Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

September 27, 1864

1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.Prior to the Confederate attack on Ft. Davidson a detachment of 3rd M.S.M. Cavalry was forced off Pilot Knob Mountain by Slemons' and McCray's Rebel Brigades. The ...

Pentucket-Haverhill

1630 - 1930

On this spot the Indians signed a deed granting Pentucket, now Haverhill, to the white settlers for three pounds ten shillings. The original deed dated November 15, 1642, is now in possession of the Haverhill Historical Society.

Marker is ...

Pleasant Garden

About four miles west, this was the scene of the first known settlement in Lawrence County. The Crosthwaite family came in 1804, the Walkers in 1809. A Cumberland Presbyterian church was established here shortly thereafter. Descendants of both families still ...

Historic Preservation

Las Vegas was established as a railroad town in 1905; at the head of Fremont Street, the Mission-style depot represented the railroad's dominance over the economic and social life of the town for several decades. The streets of downtown were ...

The Battle of Pilot Knob

September 27, 1864

In September of 1864 Major General Sterling Price and a 12,000 man army re-entered Missouri in a forlorn effort to regain the state for the Confederacy. On September 27th they laid siege to Fort Davidson. The defenders, though ...

Telephone Service

1877 - 1896

1877 1896

Telephone Service

In 1877

The first long distance telephone line in Missouri was completed December 18, 1877 between Cape Girardeau and Jackson.

In 1896

Here in a 10' by 12' second floor room the city's first telephone exchange was established ...

The Powder Magazine

This crater marks the site of the powder magazine. The underground structure was 40 feet long, 12 feet high and 12 feet wide. It was covered with 15 feet of earth to protect it from enemy fire. Some 20 tons ...

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

Battle of Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob Mountain

September 27, 1864

1:00 P.M. - 2:30 P.M.Prior to the Confederate attack on Ft. Davidson a detachment of 3rd M.S.M. Cavalry was forced off Pilot Knob Mountain by Slemons' and McCray's Rebel Brigades. The ...

John Howard Payne

Author of "Home,Sweet Home," suspected as a spy of the Cherokee Indians was imprisoned here in 1835, but released.

Erected by Old Guard of Atlanta

Oct. 6, 1922;

Jos. A. McCord; Commandant

Marker is at the intersection of Georgia Route 225 and Georgia ...

Rattle and Snap Plantation

Designated a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of Interior in 1971. Rattle and Snap was built between 1842 and 1845 by George W. Polk and his wife. Sallie Hilliard. Restored to its original character and furnished with period ...