If at First You Don't Succeed

Cheyenne, Arapaho and Sioux warriors burned the first Julesburg in early 1865. The second Julesburg was formed here, just outside the Fort Sedgwick Military Reservation. At its peak, the community included a store, blacksmith shop, billiards saloon, stage station and ...

2nd New Hampshire Infantry

July 21, 1861

11:00 a.m.

2nd Brigade (Burnside), Second Division (Hunter)

Army of Northeastern Virginia, USA

2nd New Hampshire Infantry

Col. Gilman Marston

"With the 71st New York State Militia on its left, the 2nd New Hampshire rushed to the front, and opened its store of ...

Site of Cherokee Council Tree

Here stood

The giant Black Spanish Oak

Under which

Traditionally

Sequoyah

Taught his newly invented

Alphabet

Tree felled by a storm

1934

Marker is at the intersection of Railroad Avenue and Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of the Blue

Erected by G. G. Gage

to the memory of

his comrades who fell at

The Battle of the Blue.

Oct. 22, 1864.

By the blood of these heroes, and

their compatriots, this great

Republic was made to live

2nd Regiment K. S. M.

from Shawnee Co.

Commanded by Col. G. ...

8th Georgia Infantry

July 21, 1861

11:00 a.m.

2nd Brigade (Bartow)

Army of the Shenandoah (Johnson), CSA

8th Georgia Infantry

Lt. Col. W.M. Gardner

"Away we went straight into the teeth of the murderous fire. We entered a thicket and were within 100 yards of the enemy. Yet, not ...

Hatton Ferry

Five miles southwest of here is the Hatton Ferry on the James River which began operating in the 1870s. James A. Brown established the ferry and a store on land first rented and then purchased from S.P. Gantt in 1881. ...

4th Alabama Infantry

July 21, 1861

11:00 a.m.

3rd Brigade (Bee)

Army of the Shenandoah (Johnson), CSA

4th Alabama Infantry

Col. Egbert J. Jones

"Our regiment had scarcely emerged from the timber before a murderous fire was opened on us by the Yankees. Our brave boys marched steadily up ...

"Storm of the Century"

Side A

At midnight on September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo, a category four storm, blew into Charleston County. Winds in excess of 140 mph, a massive 20 foot storm surge, and extraordinarily high tides ravaged the area. Hugo cut ...

Fort Payne’s Fort

The fort, consisting of a log house and large stockade, was built in 1838 by order of General Winfield Scott, commander of military forces responsible for the removal of Cherokee Indians.

Soldiers occupying the fort were commanded by Captain John C. ...

Fort Payne Opera House

Opened Sept. 1890. Built during local boom period. Converted into theatre during era of silent movies. Closed as a theatre in October, 1935. Purchased by Landmarks of DeKalb County, Inc. 169. Renovated, restored and reopened to public in 1970. The ...