Seven - Inch Banded Brooks Rifle

This gun was employed in the bombardment of federal troops at Fort Sumter from Fort Johnson on April 12 and 13, 1861.

Marker is on Murray Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Boder Building

This property has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on 4th Street near Felix Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Martin Van Buren

1782 – 1862

Eighth President of the United States

Born, Raised and Buried in the Village of Kinderhook

Gift of:   Friends of Lindenwald

Sculptor:   Edward Hlavka

Dedicated July 14, 2007

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street ...

The Battle at Chalk Bluff

A State Divided

The Battle at Chalk BluffDown the hill from this marker is the place where four brigades of Confederates, led by Brig. Gen. John Sappington Marmaduke, crossed the St. Francis into the safety of Arkansas on May 1-2, 1863. ...

Auburn University And Birmingham-Southern College Began In Talla

By action of the Alabama Conference of The Methodist Episcopal Church, South in session at Talladega, December 13-18, 1854, Auburn University and Birmingham - Southern College were born. The delegation resolved to “have a college within the bounds of our ...

Berry College

Founded By Martha Berry 1866-1942

Starting with a Sunday School in a log cabin one mile south of here, Martha Berry founded a boarding school for rural boys in 1902 on 83 acres of land, adding a school for girls in ...

Buffalo Soldier Legacy Plaza

Dedicated 23 April 2009

Honoring the stamina, courage, and

tenacity of soldiers assigned to the

9th Cavalry Regiment • 10th Cavalry Regiment • 24th Infantry Regiment • 25th Infantry Regiment • 92nd Infantry Division • 93rd Infantry Division •

372nd Infantry Regiment (NG)

Who ...

England Air Force Base History

England Air Force Base, which officially closed on December 15, 1992, began as the Alexandria Army Air Base on October 16, 1942 and was formally activated on February 12, 1943, was comprised of 2,604 acres and had two runways -- ...

Breslin War Memorial

1941 - 1945

To the glory of god

and to those who served

fought and died that our

flag may ever fly in honor

and in peace. This shrine

is reverently dedicated

by Pat and Sandy

Aug. 15, 1949

Marker is on Highway 35 near 9th Avenue, on the ...

Joseph Robidoux

City Founder

Near this site the French fur trader Joseph Robidoux established a trading post in 1826 while it was still Indian territory. Robidoux and his family oversaw a far-ranging fur trading empire.

The Platte Purchase of 1837 added the six county ...