Old Stone Fort

Old Stone Fort

Site of fort erected by public subscription as a protection againat British warships during the War of 1812, captured in a sneak attack and dismantled by frigate Nymphe. Ammunition gone, all nine seafencibles taken prisoner, the townsmen hurled ...

The Great Fire of 1875

The most spectacular calamity to befall Virginia City had its origins within fifty feet of this marker. Early on the morning of October 28, 1875 a coal oil lamp was knocked over in a nearby boarding house and burst into ...

19th Maine Infantry Regiment

1st Brigade, 2nd Division

19th Maine Inf'y Reg't.

1st Brigade, 2d Division, 2d Corps

In the Evening of July 2d this Regiment at a position on the left of Batt'y C, 5th U.S. helped to repel the enemy that had driven in Humphreys' ...

CSA Field Hospital

Robert E. Lee Convened War Council here on July 1, 1863.

Marker is on Hanover Road (Pennsylvania Route 116) 0.5 miles west of U.S. 15, on the right when traveling west.

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Birthplace of Charles Holmes Herty

(1867-1938)

Charles Holmes Herty, one of America’s outstanding chemists, was born on this site December 4, 1867. He spent his early life in Milledgeville where he attended the Middle Georgia Agricultural and Military College (now Georgia College). Later he studied at ...

Guyton Confederate General Hospital

In May 1862 the Confederate Government established a General Hospital in Guyton, Georgia. This hospital was located on a nine acre tract of land between Central Railroad, a determining factor in locating hospitals, and current Georgia Highway 119, Lynn Bonds ...

Amazing Pikes Peak Feats

Thrill-seekers, fund-raisers, and publicity hounds have been attracted to Pikes Peak for decades. Daring adventurers have hang-glided and skied off the summit, and rock climbers have challenged steep rock faces. Here is the scoop on some of the zanier stunts.

Julia ...

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Cold Harbor

Near this stone rest the remains of

889 Union Soldiers,

gathered from the Battle Fields of

Mechanicsville, Savage-Station, Gaines-Mills,

And the vicinity of

Cold-Harbor.

Erected by Congress

Year of our Lord 1877, and in the 101st year of the

Independence of the United States of America.

Marker can ...

First Soil Conservation District Plan

On February 4, 1938, Mrs. Ploma M. Adams, owner of this farm, assisted by the Upper Savannah Soil Conservation District, initiated the first Farm-Conservation Plan of any district in America.

Marker is on West South 4th Street, on the left when ...

The Heart of Fort Scott

"Fort Scott can boast of the handsomest Square in Kansas Territory."

Fort Scott Democrat, praising the town plaza, April 5, 1860

The grassy square in front of you silently witnessed events that defined Fort Scott and that reflected a growing nation. Built ...