potawatomi village of Ma-Kah-Da-We-Kah-Mich-Cock (Black Earth) was located on this spot. The people lived in huts made of bark. They raised crops of corn, beans, pumpkin and squash, and lived off abundant fish and game.

Chief ...