McBee's Mills

Reedy River Falls Historic Park

Vardry McBee purchased more than 11,000 acres around the Reedy River from Lemuel Alston in 1815. Although McBee lived in Lincolnton, North Carolina, he wished to develop his Greenville property, and in 1819 he build a ...

Third Brigade

August 30, 1862

5:30 p.m.

Second Division (Ricketts)

Third Corps (McDowell)

Army of Virginia, USA

Third Brigade

Col. John W. Stiles

12th Massachusetts - 83rd New York

13th Massachusetts - 11th Pennsylvania

"Our boys dropped like tenpins before an expert ...

Groton Battle Monument

The monument was erected under the patronage of the State of Connecticut, A. D. 1830, and in the 55th year of the Independence of the U. S. A. in memory of the brave Patriots, who fell in the Massacre at ...

The Noblesville Commercial Historic District

The Noblesville Commercial

Historic District

has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the united States

Department of the Interior

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The District is roughly bounded by:

Clinton Street to the North

10th Street to the ...

Land Between The Rivers

Surveyors’ maps of 1824 and 1846 of Tipton County marked the Indian Portage Trails through Tipton, the junction between the Indiana water ways.

[[ Maps on Left Side of Plaque ]]

To Wabash River Waters

Kokomo Trail - - - (Northwest)

Peru Trail - ...

Augusta College Three Original Arsenal Buildings

East face

In 1973, Augusta College named three of the

original arsenal buildings in honor of

commandants of the arsenal. Payne Hall,

storehouse and later headquarters for the

arsenal and administrative building for the

university, was named for Matthew Payne,

first commandant of the arsenal ...

El Paso International Airport / The Butterfield Trail / Refinery

[Left:]

El Paso International Airport

One of the nation's finest and busiest major airports and general aviation centers, dedicated in 1928. Elevation is 3,936 feet with a total area of 3,878 acres and tremendous runways measuring up to 12,000 feet. Strict liaison ...

Base Realignment and Closure

On many occasions during its history, Great Lakes Naval Training Center has fought to remain an important training location for the Navy. The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decision of 1993 finally seems to have put an end to that ...

South Bass Island Light

Constructed and first lit in 1897, the South Bass Island Light was in continuous operation until 1962 when the U. S. Coast Guard built an automated light tower to replace it. Significant for its contribution to transportation and commerce on ...

Wilbur Chapman

In White Cloud 25 years ago Wilbur Chapman, a 10 year old boy raised and sold a pig 'Pete' to help support a leper boy. His example started the Pig Bank Movement. 100,000 banks have been distributed to date. 'Feeding' ...