Life in Fort Adams

I did not have far or long to look, because, being the junior officer of the garrison I could displace no other, and besides, there was but one casemate available for me to choose from . . . A good ...

The 81st Infantry Division

Here trained

For Victory

Under

Desert Skies

The

81st Infantry

Division

The Wildcats

1943

In Memoriam

Privates

Robert J Vilella

Paul M. West

Earl S. Smith

James J. DeCarlo

Lynn Ramsey

Clyde B. Slayton

Arden W. Bridges

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Frederica

" Frederica is situated on the Island of

St. Simons, in the middle of an Indian

field where our people found 30 or 40

acres cleared by them."

Francis Moore

1736

A Voyage to Georgia

The first british settlers landed here on

February 18, ...

Defending Narragansett Bay

During the 19th century, Newport was the only deep water harbor between New York and Boston which could serve as a base for a large fleet of warships. Fort Adams was located at a crucial point where it could prevent ...

Site of Old Cheshire Bridge

The original Cheshire Bridge Road, crossing N. Fork Peachtree Cr. at this point, was the route taken by two divisions of Howard’s 4th A. C. moving to occupy a gap in the Federal line between Peachtree Rd. and Schofield's 23rd ...

A Giant Among Forts

Imagine this twenty acre fort filled to capacity: 2,400 soldiers here to defend Newport with 468 cannon sited along the most probable attack routes.

Though designed to house an imposing force, Fort Adams was normally garrisoned with several hundred troops during ...

Confederate Entrenchments: 1864

This line of works in Adams Park is one of the few remaining sections of the exterior portion of Atlanta's defenses designed as a barrier to Federal attempts to cut the two railroads that enter the city from the S.W. ...

Kings St. Coal Wharf - Skinner & Eddy Shipyards - Site of Hoover

A coal wharf was located at the waterfront during the late 19th century. Coal was transported here by railroad from Newcastle and Renton. Abandoned in the early 1900’s, the wharf soon became the Skinner & Eddy Shipyard.

During World War ...

First Meetinghouse

1630-1930

Site of the first meetinghouse built

on the open green in 1640. The bell, hung in 1642, is said to have been brought from England by order of the Reverend William Worcester, who settled here in 1639.

Marker is at the ...

Home of Alvin P. Hovey

Governor of Indiana

He served his fellow man with distinction as lawyer, Judge, Civil War General, Diplomat and Congressman.

Erected by the Posey County

Historical Society Inc. 1975

Marker is at the intersection of Walnut Street and East 4th Street (Indiana Route 62), ...