Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial

Gloucester Fishermen's Memorial

For nearly four centuries the history of Gloucester has been the story of America's greatest fishing port. With this memorial we commemorate the lives and the legacy of those who died at sea while fishing.

The first settlers came ...

Snee Farm

The country home of Charles Pinckney (1757-1824), Snee Farm stands about 0.7 mi. west of here. One of SC's signers of the US Constitution, Pinckney also served in the General Assembly and in Congress. He was elected governor of SC ...

Troup-Clark Political Feud

In the street near this site in June 1807, occurred the horse-whipping of Superior Court Judge Charles Tait by his political enemy John Clark, later Governor of Georgia. Clark was fined $2,000 for the assault. The incident illustrates Georgia politics ...

82nd New York Infantry

2nd New York State Militia

(Front):82nd New York Infantry

(2nd N.Y.S.M.)

1st Brigade 2nd Division 2nd Corps

July 2nd and 3rd 1863.

Casualties

Killed 45 Wounded 132 missing 15

(Left):

On the evening of July 2nd, moved to the Emmitsburg Road to protect flank of Third Corps. Fought ...

Minefields

Minefields were an important part of the Endicott System of defense at the turn of the century. You are standing on the site that controlled the minefield operation.

Groups of underwater mines anchored in the river downstream from the fort could ...

Gloucester Fishermen's Wives Memorial

Gloucester Fisherman's Wives Memorial

Dedicated By The

Gloucester Fisherman's Wives Association

August 5, 2001

[ inscription around the base of the sculpture ]

The Wives, Mothers, Daughters and Sisters of Gloucester Fisherman Honor the Wives and Families of Fisherman and Mariners Everywhere for Their Faith, ...

Falling Spring Church

Founded 1734; main part of present church built 1803. One of the Presbyterian churches marking the first great settlement of Scotch-Irish pioneers west of the Susquehanna.

Marker is on US 11 0.1 miles south of Rhodes Drive, on the right when ...

Marfa Lights

The Marfa Lights, mysterious and unexplained lights that have been reported in the area for over one hundred years, have been the subject of many theories. The first recorded sighting of the lights was by rancher Robert Ellison in 1883. ...

The Great Seal of Georgia

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When Federal troops entered Milledgeville in November, 1864, Georgia Secretary of State Nathan C. Barnett hid the Great Seal under a house and the legislative minutes in a pig pen 30 yards east of this point. Later they were returned ...

Fort Davis

Established by Lieut. Col. Washington Seawell with six companies of the Eighth U.S. Infantry in October 1854 for protecting travelers on the San Antonio-El Paso Road. Named in honor of the then Secretary of War, Jefferson Davis, it was abandoned ...