Capt. James W. Magoffin

Hometown of Texas Confederates

Born in Kentucky. Trader in Mexico. Special U.S. Army agent in Mexican War, 1846-47. Established trading post at Magoffinville about 1850. Named state agent with Simeon Hart to receive U. S. property surrendered at Ft. Bliss, Mar, ...

Frederick Hambright

[Front]:

Col. Frederick Hambright (1727-1817), a prominent militia officer of the American Revolution, lived his last 25 years in a house which stood 200 yds. NE. Hambright, born in Germany, emigrated to America as a boy, and settled in N.C. by ...

The Town of Warrensburgh

Warren County

1813 - 1913

The Town of Warrensburgh

formed from the old town of Thurman February 12, 1813

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 9) and Adirondack Avenue, on the left on Main Street.

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Edgefield

(Front text)

Edgefield was founded in 1785 as the county seat and site of the new courthouse and jail for Edgefield County, created out of the old Ninety-Six District. Also called Edgefield Village or Edgefield Court House, it was described ...

119th Pennsylvania Infantry

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 6th Corps

(Front):Formed line afternoon of July 2nd

in rear of ridge to right of little round top

morning of the 3rd moved to this position

afternoon marched to rear of left centre

thence to face of Round Top.

119th. Penna. Infantry

3rd. ...

Mount Pleasant Home for Destitute Children

Side A

At this site in 1881, Abby Munro, a Quaker from Philadelphia, established a home for orphans, neglected, and destitute children. Funds to purchase and operate the home were solicited locally and from friends in the North. It ...

Battery C, First New York Light Artillery

Artillery Reserve - Fifth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Fifth Corps - Artillery Reserve

Battery C

First New York Light Artillery

Four 3 inch rifles

Capt. Almont Barnes Commanding

July 3 At 3 a.m. moved to and occupied this position ...

Home of the Vidalia Sweet Onion

One of the first crops of Vidalia Onions was commercially grown near this site in 1931 by Moses Coleman, a local farmer. The onion is planted in a 20 county area from September through February and is harvested from late ...

Paine College Founding Site

Paine College was founded as Paine Institute on this spot in 1882 by black and white members of the Colored (now Christian) Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (now United Methodist Church). Ths institution, founded to educate ...

Fort Huachuca

Est. 1877

National Historic

Landmark

Marker is at the intersection of Grierson Avenue and Boyd Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Grierson Avenue.

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