Statham House

Built circa 1850. Owned by M. John C. Statham. He provided homes for widows of Civil War Veterans; donated land for right-of-way of railroad; streets for town, and a lot for a Methodist Church -- now the city cemetery. Statham, ...

Working Together at the Dorchester Cooperative Center 1930s-1940

Dorchester Academy

The Industrial Arts Department at Dorchester Academy taught students practical skills they could use in everyday life. The boys took classes in farming, woodworking, iron-working, and architecture. The girls were instructed in cooking, sewing, dressmaking and related industries. Most ...

Athletic Programs at Dorchester Academy 1926-1940

Dorchester Academy

Founding the athletic programs was considered one of Principal Elizabeth Moore's greatest achievements. School teams came to be known as the Dorchester Academy Tigers and Tigerettes, with "Shag" the tiger as their mascot. Dorchester Academy participated in it's first ...

94th Combat Infantry Division

Northern France Rhineland • Ardennes Central Europe

THIS MONUMENT IS A TRIBUTE TO THE MEN OF THE 94TH INFANTRY DIVISION WWII

In recognition of the outstanding war record of the 94th. The State of Wisconsin designated this monument to be erected ...

Jonathan Sturges Cottage

Jonathan Sturges Cottage

Built 1840

Has Been Designated A

National Historic Landmark

This Building Possesses National Significance

In Commemorating the History of The

United States of America

1994

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is at the intersection of Mill Plain Road and Mill Plain ...

Preservation and the Archaeological Record

Organic materials, including the human body, decompose when buried in the ground. Clothing made of animal skins or hides does not survive after many years of burial. Likewise, most pigments used to paint the body do not survive. Foodstuffs placed ...

Unknown Confederate Dead

Here lie twelve Confederate soldiers, ‘known but to God’, who died of disease and wounds, 1864- 1865, in the General Hospital, Georgia State Line, located near this spot. Dr. A.P.Brown was senior surgeon in charge of the hospital. Dr. E.A. ...

The Battle of Salem Cemetery

Here on December 19,1862, Confederate forces under the command of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest fought Union forces commanded by Colonel Adolph Engelmann. After a cavalry charge was repulsed, the Confederate artillery forced the retreat of the Federals, and Forrest withdrew ...

Forrest at Trenton

Advancing along this route from Spring Creek in Madison County, December 20, 1862, part of Forrest's Brigade under his command captured the Federal garrison at Trenton, entrenched around the station on the west side of town. Meanwhile a detachment had ...

Abram Woodbury Home and Gas Station

Circa 1919

Abram Woodbury, one of the first permanent settlers in Mesquite, built a new home here circa 1919 and opened a mercantile store. He also built overnight cabins for tourists and operated Mesquite's first gas station. Abram purchased gasoline by ...