Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war north to Pennsylvania. After more than three weeks of marching through the Shenandoah Valley and western Maryland, ...

New Albany National Cemetery

This National Cemetery is one of the original 7 established in 1862 by Congress. 5.46 acres were purchased from Dr. Charles Bowman Dec. 1862 for burial of Union and Confederate casualties. There are over 5,000 interments from 7 conflicts. Civil ...

Columbia School District   No. 5

1866

Built on site of 1830 wooden school.

Present structure predates Florham

Park borough by 33 years. Classes

held here continuously until 1914.

Morris County Heritage Commission

New Jersey Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

Marker is at the intersection of Ridgedale Avenue and Columbia ...

Smokey Bear Historical Park

This park commemorates Smokey Bear and describes the history and development of this national symbol of forest fire protection. The original Smokey is buried here within sight of the mountain where he was found orphaned by a fire raging in ...

Fort Chambers

Southwest 150 Feet

Erected 1755-56 by

Colonel Benjamin Chambers

Founder of Chambersburg

A two story stone structure surrounded

By a moat

A stockade manned by two swivel guns

Enclosed the fort, flour mill, sawmill,

And dwelling.

1984

Kittochtinny Historical Society

Franklin County Chapter D.A.R.

Marker is on West King Street.

Courtesy ...

Death of Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon

At or near this spot fell

Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon

Born Ashford, Conn. 1818

Graduated U.S Military

Academy, 1841. Commander

of the Federal forces

In The Battle of Wilson Creek

August 10, 1861

This marker is erected by

The University Club of

Springfield, MO. In honor of

General Lyon and ...

Albert King

Moving to Osceola with his family at age 8, Blues legend Albert King (1923-1992) earned an early living picking cotton on nearby farms. King began his magnificent professional career in Osceola with his group, In The Groove Boys. King's T99 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cushing's Union Battery

July 3, 1863 - Third Day

"No, I stay right here and fight it out, or die in the attempt."

Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, U.S.A.

4th U.S. Artillery, Battery A

Battery A, 4th United States Artillery, commanded by Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, held this ...