Great Woodbridge Train Wreck of 1951

In memory of the 85 people who perished on February 6, 1951, when a Pennsylvania Railroad Commuter Train derailed ¼ of a mile (1300 feet) south of this station, and in recognition of the Woodbridge residents and those of the ...

Mount Hope Estate & Grubb Mansion

Mount Hope Estate

Has Been Placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

1980

Marker can be reached from Lebanon Road (Pennsylvania Route 72).

Courtesy hmdb.org

Confederate Soldiers

Confederate Soldiers who

served in Gen Sibley's Brig

with Maj Trevanion T Teel

were buried here when Conf

Flag was flying over Old Albuqerque

in April 1862

Marker can be reached from San Felipe Street NW.

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General Patrick R. Cleburne

City Named for Texas Confederate General Patrick R. Cleburne

1828-1864

Born near Cork, Ireland came to U.S. 1849. Drug clerk in Ohio, became lawyer in Arkansas. Recruited 1st Arkansas Regt. for Confederacy. Elected colonel. Promoted brigadier general March 1862, made major general ...

Glorietta Battlefield

The decisive battle of the Civil War

in New Mexico was fought at the

summit of Glorietta Pass on

March 28, 1862. Union troops

won the battle when a party of

Colorado Volunteers burned

the Confederate supply

wagons, thus destroying

Southern hopes for taking

over ...

Atchison County Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall

On the Register of

National Historic Places

Marker is on Commercial Street near 9th Street, on the right when traveling west.

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Gay Rights Demonstrations

July 4, 1965-1969

Annual public demonstrations for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in 1969 & Pride Parade in 1970 transformed a small national campaign into a civil rights ...

Battle of Germantown

On the morning of the Battle of Germantown,

October 4 1777,

the Pennsylvania Militia, under

Gen'l John Armstrong,

occupying the high ground on the west side

of the creek opposite this point, engaged in a skirmish the left wing of ...

The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg

The U.S. Army Medal of Honor was created in July 1862. The only standards for earning a medal were "gallantry in action" or other "soldierly qualities." With such vague criteria some courageous actions were recognized but many others went unrewarded.

The ...

Strand (Elmwood) Theater

Albert W. Cornelius, Architect

City of Berkeley Landmark

designated in 1982

Built as the Strand Theater in the Art Nouveau architectural style, this was one of the neighborhood’s first commercial structures. Admission was ten cents for adults, five for children and the theater ...