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The Battle of Fountain Dale

Fountain Dale is located between Jack's Mountain and Beard's Hill, and is also connected to two major mountain gaps, Monterey Pass and Fairfield Gap, which would prove to be fighting ground all of it's own. Troops on both sides needed ...

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Orangeburg County

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Parish House

Built in the 1830's it is thought to be the oldest of the plantation summer homes in the area. Acquired by the Church of the Epiphany across the street, it was used for various church activities. Now it ...

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Dobbel Family

Margaret Tehan Dobbel, the granddaughter of Jeremiah and Ellen Fallon. She was born in Jeremiah Fallon’s home, Dublin, 1874. She married Julius Dobbel and had 13 children. They raised cattle and sheep at Rice, Camel, Dougherty and Donlon Ranches.

Marker can ...

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Battle of Coosawhatchie

Coosawhatchie

Jasper County, South Carolina

Commanders: Colonels William Moultrie, John

Laurens; Gen. Augustine Prevost

Casualties: 3 Americans killed, 8 wounded

"Despite the defeat at Port Royal Island, General

Prevost was determined to make a second

attempt to capture Charleston. Instead of a

small detachment of 150 men, ...

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Bethel Soldier’s Memorial

[ north face ]

In Memory

Of The

Soldiers & Sailors

Of Bethel

Who Gave Their Lives

In Defense Of The Union

1861 1865

[ south face ]

Albert Woodruff 2nd Conn. Art.

Adam Grimm 7th Conn.

James Smith 7th Conn.

Wm. H. Smith ...

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Zoarville Station Bridge

Fink Through Truss Bridge

The Zoarville Station Bridge is a rare survivor of the earliest period of iron bridge construction in the United States, an era when unprecedented railroad expansion gave American bridge builders an international reputation for innovation. German immigrant ...

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The Whaling Bark Stafford

Absecon Lighthouse

Before construction of Absecon Lighthouse, many ships and many lives were lost off the coast of Absecon Island. Even though the beam from this light lessened these losses, other disasters plagued seagoing vessels.

The anchor you see here, weighing 1,805 ...

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The Last Meetings of the Confederate Cabinet

The Last Meetings

of the

Confederate Cabinet

were held in this building

and the surrender of

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston

was Authorized from here

on April 24th. 1865

Marker is at the intersection of South Tryon Street and West 3rd Street on South Tryon Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Bomber Builders

 

This memorial is erected in recognition of the men and women who built the B-25 bombers at the North American Aviation plant in Kansas City, Kansas, during World War II.

Between December 1941, and August 1945, over 50,000 employees ...

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Massachusetts Volunteers at Bennington

Erected by the

Commonwealth of Massachusetts

as a tribute to her patriotic volunteers

who rendered valuable service in the repulse

of the Burgoyne invasion at the Battle of Bennington

August 16, 1777.

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

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