Nuns of the Battlefield

Civil War Nurses Memorial

(Upper Inscription):

They comforted the dying, Nursed the wounded, carried hope to the imprisoned, gave in His name a drink of water to the thirsty.

(Lower Inscription):To the memory and in honor of

The Various Orders of Sisters

who gave their ...

The Beginning

The story of the Civilian Conservation Corps cannot be told without knowing the tale of the times from which it was created. The stock market crash of 1929, which led to the Great Depression coupled with the lack of soil ...

The Bicentennial Legacy Monument

1. John McIntire, Founder, son-in-law of Ebenezer Zane. Visionary for the town’s development. His legacy lives on in the McIntire Scholarship Fund. Died in 1815 at age 56.

2. Noah Norris, Patriot. Enlisted in the first black regiment recruited in Ohio ...

Five Medals Village

Near this spot stood the village of the

Potawatomi War Chief Five Medals, whose

Indian name was Onaska. This chief ceased

hostilities against the United States

government after signing the Greenville Treaty, 1795.

He met with Presidents George Washington 1796 and

Thomas Jefferson 1801. ...

C.C.C. Volunteer

We dedicate this monument to the 3.5 million men of the Civilian Conservation Corps. We celebrate their legacy of accomplishments they left for the future to enjoy.

This is the home of Camp Farlington, Co. 788th "Fire Devils" SCS-10-L, who built ...

7th Street Theatre

Hoquiam WA

An atmospheric-style theatre

built in 1928

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the

United States

Department of Interior

1987

and the

Hoquiam Register

of Historic Places

2008

Marker is on 7th Street near J Street when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

From Trenton to Princeton

Following the Christmas night crossing of the Delaware River and the First Battle of Trenton on December 26, 1776, George Washington’s army re-crossed the river back into Pennsylvania. The British and German troops reacted to their defeat at Trenton by ...

The Site of Fort Beane

This stone marks The Site of Fort Beane, built in 1832, as a refuge for the early settlers, at the time of the Blackhawk War.

Marker is at the intersection of Lincolnway East (U.S. 33) and Reynolds Street, on the right ...

Roseville Carnegie Library

Concerned by the lack of adequate library facilities in 1910, the Women’s Improvement Club convinced the City Board of Trustees to contribute $2,000 and to apply to Andrew Carnegie for a $10,000 grant which they received on April 25, 1911. ...

Staunton River Raid

The Union General Wilson, returning to Grant's army from a raid to Staunton River, crossed the road near here, June, 1864.

Marker is at the intersection of Boydton Plank Road (U.S. 1) and Old Indian Road on Boydton Plank Road.

Courtesy ...