The Colonial River Road

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The Colonial River Road

After centuries of use by native people and the colonists of New Kent County, the road along the Pamunkey River was extended past the tobacco ports of Newcastle and Page’s Warehouse (later Hanovertown) to the newly ...

On The River

In the 1860s, along a superhighway called the Missouri River, the traffic was heavy and the perils were great. The river’s fast and ever-changing currents made for a treacherous journey from St. Louis to what was then known as ...

Horse Head Crossing on the Pecos River

Here crossed the undated Comanche Trail from Llano Estacado to Mexico. In 1850 John R. Bartlett while surveying the Mexican boundary found the crossing marked by skulls of horses; hence the name “Horse Head”. The Southern Overland Mail (Butterfield) route, ...

The 4th Corps Posted Along the River

When the 4th A.C. reached the Chattahoochee July 5, attempts to cross were found impracticable because of Confederate opposition on the other side. Pending the crossing of the 23d A.C. at Soap Cr., July 8, the 4th A.C. marked time ...

Taming the Tahquamenon River

The Players

James McMillan (left) and John S. Newberry (right) founded the Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette Railroad (DM&M). After completing the railroad, the company sought ways to develop the properties that they owned along the route. On October 6, 1880 ...

The Wisconsin River

“The Nation’s Hardest-Working River”

From its source at Lac Vieux Desert to the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, the Wisconsin River descends 1,071 feet in 430 miles. Twenty-six power dams utilize 640 feet of the fall of the river to ...

The Union Land Company and the Case Family / The Olentangy River

The Union Land Company and the Case Family

Congress established the United States Military District in 1796 by an act to provide bounty land for Revolutionary War officers and soldiers. District lands consisted of 2.6 million acres in twelve Ohio counties, ...

British Raids on the Coan River

During the War of 1812, on 7 Aug. 1814 ten

British ships and smaller vessels appeared on

the Coan River, which flows into the Potomac.

The invaders sent three barges to capture

three American schooners situated within two

miles of Northumberland Court House. The

Lancaster County ...

Recapture of the Connecticut River

Recapture of the

Connecticut River

1981 – 1999

Dedicated September 3, 1999

On the occasion of the opening of

Riverfront Plaza and Terraces

Founders Bridge Promenade and

State Street Landing

[ left plaque ]

A Historic Connection

Riverfront Plaza restores Hartford's historic connection to the "Quinnehticut" – the long tidal ...

History of the Monocacy River Valley

The earliest inhabitants of the Monocacy River Valley lived here about 12,000 years ago. These Native Americans lived in territorial, semi-nomadic groups dependent upon hunting, fishing, and food gathering.

When European settlers first came to Maryland, they encountered Native Americans who ...