Four–Wheel Drive

In this machine shop, in 1908, Otto Zachow and William Besserdich developed and built the first successful four-wheel drive automobile. Their first car, the “Battleship”, soon proved that it "could go anywhere a team of horses could go” and led ...

Featherston’s Brigade

Gen. W.S. Featherston’s Mississippi brigade of Loring’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] together with Scott’s brigade (on his left), advanced from trenches at & near Loring’s Hill, .9 miles S.W. Traversing a broken area of tangled forest, the brigade crossed Tanyard ...

Commemorating the Raising of the First American Flag within the

Commemorating

the raising of the

First American Flag

within the Walled

City of Tucson

Dec 16, 1846

Marker can be reached from West Alameda Street.

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Freedom

From Political Persecution and Tyranny

We the people honor these men who brought democracy to Dorchester County July 8, 1985 by a change of the Constitution of Maryland ordered by the United States Courts:

George C. Jones, Charles F. Hurley Sr., ...

Confederate Conference

On June 26, 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee, and staff, entered this square. After conferring with Gen. A.P. Hill, near the middle of the 'Diamond', Lee turned eastward and made headquarters at the edge of town.

Marker is at the intersection ...

John Andrews, Master Craftsman

John Andrews, architect and craftsman, came to Claytown (Osgood) in 1854 with William McMurphy - stone and brick mason, John Lindsay - a sawyer, and Bluford Peyton - Laborer. Andrews built these three large homes and a mill as well ...

Chambersburg Founded A.D. 1764

Burned by rebel cavalry July 30, A.D. 1864

Destroyed

Buildings 537

Value of Real Estate $713,294.34

Value of Personal Property $915,137.24

Marker is at the intersection of US 30 and Main Street, on the left when traveling west on US 30.

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Milford World War I Memorial

[ south side plaque ]

Our Honored Dead

May Every Generation

Of Young Americans Be Given

Power to Translate Their Lives In

Terms of Sacrifice for Mankind

List of Milford Dead

Blackhall, Geo B. • Clark, Charles S. • Crary, ...

First Brick Church

In February 1873 a branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized in Evanston by President William Budge, of Bear Lake Valley, Idaho. On May 23, 1873 William G. Burton was ordained bishop. On June 24, ...

Padre-Eusebio-Francisco-Kino, S.J.

Born Segno, Italy, 1645 – Educated at Jesuit Colleges

Entered society of Jesus, 1665 – His petition to be sent upon

a distant and dangerous mission granted, 1678 – Began missionary labors in Lower California, April 1, 1683 – Among ...