Site of the Bliss House

14th Connecticut

Centre of

site of the

Bliss House,

captured and

burned by the

14 C.V. July 3

1863.

Marker can be reached from Long Lane, on the left when traveling west.

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Wethersfield Elm

1748 1953

Here Stood

The Wethersfield Elm

Largest Of Its Kind

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Elm Street, on the left when traveling south on Broad Street.

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Office of Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill

Office Site of Dr. J. Marion Sims

(Side A):Office of Dr. Luther Leonidas HillThis early 20th-century building was office of Dr. L.L. Hill who, in 1902, performed first open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere when he sutured stab wound in ...

The Battle of Lexington

Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1861

At the onset of the Civil War Missouri was of particular importance as the westernmost border state, gateway to the western territories and bordered by the Mississippi River. Militarily the situation was grave. On Aug. ...

Wisconsin State Fair Park

In 1892, this site became the permanent home of the Wisconsin State Fair after its purchase a year earlier by the State Agricultural Society. Until then, the Fair had moved annually since the first one in Janesville in 1851.

Over ...

First Masonic Lodge in Meriden

Near This Site

Meridian Lodge No. 77

A. F. & A. M.

Was Instituted As

The First Masonic

Lodge In Meriden

On Jan. 1, 1851

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street and Charles Street, on the left ...

The Battle of Lexington

Sept. 18, 19 and 20, 1861

Col. James Mulligan knew that his men in the outer entrenchments were easy targets for the Southern soldiers who had scampered to the second floor and roof of the Anderson House. It was from this ...

Battle of White Plains

Chatterton’s Hill, October 28, 1776

The American Revolutionary War

1776 2001

Phases of Action

October 28th

Morning

1. Americans Occupy Chatterton’s Hill

2. British Approach from the South

3. American Pickets Retreat

4. Hessians Under Rahl Seize Hill

5. British Bombard Chatterton’s Hill

Midday

6. British and Hessians Cross Bronx River

7. Hessians ...

Montgomery City Hall / Funeral for Hank Williams

(Front)

Built 1936-37

Following a fire in 1932 that destroyed a 19th century City Hall, architect Frank Lockwood designed a replacement for the same site. With the Depression affecting all construction projects during the period, the city received federal assistance through the ...

Site of First County Court House

San Luis Obispo was established February 18, 1850, as one of the original counties of California. The first county government was housed in Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. In 1854 county offices were transferred to the Casa Grande Building ...