Petersburg’s Role In Trade

Immediately to your right is a mural adapted from a drawing by William Waud which appeared in Harper’s Magazine during the Civil War. The mural is an artist’s impression of the Petersburg waterfront on the Appomattox River - probably at ...

Diamond Springs I.O.O.F. No. 09 Lodge Hall

The oldest fraternal edifice in continuous use on the West Coast. Built on this hillside, not on the main street as in the usual practice for the era. It avoided the ravages of fire which razed the town of Diamond ...

Percy Leonard James

1878 – 1970

[English]

Percy Leonard James was born in London, England, where he trained and first practiced as an architect. In 1908, he settled in Victoria, British Columbia, where he obtained his first commission and practiced his profession until 1954.

Mr. James ...

Christ Church, Washington Parish

Founded May 25, 1795

First church in City of Washington.

Present edifice dedicated October 8, 1809,

by Bishop Thomas J. Claggett,

first bishop consecrated on

American soil

- in New York, 1792.

Placed by

Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A. R.

Springdale

This community, which was incorporated as Springdale in 1955, was known as Long Branch for many years and named for a nearby branch of the Congaree River. At the turn of the twentieth century it was a farming community along ...

The Memorial Church of the Prince of Peace

Episcopal

The first Episcopal services in Gettysburg were held at the courthouse in 1867. The first church building of the parish was built on Stevens St. in 1876.

Conceived as a memorial to the dead of both sides in the Civil War, ...

Cast Iron Panels

The cast iron panels on this fence are from the Driard Hotel, built in 1892 and designed by architect John Teaque. It was Victoria’s most prestigious hotel prior to the construction of the Empress Hotel. A reconstructed portion of the ...

Presidents Attended Service Here

(top):

Abraham Lincoln attended services at this church on November 19, 1863, the day he dedicated the National Cemetery and delivered his Gettysburg Address. The pew he occupied has been retained in the sanctuary.

(lower):

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a member of this ...

Shaping the River

The natural river above Hastings was treacherous for steamboats, with a depth that reached only three and one-half feet in some places. The first efforts of the federal government to improve navigation of the river were wing dams (piles of ...

Temples of Mercy

The churches of Gettysburg were the first to offer their facilities to serve the needs of wounded soldiers borne from the battlefield on July 1st. Public buildings and many private homes followed the lead in showing care and mercy.

As soon ...