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Joshua Barney's Barge and the Chesapeake Flotilla

Joshua Barney's Barge is a 4/5 scale, authentic working replica of an American warship of the Chesapeake Flotilla from the War of 1812. This barge was built as a project of the Prince George's County tricentennial in 1996 by The ...

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Rosa Louise McCauley Parks / The Bus Stop

Side A

A Lady of Courage

Born in Tuskegee, AL on February 4, 1913, to James McCauley, a carpenter, and Leona Edwards, a teacher. Moved with mother and brother to Pine Level, AL after parents' separation.

Enrolled in Mrs. White's School for Girls ...

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Pueblo of Ácoma

Built atop a great mesa for defensive purposes, Ácoma has been continuously occupied since the 13th century. A dramatic battle between the Ácomas and Oñate's forces occurred here in 1599. The mission church of San Esteban was built between 1629 ...

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Maj. William C. Preston C.S.A

Commanding Artillery Battalion attached to Alexander P. Stewart’s Corps [CS] - killed in action while supervising placement of two sections of Selden’s Ala. Battery, Lt. Chas. W. Lovelace, commanding, near the Embry House, July 20th, 1864, during the Battle of ...

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Stony Point Battlefield

In July 1779, American Light Infantry, under Brigadier General Anthony Wayne, launched a midnight assault, capturing a British Fort and its defenders.

N.Y.S. Organization Daughters of the American Revolution

Marker is at the intersection of N Liberty Drive (U.S. 9W) and Park ...

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Battle of Port Royal

A decisive battle in the Civil War took

place here on Nov. 7, 1861, when 18

Union warships with about 55 supporting

craft led by Adm. S.E. DuPont bombarded

for 4½ hours the Confederate forces

in Fort Walker on this shore and Fort

Beauregard on the ...

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German Presbyterian Church

This bell was hung in 1896 in the German Presbyterian Church and for 70 years summoned the community to worship at the south-east corner of Park Avenue and State Street. In 1966 the congregation united with the Church on the ...

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Saint David’s Episcopal Church

Located in pioneer Austin at the edge of town on a site never used for a secular building. At first called “Church of the Epiphany.” Cornerstone laid on April 7, 1853, with impressive ceremonies for the capital city’s first tone ...

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Randolph-Macon College

Chartered in 1830 in Boydton, this institution is the oldest Methodist-affiliated college in continuous operation in the United States. It is named for statesmen John Randolph of Virginia and Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina. The college was moved to Ashland ...

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Cavalry Corps

Army of the Potomac

Army of the Potomac

Cavalry Corps

Major General Alfred PleasantonFirst Division Brigadier General John Buford

Second Division Brigadier General David McM. Gregg

Third Division Brigadier General John Judson Kilpatrick

Headquarters Guard Co. C. 1st. Ohio Capt. Samuel N. Stanford

Horse Artillery First Brigade ...

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