Masonic Female College

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This school, established in 1852 by members of Cross Lodge No. 12 Masons for the purpose of educating girls, was a leading educational center for 30 years. Located on land purchased from Willard and Hollis Boynton, ...

Futile Escape

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

I ordered [Lt. Jesse] Bean to take possession of the Island below, with forty men, to prevent the enemy's taking refuge there...as many of the enemy did attempt their escape...but not one were landed-they were sunk ...

This Memorial is Dedicated to all the Men and Women of the Caton

This memorial is dedicated to

all the men and women of

the Catonsville area who served

their country in the armed force

to preserve freedom for

future generations.

Some did not return.

May they all be long remembered.

Marker is on Frederick Road (Maryland Route 144) near Ingleside ...

Battery B, Fourth U.S. Artillery

Artillery Brigade - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps

Artillery Brigade

Battery B Forth U.S. Artillery

Six 12 pounders

Lieut. James Stewart commanding

July 1 In position about 200 yards south of the Seminary until 3 p.m. when ordered to the support of Brig. General ...

Lucy Selina Furnace

This furnace was built in 1827 by ironmasters John Jordan and John Irvine and was named for their wives. During the Civil War, iron produced here was used in the manufacture of Confederate Munitions.

Marker is at the intersection of Longdale ...

This 5 1/2 Foot Diameter Drill Core

This 5 1/2 foot diameter drill core came from the Cary Mine shaft from a depth of 2400 feet below the surface. The shaft was drilled during the period 1942-44 from surface to the 31st level and was later enlarged ...

Friend to Friend Memorial

(Front and Back):Friend to Friend

A Brotherhood Undivided

(Left):Friend to Friend

Masonic Memorial

This monument is presented by the Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania and dedicated as a memorial to the Freemasons of the Union and Confederacy. Their ...

Gravesite of General John Charles Frémont

1813 – 1890

Atop Rockland Cemetery lies the grave of he whose exploration in the 1840s opened the way west for countless settlers, who issued the first Emancipation Proclamation and who saved the west for the Union in 1861.

From the ashes ...

Continuing a Tradition: Fremasonry at Gettysburg

The Right Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania laid and dedicated the cornerstone of the first battlefield monument on July 4, 1865. That Soldier's National Monument is located on the grounds of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, ...

Franklin Community Park Sign

Constructed by John Nepote with help of Ray Hamblin, Melvin Patrick and a host of friends and volunteers. Historic artifacts (Angels and Sacred Heart) are from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church which was located in Franklin from 1915-2004. The artifacts ...