Capture of Camp Jackson

The Strength of our Nation is the Union of States

To Commemorate The capture of Camp Jackson - May 10 1861 - By - The Missouri Volunteers:

First Regiment Infantry - Colonel Frank Blair,

Second Regiment Infantry - Colonel Henry Bernsyein,

Third Regiment Infantry ...

John Beale Bordley

The noted agriculturist purchased land just north of here in 1792 and named it "Como Farm". Here he conducted numerous experiments on crop rotation and maintenance of soil fertility. Bordley planned new devices for seeding and reaping wheat. His works ...

Johnstonville – 1821

Established in 1821, Johnstonville was the first county seat of Monroe County. It was named for the Johnston family which came here from South Carolina. The old home place of John Johnston, the original settler, is still standing and still ...

James Fort Site 1607 – 1624

You are about to enter the site of 1607 James Fort, the heart of the first, permanent English settlement in North America. The sections of log walls stand above archaeological remains of the original palisades. The walls enclosed about one ...

Jefferson

Prowling Confederates and Pretty Girls

In June 1863, Federal troops marched through Jefferson as the Army of the Potomac pursued Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, a menacing force to the west—but where was it headed? Fearing that Lee ...

Jamestown Tercentenary Monument

East Side of Monument:

Virginia Company of London

Chartered April 10, 1606

Founded

Jamestown

and sustained

Virginia

1607 – 1624

North Side of Monument:

Jamestown

The first permanent

colony of the

English people.

The birthplace of

Virginia

and of

the United States

May 13, 1607

North Side Base:

“Lastly and chiefly the way to prosper and achieve good success ...

Johnston’s Army Crossed the River

July 5-9, 1864. Johnston Army of Tenn. [CS] held a fortified line N. of the Chattahoochee from Nickajack Cr. to one mile above Peachtree Cr.

Federal crossings several miles upriver July 8, making the line untenable, Johnston crossed his forces July ...

State Police and the Benjamin Franklin School

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Looking Towards East Ridge from Governor Street, the four buildings on the hill have been an important part of Ridgefield's landscape for the last 100 years. On the left is the George Rockwell home, which, with the house ...

Emma Jean's

Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe a Route 66 icon has been serving up meals to locals and hungry travelers on the highway since 1947. The building was built by Bob and Kate Holland from cinder blocks manufactured at the old ...

A. J. “Allie” Cole

This scenic overlook named in memory of Maine Highway Pioneer A. J. “Allie” Cole. In 1917 Allie began horse drawn mail, freight and passenger service between Enfield and Burlington, Maine. by the 1920’s he hauled freight in motor trucks north ...