Welcome to the Betsy Ross House

Betsy Ross (1752 - 1836) lived and worked here on Arch Street during the American Revolution. The house where she boarded with the elderly Widow Lithgow has been restored to early 1777.

In 1776 Betsy Ross lost her husband John. ...

Michigan Cavalry Brigade

2nd Brig. 3rd Div. Cavalry Corps

(Left Face):

This monument

marks the field where the

Michigan Cavalry Brigade

under its gallant leader

General George A. Custer

rendered signal and distinguished

service in assisting to defeat the

further advance of a ...

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.

Here, in its first General Assembly held May 21-24, 1789, the Presbyterian denomination in America was formally organized on a national basis. This took place in the city's Second Presbyterian Church, which was at this site from 1750 to 1837.

M-60A3 Main Battle Tank

M-60A3 Main Battle Tank

These tanks were used extensively

by the U.S. Marine Corps, and the U.S.

Army, in the Viet Nam and Gulf

Wars. Some of its characteristics are:

Weight Combat Loaded: 55 Tons

Main Gun: 105 Millimeter

Machine Guns: One 50 cal. ...

Battle Of Hobkirk Hill

Battle of Hobkirk Hill in the Revolutionary War took place on this ridge April 25, 1781. The British Army was commanded by General Lord Rawdon, the Continental Army by General Nathanael Greene.

Marker is on Lyttleton Street, on the right when ...

Battle of Hobkirk Hill

in the Revolutionary War took place on this ridge

April 25, 1781.

The British Amry was Commanded by General Lord Rawdon, the Continental Army by General Nathanael Greene.

Marker is on Broad Street (Route 521), on the right when traveling south.

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Permanence and Grandeur: Building the Federal Triangle

The Original PlanYou are standing on Pennsylvania Avenue, the nation's symbolic Main Street. Known for inaugural and other parades and civic demonstrations, its importance dates back to Pierre L'Enfant's 1791 plan for the city of Washington. L'Enfant designed this broad, ...

Petaluma Historical Library and Museum

The "Old Carnegie Library", begun in 1904, served Petaluma from 1906 until the new library was built in 1976. This first major building by local architect Brainerd Jones is noted for its freestanding dome with stained glass, and use of ...

David Salisbury Franks

(c. 1740 - 1793)

Distinguished Jewish officer and aide-de-camp to Gen. Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War. Thought to be complicit in Arnold's treason, Maj. Franks was later exonerated. A yellow fever victim, he was buried at Christ Church by ...

Continental Barracks

Site of

Continental

Barracks

where General Stark tried and

condemned the Tory Lovelass

as a spy.

Marker is on Spring Street (New York Route 29), on the right when traveling west.

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