Pirate Attacks

Before the construction of the Castillo, the people of St. Augustine were periodically raided by pirates. Since the town was never prosperous anyway, the loss of what little there was meant hard times and near starvation for all.

Marker can be ...

Highland County Confederate Monument

(Front):Erected by

Highland Chapter

United Daughters of

the Confederacy

1918

(Back):

To the

Confederate Soldiers

of

Highland County

A Loving Tribute to

the Past, the Present,

and the Future

Marker is on High Street (U.S. 250), on the left when traveling west.

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Alabama Confederate Monument

1861-1865

South/Infantry Side

"Fame's temple boasts no higher name, no king is grander on his throne: No glory shines with brighter gleam, the name of "Patriot" stands along." C.T.R.

East/Artillery Side

"When this historic shaft shall crumbling lie in ages hence, in woman's heart ...

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church

Completed in 1912, the Church of The Assumption is an example of the Mission Revival style of architecture. The third church built for Assumption Parish, it replaced the second church built on this site in 1884, which burned down in ...

The Negro Heroes of the United States

Dedicated to the memory of the Negro Heroes of the United States.

“Sleep in Peace, slain in thy country’s wars.”

A gift to the city of Baltimore by an anonymous donor

Sculptor – James E. Lewis 1971.

(Sash held by figure contains the dates ...

Arizona Cooperative Mercantile Institution

Built of adobe in 1901 with a cast iron front shipped from St. Louis, the ACMI was a branch of the Mormon Cooperative Store system for 17 yrs. It later served the community as a saloon, variety store & furniture ...

The 321st Observation Squadron (1923-1941)

Although the U.S. Army allowed civilian aircraft to land at Vancouver Barracks beginning in 1905, military aircraft began operating here in 1921, when the U.S. Army Air Service established a landing field for an aviation forest patrol. The patrol was ...

Decorative Lions Heads

1907-1978

These decorative terra cotta lions heads, typical of the ornamentation used in commercial style architecture in the early part of the 20th century, were utilized by the First National Bank of Montgomery on the cornice of their 12 story building ...

Confederate Skirmish

On May 1, 1865, cadets from the Arsenal Academy at Columbia, under Capt. John Peyre Thomas, who were en route from Greenville to Newberry to be disbanded, met a band of Stoneman's raiders near here in one of the last ...

Nathaniel Foote

Nathaniel Foote

The Settler

Born In England 1593

Died In Wethersfield 1644

Erected By The

Foote Family Association

Of America

On The Original Home Lot

September 7, 1908

Marker is on Broad Street near Middletown Avenue, on the right when traveling south.

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