Father Ryan's Home

On Chapel Street, south of this point, stood the home of Father Abram J. Ryan, beloved poet of the Confederacy.

"But their memories e'er shall remain for us and their names, bright names, without stain for us:

the glory they ...

America's First Transcontinental Highway

The Lincoln Highway was conceived and promoted by industrialists who were determined to act on the concept of creating one transcontinental highway from amongst the various and fragmented paths, trails and city streets. The LH (1913 -1927) brought notoriety and ...

73rd Ohio Infantry

August 30, 1862

5:00 p.m.

2nd Brigade (McLean), First Division (Schenk)

First Corps (Sigel), Army of Virginia, USA

73rd Ohio Infantry

Col. Orland Smith

"The enemy in our front, moving in concert with those on our flank, came out of the woods - their line masking ...

The Confederate Statue

The unarmed Confederate soldier standing in the intersection of Washington and Prince Streets marks the location where units from Alexandria left to join the Confederate Army on May 24, 1861. The soldier is facing the battlefields to the South where ...

First Sit-In Victory In North Carolina

On February 8, 1960, Carl Wesley Matthews began the city's sit-in demonstration alone at lunch counters near this site and was soon joined by students from Winston-Salem Teachers College, Atkins High School, and Wake Forest College. The nonviolent protest led ...

Site of First Synagogue of Beth El Hebrew Congregation

On this site stood Beth El Hebrew Congregation’s synagogue, the first structure built as Jewish house of worship in the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1859, Beth El, the first reform Jewish congregation in the Washington area, is northern Virginia’s ...

Muskingum County Iraqi Conflicts Memorial

In memory of our fallen comrades from Muskingum County who died during the Iraqi Conflicts

“Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends” John 15:13

11-6-03 Noah Graham Air Force

1-27-04 Lester “Buddy” Kinney U.S. ...

Muskingum County Medal of Honor Memorial

Alfred Ransbottom

Civil War - Army

2-24-1865

Robert B. Brown

Civil War - Army

3-27-1890

George A. Lloyd

Civil War - Army

4-16-1891

William E. Richey

Civil War - Army

11-9-1893

William H. Longshore

Civil War - Army

8-10-1894

William C. Bryan

Indian War - Army

7-23-1900

Forrest Everhart

WWII - Army

9-10-1945

Melvin Mayfield

WWII - Army

5-31-1946

Ronald E. Rosser

Korean War - ...

Surviving Portion of Champlain Canal

Built in the 1820s, many years after the Revolutionary War, this section of the Champlain Canal followed the same natural north-south route chosen by Burgoyne’s invading army.

Linking the Hudson River with Lake Champlain, the canal joined northern New York State ...

The State of Georgia Salutes

[Upper right corner is the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action (POW/MIA) emblem]

• The 77,000 Georgians who served in World War I;

the 1,937 KIA; 3,319 WIA; 67 Ex-POWs and 54 MIA

• The 324,373 Georgians who served in World War ...