St. Patrick's Parish

Erected about 1792

First church to be erected in the "Federal City" outside the limits of "George Towne." First pastor, Rev. Anthony Caffrey, brought from Dublin at suggestion of James Hoban, architect of the "Presidential Palace."

March 17, 1953.

Marker ...

Beaver at Lake Conestee

Beaver (Castor canadensis) inhabited the Conestee area long before the arrival of Europeans in the 18th century. Their numerous dams throughout the Park have inundated much of the former lake bed, creating wetlands which provide habitat for wildlife and filtration ...

Beechwood Plantation

The Beechwood Plantation house, which formerly stood at this site, was an important Confederate headquarters during the Tullahoma Campaign. It was built for Col. Andrew Erwin, Jr. and family in 1826. The Erwins, who were southern sympathizers, lavishly entertained local ...

Oldest Operating Courthouse in Kansas

1871 - 1872

Marker is at the intersection of Pearl Street and Broadway, on the right when traveling east on Pearl Street.

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Gingaskin Indian Reservation

The Gingaskin Indian Reservation was located nearby from 1640 to 1813 and was created from a land patent in 1640 that set aside land for the Accomac Indians. When the Accomacs moved there, they became known as the Gingaskins. They ...

Battery C, 1st New York Light Artillery

(Barnes')

(Front):Battery C.

(Barnes')

1st New York

Light Artillery.

5th Corps.

(Left):Held this position

from about

4.30. p.m. July 2d,

to 4. a.m.

July 3d, 1863.

(Back):Engagements.

Antietam

to

Appomattox.

(Right):On the morning

of July 3d,

transferred to

the left flank

of Big Round Top.

Marker is on Sedgwick Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

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King William Confederate Monument

To our soldiers

of the

Confederacy.

King William Co. Va.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 1301) and Horse Landing Road (Virginia Route 619).

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A Battle That Could Not Be Won

“With the cinders and ashes falling all around him, and so dark that he could not see his horse’s head at three o’clock in the afternoon, [Barringer] rode up to the face of the fire…[and] collected his scattered crews….” - ...

Battle of Springfield

This point marks the farthest advance of the Confederates into the city. After finally routing the 72nd Enrolled Missouri Militia, Confederates were forming along Walnut Street for the final assault into the city when drums along Jordan Creek to the ...

Texan Capture of Mexican Dispatches

The San Jacinto Campaign in Southwest Harris County

After the fall of the Alamo on March 6, 1836, Gen. Sam Houston led the Texan Army in retreat from Gonzales. The Mexican army under Gen. Santa Anna followed eastward from San ...