Patriots of Vermont

In grateful memory

of the

Patriots of Vermont

and their fellow patriots from

the neighboring states

who here fought for American

independence under the command

of

General John Stark

and

Colonel Seth Warner

August 16, 1777

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Erected on behalf of

the State of Vermont

by

the Vermont Historical Society

August MDCCCCXXXI

Marker can be reached from New ...

Rural Electrification

In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with Federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this Commonwealth. Adams Electric Cooperative at Gettysburg, serving members in south-central Pennsylvania, was incorporated on ...

Zoarville Station Bridge

Fink Through Truss Bridge

The Zoarville Station Bridge is a rare survivor of the earliest period of iron bridge construction in the United States, an era when unprecedented railroad expansion gave American bridge builders an international reputation for innovation. German immigrant ...

In Commemoration of the 94th and 110th Reg’s. O.V.I.

Mustered in the U.S. Service on these Historical Grounds.

[View of left side of marker]

Mustered in Aug. 23, 1862

Battles Participated in by

The 94th O.V.I. Commanded by

Col. Joseph W. Frizell.

Perryville, KY. October 8, 1862

Stone River, ...

The Last Meetings of the Confederate Cabinet

The Last Meetings

of the

Confederate Cabinet

were held in this building

and the surrender of

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston

was Authorized from here

on April 24th. 1865

Marker is at the intersection of South Tryon Street and West 3rd Street on South Tryon Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Church of Christ Congregational

About This Church

This church was built in 1837 by the Methodist Episcopal Society of Redding. The building committee consisted of Thomas B. Fanton, John Read Hill, Gershom Sherwood, Jesse Banks, and David Duncomb. It served the Methodist Society until ...

Massachusetts Volunteers at Bennington

Erected by the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

as a tribute to her patriotic volunteers

who rendered valuable service in the repulse

of the Burgoyne invasion at the Battle of Bennington

August 16, 1777.

Marker can be reached from New York Route 67, on the left when traveling ...

Battle of Bennington

San Coick Bridge Skirmish

Colonel Baum, commanding a force of 700 men sent by General Burgoyne to seize military stores at Bennington, here met American militia under Colonel Gregg who destroyed the bridge and fired upon the enemy.

Colonel Baum here drew ...

The Life-Saving Station

Absecon Lighthouse

By 1872, the first life-saving station was in operation on the corner of the Lighthouse property. This simple building, with some periodic renovations, served until the second, larger and more ornate station was constructed in 1884.

The new life-saving station ...

Hardee’s Corps at Jonesboro

Sept. 1, 1864. The withdrawal of S. D. Lee’s A. C. toward Atlanta left Hardee facing the same Federal forces of the preceding day. To meet an attack on his rt., he shifted Cleburne’s & Carter’s divs. [CS] to an ...