In Commemoration

1732 ---- 1932

In Commemoration Of

The Two Hundredth Birthday Of

George Washington

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Rochambeau

Established a Camp Here

June 28 To July 1, 1781

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Soldiers Commanded By

Lafayette

Camped At This Spot

Placed by Mary Silliman Chapter

N.S.D.A.R.

Marker is at the intersection of Church Hill Road (U.S. ...

Confederate Breastworks

This remarkably preserved stretch of the main Confederate line saw little action. Although the land here was much less wooded in 1864, its occupants appreciated the partial shelter offered by the low ground. The soldiers took advantage of it to ...

Soldiers' Reaction to Lincoln's Emancipation

Whether a soldier was Union or Confederate in his loyalties during the Civil War, there was not a unified reaction to Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary or official Emancipation Proclamation. The individual reaction varied on either side of this struggle, both north ...

Perryvile and the Emancipation Proclamation

In mid-1862, President Abraham Lincoln wrestled with the idea of issuing the Emancipation Proclamation. With Confederate armies pressing into Maryland and Kentucky, Lincoln realized that he could not issue the Proclamation until the Union secured a major military victory. In ...

Chatsworth Honor Roll

In Memory of Those

Chatsworth Honor Roll

In memory of those

who served in the Armed Forces

World War I

Anderson, Andrew • Anderson, Willis • Carr, Ballington B. • Griffee, Joseph • Leduc, Albert • Messler, Ernest • Messler, Jesse • Prickett, Albert N. ...

The Waters Ran Red

This sluggish creek is known as Bloody Run in memory of the violent hand-to-hand fighting that occurred here.

Bloody Run flows east to west, winding through the woods. During the battle the brush-choked stream and its gentle slopes provided the only ...

Athens College Veteran's Memorial

Dedicated to those who gave their lives in defense of their country by the veteran students of Athens College

Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Pryor Street and Elkton Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

A Lethal Occupation

From this advanced Confederate line, constructed after the grand Union assault of June 3, Lee’s sharpshooters searched for targets. They were near enough to the Federal line that enemy voices could be heard.

Between June 3 and June 12 constant skirmishing, ...

Railroad Station Site

Southern Pacific Railroad reached Soledad in 1873. Until 1886, Soledad was the transportation hub for the Southern Monterey County.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Front Street on Main Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Shepherd’s Plantation

On this site was fought the battle of Shepherd's Plantation between Creek Indians and pioneer settlers aided by volunteer soldiers stationed at Forts Ingersol, Jones and McCreary under Major Henry W. Jernigan and Captain Hamilton Garmany.

On a separate plaque ...