The Squatters Riot

In the street, at the corner of Fourth and J,

on Aug. 14, 1850, settlers were confronted

by the Mayor and the Sheriff. The fatalities

that day and the next ended

THE SQUATTERS RIOTS

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Hardin Bigelow, Mayor

J. W. Woodland, Assessor

Joseph McKinney, Sheriff

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Coffee County Confederate Monument

(East face)

In Memory Of

Our

Confederate Soldiers

(North face)

1861 - 1865

[Crossed Flags]

(West face)

Erected by the

Robert E. Lee

Chapter, U.D.C.

Oct. 1911

Marker is on South Peterson Avenue near West Ward Street (Georgia Road 32W), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battle of White Oak Road

The Battle of Lewis Farm

General Grant wanted to force his way around the Confederate right flank and cut the last remaining supply lines into Petersburg. The offensive began on March 29, 1865. Union Major General Philip H. Sheridan’s cavalry moved ...

Yates House

Reputed Oldest House

In City. Typical Early

18th Century Home Of

Abraham Yates

Marker is on Union Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of First and Second State Capitals at Sacramento

Sacramento’s first county courthouse, formerly located on this site, served as California’s State Capital from January 16, 1852 to May 4, 1852 for the third session of the legislature and from March 1, 1854 to May 15, 1854 for the ...

Crimea Estate

In the mid-1800s this meadow and hillside were part of Thomas Winans' country estate, the Crimea. After returning from Russia, where he helped build the St. Petersburg-Moscow railroad, Winans established this estate. He and his Russian-born wife, Celeste, also had ...

Cincinnati Riots of 1884 / Sheriff Morton Lytle Hawkins

Side A: Cincinnati Riots of 1884

In March 1884, public confidence of Cincinnati law enforcement was extremely low. The public believed that murderers and other serious offenders were not brought to justice promptly or received little punishment. Civil unrest ...

90 MM Gun Tank M47 Patton

The M47 was essentially an M46 fitted with the turret from the T42 tank prototype. The front hull had a sharper slope, however, and the rotoclone blower place between the drivers on the M46 was deleted. The turret had a ...

The Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. Stephen & Cathedral House

Although the Founder of Harrisburg, John Harris, Jr., was a member of the Church of England, it was not until 1826 that a permanent Episcopal church building was erected here. Consecrated on St. John's Day, 1827, by Bishop William White, ...

Courtney Road Service Station

The Birth of Modern Automotive Services

Before there were gas stations, motorists would get a drum of fuel from an industrial depot, bring it home, and store it. Soon after, consumers got their gasoline at the blacksmith shops and hardware and ...