Fields of Fire

At the end of 1863, more than fifty cannon stood ready to defend Fortress Rosecrans. Five, including one 8-inch siege howitzer, were assigned to Lunette Palmer.

The lunettes of Fortress Rosecrans were primarily artillery platforms. The ground in front of the ...

Fort Peachtree, War of 1812

One of a line of forts hastily constructed during the War of 1812 to control the Creek Indians who were in alliance with the British, of the Chattahoochee River and Peachtree Creek, and overlooked the Creek trading-post town of Standing ...

Arville L. Funk

1929-1990

Civil War cannon has been dedicated

to the memory of Arville L. Funk:

historian, author, lawyer, teacher,

civic and church leader

This six-pound field gun is similar to those used by General John Hunt Morgan’s Raiders and the Harrison County Home Guard. One cannon ...

Site of Queen Anne Chapel

Site of

Queen Anne Chapel

Built 1711-12 for use of

Mohawk Indians. Torn down

1821 to make way for Erie

Canal

Marker is on Schoharie Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Confederate Hospital

Confederate Hospital

1861 - 1865

“Sanctuary for valiant

and courageous men”

Built for a river tavern 1836

Placed by

Barbour County Chapter

United Daughter of the

Confederacy.

Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Front Street, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive.

Courtesy ...

Fortress Rosecrans

The mounds in front of you are the remains of the largest earthen fortification built during the Civil War.

Constructed in 1863 after the Battle of Stones River, Fortress Rosecrans protected the huge Union supply depot at Murfreesboro. It included nearly ...

Site of Last Mohawk Indian Village

Site Of

I-Can-De-Ro-Ga or

Ti-On-On-To-Gen. Lower

Castle Mohawks' Wolfclan

Last Mohawk Indian Village

in valley, 1700-1775.

Marker is on Schoharie Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of Old Fort Hunter

Site of

Old Fort Hunter

Built 1711-12 by order of

Gov. Hunter for Protection

of Mohawk Indians. Was

Stockaded and Surrounded

Queen Anne Chapel.

Marker is on Schoharie Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

1849-50     A House Transformed

Martin Van Buren Nat’l Hist Site

Architect Richard Upjohn’s renovations to Lindenwald in 1849-50 had a tremendous influence on the main house, originally built in 1797 by Judge Peter Van Ness. The red brick was painted yellow and brown and ...

Frederick W. Schmidt

This monument has been placed here in memory of Frederick W. Schmidt

1865-1926

By the trustees of his estate

Mr. Schmidt owned and operated the nearby Millington Quarry which opened in 1895. He later organized the North Jersey Quarry Company which in 1950 ...