Gopher Tortoise Square

Prior to the 1890's, the town of Ridgeland was

known as Gopher Hill, getting that name from the

abundance of Gopher Tortoises that inhabited the

sand hills of the area.Gopherus Polyphemus,

commonly called the Gopher Tortoise, are long lived

herbivores, typically living 40 to ...

New Hampshire Regiment

Position of

Colonel Nichols

New Hampshire Regiment

Marker can be reached from New York Route 67, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Pine Village Football

[Marker text, side 1]:

Local team was important Indiana precursor to modern professional football organizations. Clinton Beckett introduced football to Pine Village High School 1898. Town and high school teams played on bottomland, northwest of here, starting local football tradition. Town ...

Federal Troops Occupy Marietta, 1864.

The 23d A.C. [US] seized a position at Moss’ house (at Floyd Station), lower Sandtown Rd., July 1 -- nearer Chattahoochee River than Johnston’s Kennesaw line [CS], whereupon he withdrew his army, via Marietta, to his Smyrna - Ruff’s Mill ...

Methodist Camp Ground

»—¼ Mi. S. ?

On a 10 acre plot of land in the exact center of the county was located, in 1830, the first permanent Methodist Camp Meeting Ground in Stewart County.

It was given by Loverd Bryan to be held and ...

The First French Fort / The First Playground in Fort Wayne

[Left side of marker]:The First French Fort

The French lived among the Miami at the Three Rivers as early as 1697 when Jean Baptiste Bissot, Sieur de Vincennes (d. 1719), and Francois Marie Bissot de Vincennes, the son of Jean Baptiste ...

Gen. Evans’ Birthplace

>>> -- 3/4 Mi. -->

Clement Anselm Evans, Brig. Gen. C.S.A., soldier, lawyer, minister, statesman & author was born 3/4 miles W. of here in 1834. Admitted to the bar at 18, elected county judge at 21, state senator at 25, ...

The Andrew Carnegie Public Library

1915-1965

The Ulatis Book Club initiated an early effort in 1905 to obtain a Carnegie Library Building Fund Grant. This effort was taken over in 1910 by the Saturday Club, which campaigned to establish a library district under the jurisdiction of ...

State Shipyard

On this road five miles west was the State shipyard on Chickahominy River, burned by the British General Phillips on April 21-22, 1781.

Marker is at the intersection of Forge Road and Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling ...

Liberty Baptist Church

Liberty Church was organized in 1830 with 25 members led by Elder Thomas S. Morris. In 1845, the Southern Baptist Convention appointed Samuel Cornelius Clopton, son of the second pastor, Elder James Clopton, as its first missionary. The third pastor, ...