Drug Store / Bakery

Circa 1940

In the 1940's the place to go was Leonard Patty's soda fountain and drug store. This was the first soda fountain in town and served up all the favorites for quenching thirst in those days, including phosphates and sodas ...

Talbot County

Talbot County was created by Act of Dec. 14, 1827 from Muscogee County. Originally, it included part of Taylor County. It was named for Matthew Talbot (1767-1827), member of legislature, member of the Convention that framed the Constitution of Ga., ...

Abram Woodbury Home and Gas Station

Circa 1919

Abram Woodbury, one of the first permanent settlers in Mesquite, built a new home here circa 1919 and opened a mercantile store. He also built overnight cabins for tourists and operated Mesquite's first gas station. Abram purchased gasoline by ...

City of Hartselle, Alabama / Hartselle Facts

City of Hartselle

Hartselle, named after early pioneer George Hartsell (with no "e") rose from modest beginnings to an important position in the growing economy of Mogran County. Founded in 1870, the town owes its existence to the construction of the ...

The Battle of Harris Farm

Final Battle Around Spotsylvania Court House

From May 8-18, 1864, Union troops battered Gen. Robert E. Lee's lines at Spotsylvania Court House. Unable to defeat the Confederates by direct assault, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant determined to head south, drawing Lee ...

South Carolina's First National Bank

This historic site, home of South Carolina's first nationally charted bank in 1873, has served as the cornerstone of the spirit of community banking in Greenville ever since. Carolina First Bank is honored to uphold the banking heritage that puts ...

Battery K, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade, Third Corps

Army of the Potomac

Third Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery K Fourth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. Francis W. Seeley Commanding

July 1 Arrived at night and encamped in a field south of the town between the Emmitsburg and Taneytown Roads.

July 2 Went ...

Caldersburgh Pearl -2001

The Caldersburgh Pearl was dedicated in 2001 as a full-sized replica of a three-cabin canal freighter (65' x 14'). The name Caldersburgh Pearl has special significance to Roscoe's past. Caldersburgh was the name of the original community (early Roscoe), founded ...

Battle of Stateburg

(Front text)

In April 1865 2,700 Federal troops commanded by Brig. Gen. Edward E. Potter left Georgetown in a raid against the railroad lines between Sumter and Camden. After briefly occupying Sumter Potter advanced to Manchester and remained there for ...

Patterson's Westside Bell

This bell was for many years at the honor farm at Frank Raines Park in the Del Puerto Canyon and was returned to Patterson because it was believed to be either the old Las Palmas School bell or the Presbyterian ...