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Isle of Hope

National Historic Historic District

In 1736, Noble Jones, John Fallowfield and Henry Parker settled this important outpost on the colony's inland waterway to the south and named it Isle of Hope. Jones' Wormsloe plantation was fortified and armed against Spanish attach ...

Jackson Opens Fire

Second Battle of Manassas

"My command was advanced...until it reached a commanding position near Brawner's house. By this time it was sunset; but as [the Union] column appeared to be moving by, with its flank exposed, I determined to attack at ...

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Capitán

Population 1400 -- Elevation 6350 Ft.

Many incidents in the Lincoln County War, 1876-1879, occurred in the area around Capitán. The promoters Charles B. and John A. Eddy platted the townsite in 1900, after building a spur of the El Paso ...

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Old Perry Building

Erected 1871, before Del Rio was founded, by John Perry, as general store. Once the largest store between San Antonio and El Paso. Served also as courthouse, church, Masonic lodge, post office.

Given in 1965 to city and county by descendants ...

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Praça São Sebastião

Monumento Comemorativo a Abertura dos Portos

[Panel 1]

Mandado Construir em MDCCCXCIX pelo Exmo Senr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Júnior, Governador do Estado do Amazonas.

[In English: Construction Ordered, 1899, by His Excellency, Mr. Jose Cardoso Ramalho Junior, Governor of the State of ...

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Capitán

Population 1400 -- Elevation 6350 Ft.

[This is a two-sided marker]

Side A:

Many incidents in the Lincoln County War, 1876-1879, occurred in the area around Capitán. The promoters Charles B. and John A. Eddy platted the townsite in 1900, after building a ...

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Capitán

Population 1400 -- Elevation 6350 Ft.

[This is a two-sided marker]

Side A:

Many incidents in the Lincoln County War, 1876-1879, occurred in the area around Capitán. The promoters Charles B. and John A. Eddy platted the townsite in 1900, after building a ...

The Oaks Plantation

The Oaks Plantation was established

on the Santee River in 1705 by a grant

from the Lords Proprietors to John

Sauseau, a French Huguenot settler.

It passed through several owners in

the prominent Buchanan and Withers

families before 1793, when brothers

Isaac and William Mazyck acquired a

tract ...

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The Upper Bridge

When completed in 1908 the Upper Bridge, today known as the Currie Parkway Bridge, replaced its wooden predecessor as the main crossing over the Tittabawassee River. The Joliet Bridge and Iron Company of Illinois constructed the bridge for $7,500. It ...

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Old State Capitol

>>>>--- 2 Blocks --->

A reproduction of Georgia’s State Capitol 1807-1867 stands on the original site. Wings to the main building were added in 1828 and 1837. Here the Secession Convention met Jan. 16, 1861 and after three days of bitter ...

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