Petersburg Defenses

Batteries 35-38

You are facing Battery 37 in the 10-mile-long Confederate defensive line constructed between 1862 and 1864 east and south of Petersburg. Named the Dimmock Line for supervising engineer Capt. Charles H. Dimmock, it consisted of trenches linking 55 earthen ...

The First Mahkato Memorial Wacipi

This memorial is to honor those Dakota who created the First Mahkato Wacipi in 1972.

The Wacipi is to remember the thirty-eight Dakota executed in Mankato in 1862 and to create a spirit of reconciliation between the people of Mankato and ...

Battle of Eltham’s Landing

A vast array of equipment and thousands of troops

By May 4, 1862, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston’s army was retreating west toward Richmond from Yorktown as Union Gen. George B. McClellan’s army followed. McClellan, to accelerate the Federal advance on ...

First Baptist Church

(Front text)

Organized in 1813 with 13 members, this branch of Stateburg's High Hills of Santee Baptist Church (founded before 1772) became an independent congregation on September 24, 1820. It became known as Sumterville Baptist Church, and among early ministers ...

Old Wells Fargo Office

1854

Situated 150 feet south of here was

The original

Hornitos Office

of

Wells Fargo & Co.

This plaque is dedicated to the

Pioneers of California

by

Yosemite Parlor No. 24. N.S.G.W.

of Merced

Marker is on Bear Valley Road (County Road J16), on the left when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Footlight Players Workshop

20 Queen Street

The building at 20 Queen Street was built circa 1840 for use as a cotton warehouse. It is considered a notable example of vernacular warehouse architecture in Charleston, influenced by Roman Revival and West Indian architecture. In ...

Elvis Presley Fight Scene

On this site, the corner of Hwy 51 and East Washington Avenue around 1 am, on June 24th, 1977, Elvis Presley was riding in the 2nd of two limousines which had stopped for a red light. He was coming from ...

Farmersville Fire Department Memorial

Dedicated to the memory of all members who answered the call to protect and those who continue to carry on our legacy.

In memory of all brothers and sisters who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

Marker is on Elm Street, on the ...

Moorefield

Chartered, 1777, and named for Conrad Moore, early settler. During Indian wars, Town Fort, north, and Fort Buttermilk, south, gave protection. Here, 1794, Gen. Biggs brought part of the troops recruited to suppress Whisky Rebellion.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Twentieth Century Functional Commercial Building

Historic Landmarks

of Fountain County

award presented to

Daniel and Gloria Llewellyn

for the restoration

and preservation of the

Twentieth Century Functional Commercial Building

C. 1900

Marker is on Liberty Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org