The King's Royal Regiment of New York

The largest Loyalist Corps in the Northern Department during the American Revolution, the King's Royal Regiment of New York was raised on June 19, 1776 under the command of Sir John Johnson. Originally composed of one battalion with ten companies, ...

The Armored Force School

Historic Fort Knox

Following formation of the armored force in July 1940 a specialized school was authorized and activated to train officers and soldiers for the armor divisions and battalions of World War II.

Formal instruction began 4 November 1940 with enrollment ...

The J.E. Rouse Dormitory

Erected 1962-63

Named in honor of

Dr. John Edward Rouse

Baptist Leader, Friend of Youth

Champion of Education

President of Anderson College 1957-73

This dormitory is named to honor him

in grateful recognition of

his contribution and leadership

of Anderson College.

Marker is on Kingsley Road, on the right when ...

The Civil War Submarine, H.L. Hunley

Brought from Mobile, Alabama in August

1863 to help defeat the Union naval

blockade of Charleston, H.L. Hunley

became the first submarine in history

to sink an enemy ship. Armed with a

spar-mounted torpedo, it sank the

Federal blockading vessel, ...

The Majestic Theatre

Built c1860

This building first housed Moore’s Music Hall (Victoria’s earliest existing theatre) upstairs, above Nathanial Moore’s dry goods store.

In 1885, a new facade was constructed to match the new building next door, with identical cast iron columns.

Various commercial uses followed, ...

Matthew Fontaine Maury

In this house

Matthew Fontaine Maury

L.L.D.-U.S.N.-C.S.N.

invented the

Submarine Electrical Torpedo

1861-1862

This stone is placed by the

Confederate Memorial Literary Society

A.D. 1910.

Marker is at the intersection of East Clay Street and North 11th Street, on the ...

This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern

This tablet mark's the Site of Doolittle's Tavern, Headquarters of Gov. Meigs during the quartering of Gen. Hull's Army at Urbana in the War of 1812.

Marker is at the intersection of North Main Street (U.S. 68) and Miami Street (U.S. ...

The Common

The area between the Kershaw House and Camden was the scene of numerous military exercises throughout the years. Occupying British troops used the field as a parade ground, and in 1825, Revolutionary War hero the Marquise de Lafayette reviewed troops ...

James A. Garfield and the Civil War

His oratorical powers made him a master recruiter.

His willingness to learn earned him important field commands.

His talents for organization won him praise, distinction and the rank of Major General at the Battle of Chickamauga.

His gallant and meritorious military successes launched ...

Campsite of the U.S. Survey Team Sept. 10-21, 1825

Camping near this location Sept. 10, 1825, the survey team remained through September 21 waiting for a courier with information from the U.S. Government as to how to proceed further. West of the 100th meridian which surveyor Joseph Brown mistakingly ...