Port of Charleston

Since 1670 this well-protected harbor has persisted as a center for shipping and trade. By 1770 Charleston was America's third busiest port; Gadsden's Wharf, located here, became its largest pier. Along this waterfront ships loaded cargo and departed for Europe, ...

The Muster Field

“Will you let them burn the town down?”

Lt. Joseph Hosmer of Concord

“I haven’t a man who’s afraid to go.”

Captain Isaac Davis of Acton

“Do not fire on the King’s troops unless first fired upon.”

Colonel James Barrett of Concord

In the field beyond, ...

First Church Built in Parke County 1828

Wolf Creek Church and Cemetery

Primitive Baptist Faith Served Wolf Creek Community till 1917 when the present Church was dedicated

Marker can be reached from County Line Road near County Route 317.

Courtesy hmdb.org

“An Affair Most Important to Us” - The Federal Right, October 27

“A Hard Nut To Crack”

As Hood’s Army of Tennessee encircled Decatur, sharpshooters advanced upon the Union defenses. Colonel Doolittle’s men responded with heavy artillery and musket fire. During the early afternoon of October 27, the Confederates approached the Federal breastworks ...

Fort Sumter Today

Fort Sumter, visible in the far distance of Charleston Harbor, looks very different today. Built after the War of 1812, its tow two tiers are gone, destroyed during the Civil War. The fort's center is now dominated by Battery Huger, ...

Fort Bliss Officers' Quarters

Old Fort Bliss, on site formerly in Mexico. Owned after 1849 by Simeon Hart, founder of Hart's Mill and early village of El Paso.

Officers quarters, built about 1879 on 3' foundations of hewn stone. 24" walls are double-laid adobe brick.

Marker ...

Town of Clover

In 1887 the town of Clover was granted a charter by the General Assembly, its city limits to extend "one-half mile in every direction from the railroad depot." Clover Post Office had been established in 1874 with Zimri Carroll as ...

Ronkin's Long Room / Ferry Service

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Ronkin's Long Room

The crew of the Confederate submarine, H.L. Hunley, commanded by Lt. George Dixon, was temporarily quartered at Ronkin’s Long Room, 205 Ferry Street, in early 1864. The building, previously known as Shell Hall, summer home of ...

“A Hard Nut To Crack” - Federal Defenses at Decatur

“A Hard Nut To Crack”

Decatur played a key role in the Federal defenses of the vital rail lines in North Alabama. These defenses were configured in a three-tiered system. First, a number of lightly armored gunboats, constructed on the Tennessee ...

Church Of The Most Holy Trinity

Established in 1810

The current sanctuary was constructed from 1857-63 and is one of the oldest Catholic Church buildings in Georgia. It was designed by J.R. Niernsee, architect of the State House in Columbia, South Carolina. The original 1814 structure served ...