Site of Battles of Jan. 18 - 22

[Marker Front]

Site of Battles of Jan. 18 - 22

Gen. Winchester in Command,

and River Raisin Massacre

Jan. 23, 1813

[Marker Reverse]

800 Americans under Cols.

Allen, Lewis and Wells

Fought desperately against

3000 British and Allies

Under Gen. ...

John C. Brown Memorial Bridge

The John C. Brown (Corp’l U. S. Army) Memorial Bridge dedicated August 26, 1950, to the memory of the first Maryland soldier killed in action in KoreaJune 30, 1950.

Marker is at the intersection of Rockville Pike (Maryland Route 355) ...

The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin

(July 1, 1872 - January 24, 1926)

A native of Circleville, Ohio, young Catholic priest James Martin Kirwin arrived in Galveston in 1896. He was soon appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Galveston by Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher. As ...

Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge

[Marker Front]:

Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge

Named by an act of the General Assembly in honor of state Senator Arthur Ravenel Jr., who enthusiastically spearheaded a broad~based effort to secure the funds for its construction.

[Marker Reverse]:

Arthur Ravenel, Jr.

John Bankhead Magruder

(August 15, 1810 - February 19, 1871)

Virginia native John Bankhead Magruder graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1830. For meritorious service in the Mexican War (1846-48) Magruder was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He later resigned ...

Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and His Men

To commemorate the encampment in Maryland of Maj. Gen. Edward Braddock and his men at Owen's Ordinary, now Rockville, April 20, 1755. This stone is placed by the Janet Montgomery Chapter, Daughters of he American Revolution, Mrs. Morris L. Croxall, ...

The University of Kansas Jayhawk

The University of Kansas is home to a mythical bird with a fascinating history: the Jayhawk. The legendary KU mascot originated in the 1850s border war in Kansas Territory over the question of slavery. No one knows the true ...

John M. Bates Bridge

Named in 1979 in honor

of

prominent public spirited

citizen of this section

(Born 1871 Died 1924)

for his many contributions

to highway transportation

During early 1900,s he led

several highway location parties.

He personally financed, built

and managed ...

Grijalva Adobe Site

Juan Pablo Grijalva, a Spanish soldier, came to California with the Anza Expedition in 1776. On this hill he built one of the first adobes in what is now Orange County. In 1801 he petitioned for use of the land ...

John Hunt Morgan

On site, 1200 feet west, stood the church, his headquarters, where Gen. John Hunt Morgan and 84 of his men were formally sworn in, October 27, 1861, as the second Cavalry Regiment, Kentucky Volunteers, CSA. Formerly part of the Lexington ...