Vail Family

Basking Ridge Garden Club

Renewed and Dedicated April 27, 1990

A small burial ground on the site of the Daniel Vail Family Farm

Marker is on Stone House Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Magoffin Homestead

Joseph Magoffin (1837-1923), son of James Wiley Magoffin, one of the founders of the city, settled in El Paso in 1856. He held many offices: Collector of Customs, County Judge, and Mayor for four terms. In 1875, six years before ...

Magoffinsville

One of four population centers during the early period of American settlement of the present El Paso area, Magoffinsville was founded by Kentucky native James Wiley Magoffin (1799-1868). In 1849, he began acquiring land in this vicinity. The headquarters of ...

Fort Donelson Confederate Monument

(Front):This shaft is dedicated

as an altar of remembrance

to the Confederate soldiers

who fought at Fort Donelson

February, 1862

by the

Daughters of the Confederacy

of Tennessee

"There is no holier spot of ground

than where defeated valor lies"

(Left):

"______________ here was the place of battle. You who have ...

Alamance County Confederate Memorial

To Commemorate With Grateful Love the Patriotism, Valor, and Devotion to Duty, of the Brave Soldiers of Alamance County.

(Back):

"On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground, Their Silent Tents are Spread, and Glory Guards, with Solemn Round, the Bivouac of the ...

Site of Benson Field

Decatur’s Football Stadium 1931 - 47

Named in honor of

W. W. “Barney” Benson, Supt. Ed. 1927 - 38

H. L. “Shorty” Ogle, Coach 1934 - 64

Aubrey Fuller, Asst. Coach 1929 - 58

The “T” formation was introduced to Alabama here in 1941

On ...

“Captain, We’ve Got It At Last” - The Charge of the 14th U.S. Co

“A Hard Nut To Crack”

As sharp shooting and artillery fire continued throughout the morning of October 28, Granger and Doolittle determined to launch an attack upon the Confederate battery at the edge of the Tennessee River, whose fire threatened the ...

The Great Lakes Football Team

Great Lakes History Trail Stop 9

Throughout WWI and WWII, athletic opportunities for recruits included swimming, basketball, hockey, water polo, boxing, wrestling and track & field. But, it was in WWI football that Great Lakes achieved national prominence. Among the thousands ...

Rededication of Naval Training Center Great Lakes

To commemorate the rededication of

Naval Training Center Great Lakes

in honor of all who served here

from 1911 to 1986

Marker is on Decatur Avenue, on the left when traveling east.

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Frelinghuysen Fields

Farmed for centuries, these fields have remained a cherished Harding vista while much open cropland disappeared. In 1999, Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen conveyed to the Harding Land Trust nearly 100 acres of open fields on both sides of James Street ...