Howell Thomas Heflin

1921~2005

Howell Thomas Heflin retired from a lifetime of distinguished public service in 1997, having served Alabama in the U.S. Senate for three consecutive terms. There he was known as a national leader on judicial, agricultural, defense, and space issues. As ...

Battle of Nottoway

Lee's Retreat

This was the first in a series of raids from Petersburg led by Union Generals James Wilson and August Kautz. The purpose of the raid was to destroy portions of the South Side and Richmond & Danville Railroads and ...

5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Memorial Park

In honor of the soldiers and families of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) for their dedicated service and support to Fort Polk, Louisiana

21 September 1975 to 21 November 1992

RED DEVILS!

Marker can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado ...

Father Peter Whelan

Father Peter Whelan, an Irish-born Catholic priest from Savannah, arrived at Andersonville on June 16, 1864, to minister to the sick and dying. While other priests visited for brief periods, Whelan remained for nearly four months during the hottest season ...

Site of Fort Gaines Female College

In 1857, the Legislature authorized a lottery to complete this college, chartered in 1838 as Fort Gaines Female Institute. It was finished in 1859. Sereno Taylor was the first principal, followed by John W. Grant. The large college building was ...

5th Infantry Division (Mechanized)

Memorial Park

In honor of the soldiers and families of the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) for their dedicated service and support to Fort Polk, Louisiana

21 September 1975 to 21 November 1992

RED DEVILS!

Marker can be reached from Louisiana Avenue east of Colorado ...

Confederate Counterattack

After Union troops burned the railroad bridge they began to leave the field. The Confederates decided to re-cross the river by way of a wagon bridge one half mile above the railroad and counterattack the small Union rear guard.

The ...

3rd Iowa Infantry

Williams' Brigade - Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

3d Iowa Infantry,

Williams (1st) Brig., Hurlbut's (4th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee

This regiment was engaged here at 4 p.m. April 6, 1862. It fell back through its camp at 5 p.m. where ...

Foote's Gunboat Flotilla

The gunboat flotilla that Flag Officer Andrew H. Foote launched against Forts Henry and Donelson consisted of both timberclad and ironclad vessels. The timberclads - Conestoga, Lexington, and Tyler - were commercial river steamers converted to gunboats by adding heavy ...

First Colonial Residents

The first colonial residents of Beaver County lived nearby.

Alexander McKee operated a trading post 1769 or earlier.

Colonial John Gibson farmed land near his trading post in 1771 then went on to a great military and legal career.

McKee became a Tory ...