The Big Tree

River Red Gum

Guildford

The Big Tree is thought to be one of the largest examples of the species in Victoria. It has been recorded as having a height of 30m, a canopy spread of 34m, and trunk circumference of 9.35m. Estimates ...

Jacksonville, Alabama

“Gem of the Hills”

Life here has long centered on education beginning in 1834 when a one-acre plot of land was reserved for a schoolhouse. Through the years, various institutions of higher learning developed that culminated into present-day Jacksonville State University. ...

Third Brigade

Third Division - First Corps

Army of the Potomac

First Corps Third Division

Third Brigade

Brig. Gen. George J. Stannard

Col. Francis V. Randall

12th. 13th. 14th. 15th. 16th. Vermont Infantry

The 12th. and 15th. were guarding Corps trains

July 1 Arrived at dusk and took position on ...

The First Presbyterian Church in Tucson

On this site stood the first Presbyterian Church, and the second Protestant Church in Arizona. It was organized in 1874 for Presbyterian Missions in the Territories by the Reverend Sheldon Jackson and constructed by the Reverend J. A. Anderson, with ...

Slavery in Fayette Co. / Cheapside Slave Auction Block

Slavery in Fayette Co.

On the N.E. corner of the Fayette County Courthouse lawn stood the whipping post established in 1847 to punish slaves for such offenses as being on the streets after 7 p.m. Fayette Co. was one of the ...

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church

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The first Baptist Church in this area of Kershaw County was founded in a wooded area on Mecklenburg Road, two miles south of Lynchwood, now the town of Bethune. The church was founded in 1852 by Ellie Copeland and established ...

Allande Footbridge

Memorial to Pedro Allande, first resident commander of the Royal Presidio of Tucson and energetic captain of the Mexican Dragoons, regular Spanish army. Near this site he was wounded severely in his right leg during the attack of May 1, ...

Arizona's First Public School

On November 18, 1867, the Pima County Board of Supervisors created Tucson School District 1. An old adobe building at this location was refitted for classes. Desks and benches were built, new windows were installed in the 25' x 40' ...

Civil War Union Burials

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One each side of this marker lie the remains of approximately 2300 Union soldiers who died as prisoners in the Florence Prison Stockade, between September 1864 and February 1865. The Stockade was located across Cemetery Street on Stockade Road. Burials ...

Hopewell Bell Tower

This bell tower was constructed from components saved from the demolition of what was last known as the Hopewell Elementary School and was previously the Oxford High School. The building was designed by W.L. Plack of Philadelphia and constructed in ...