Oakland Presbyterian Church

Organized 1834

In continuous use as a place of worship except for a period between 1861 and 1865 when it was used as a hospital for a contingent of General T.J. (Stonewall) Jackson's troops encamped nearby.

A monument in the churchyard marks ...

Oakland Presbyterian Church and Cemetery

A Brief History

William Henry Haynes, Sr. donated land for the Oakland Church and cemetery in 1811 to trustees James M. Montague, John P. Haynes, David Williamson and William H. Haynes, Jr. But the deed was not recorded until 1859. The ...

Oakland Grove Presbyterian Church

First called the Church by the Spring, Oakland Grove Church may have been organized as early as 1834, but it was officially established circa 1847 as a mission of Covington Presbyterian Church. A simple brick house of worship constructed during ...

William B. and Athlyn C. Pritchett

owned and operated the Pritchett Insurance and Real Estate Agency in Pittsburg, Ks. for more than 50 years.

This park is one of the results of a trust they established with a mission to improve the quality of life in Pittsburg ...

Christopher Columbus

To the memory of Christopher Columbus whose high faith and indominable courage gave to mankind a new world.

Born MCDXXXVI - Died MDIV

Marker is on Columbus Circle, NE.

Courtesy hmdb.org

American Legion Post #29 Veterans Memorial

Zanesville, Ohio

Dedicated this date 8-20-00 to the brave men and women whose sacrifices made this nation free. May they forever be remembered.

Marker is at the intersection of 3rd Street and Main Street (U.S. 40), on the right when traveling south ...

Olde Sinepuxent

Ever since explorer Giovanna da Verrazzano sailed through Sinepuxent Bay in 1524, human activty along these waters has helped shape Assateague's history. Except for intriguing place names on local maps, almost all traces of these historic events have been erased ...

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 Battle of Perryville

The Battle of Perryville was fought on October 8, 1862. It was the climax of a campaign that lasted almost two months and affected the entire state of Kentucky. The campaign started when Edmund Kirby Smith’s Confederate army entered Kentucky ...

Crown Forces Baggage Park

When the order came to retreat, the civilian teamsters contracted by the British – many from Canada – began harnessing teams of horses and yoking pairs of bawling oxen in the Baggage Park on the flat directly below you. Wagons ...