The Battle of Salem Cemetery

Here on December 19,1862, Confederate forces under the command of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest fought Union forces commanded by Colonel Adolph Engelmann. After a cavalry charge was repulsed, the Confederate artillery forced the retreat of the Federals, and Forrest withdrew ...

Fairfield Honor Roll

Fairfield Honor Roll

In Honor of the Men and Women who Have Served In

World War I World War II Korea Vietnam Persian Gulf

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Korea [ 559 names listed]

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Memories of Division

Enslaved blacks seeking freedom crossed the Ohio River from Louisville to New Albany almost from the founding of the Indiana town. The Indiana Constitution of 1816 prohibited slavery. Because of the large number of blacks crossing the river, the proportion ...

Forrest at Trenton

Advancing along this route from Spring Creek in Madison County, December 20, 1862, part of Forrest's Brigade under his command captured the Federal garrison at Trenton, entrenched around the station on the west side of town. Meanwhile a detachment had ...

Forrest's Raid

Dec. 19, 1862

At Spring Creek, Forrest, successful in the first part of his raid, regrouped his small brigade for further raids on Federals to the north. Here the 4th Alabama (Col. Russell), covering his rear, put to rout several companies ...

Freedom is a Light

For Which Many Men Have Died in Darkness

In unmarked graves within this square lie thousands of unknown soldiers of Washington’s Army who died of wounds and sickness during the Revolutionary War.

“The independence and liberty you possess are the ...

Tom Foglietta

City Councilman Citizen of Philadelphia

Ambassador to Italy Congressman

Champion of Historic Preservation

Marker can be reached from Walnut and 6th Streets.

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Old Federal Road

The Federal Road across the Creek Indian County, western Georgia’s first vehicular way, passed here leading from Fort Hawkins (now Macon) to the Alabama River above Mobile. The trace, which followed closely the course of the earlier noted Lower Creek ...

Memorial to Four Unknown Soldiers

A Memorial to Four Unknown Soldiers

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who fell September 8, 1755 on the Bloody Morning Scout led by Col. Ephraim Williams and King Hendrick against the French and Indians under Baron Dieskau.

The remains were disinterred in building a state highway in ...

First Session Supreme Court of Georgia

At Talbotton on Jan. 26, 1846, the first meeting of the Supreme Court of Georgia was held in the dining hall of the old Claiborne Hotel which stood one block west of this marker. Judge Hiram Warner and Judge Eugenius ...