Alabama Highway Patrol

At this location the Alabama Highway Patrol was commissioned by Governor Bibb Graves Jan. 10, 1936

Marker is on Washington Avenue 0.1 miles east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Abingdon Plantation Restoration

The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority worked in concert with Federal, state and local historic preservation agencies and professionals in the field to develop the restoration plan for the Abingdon Plantation site. The restoration process involved:

• careful excavation and cataloguing ...

"Lord, We Are Grateful"

On this site stood the

third building erected by

Whitefield Baptist Church.

The building was used by

the Congregation for worship

and fellowship until 1957.

Erected as a memorial to God's

blessings by his people

at this sacred place.

Marker is at the intersection of Mitchell Road and South ...

Second Battle of Manassas

Second Battle of Manassas

Confederate Skirmish Line, Afternoon of August 30, 1862As Union forces prepared to attack General Jackson's Confederate line along the unfinished railroad to the north, Union General John F. Reynolds made a personal reconnaissance of the field beyond ...

The Reservation Monument

[Side one of six]:

Under the influence of Dr. John McLaughlin, Manager of the Hudson Bay Co., civilization of Washington started at Vancouver, A.D. 1825.

[Side two of six]:

The first school in Washington was taught by John Ball, at Vancouver, A.D. 1833.

[Side ...

Abingdon Plantation

The land that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport occupies today was once part of Abingdon Plantation. Abingdon was the home of George Washington’s stepson, John Parke Custis, and birthplace of Washington’s beloved granddaughter, Nelly.

Historically intertwined with prominent families of Virginia, ...

Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras Bar/The Burnside Expedit

Side A:Burnside's Expedition Crossing Hatteras BarOn January 11, 1862, the Burnside Expedition left for Fort Monroe, Virginia destined for Hatteras Inlet 120 miles to the south. Two days later, the fleet of over eighty vessels was struck by a strong ...

Generations of Change

Within twenty years Deadwood changed from mining camp to prosperous Victorian city. Deadwood survived several floods and fires, each time replacing the destroyed wood-framed buildings with stone and brick.

The town acquired some modern technology early: the telegraph (1876), the telephone ...

The Battle of Lexington

Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1861

This area saw action between the Missouri Home Guard units and the Missouri State Guard. The Home Guard were composed of pro-Union German immigrants from Lafayette county. They were commanded by Maj. F.W. Becker. Sharpshooters ...

Boeing B-47 Stratojet

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet bomber first

flew on 17 December 1947, It was America's

first swept-wing all jet bomber. There

were over 2,000 B-47's produced, more

than any other Free World bomber since

WWII. This B-47 Stratojet (Serial number

50-0062) is a TB-47B, a training ...