Ralph Blizard

1918-2004

Ralph Blizard, a Hall of Fame long-bow fiddler, was a pioneer entertainer on radio stations WOPI, WJHL and WKPT, at first with his high school classmates. He recorded and toured with the New Southern Ramblers across the United States and ...

385th Bomb Group (H)

Great Ashfield 8th AF

In Memoriam

of the officers and men of the

385th Bombardment Group (H),

U.S. Army Air Forces who gave

their lives in the Air Battles

over Europe 1943-1945, this

plaque is placed here by the

comrades of those men as an

everlasting tribute to their

heroic ...

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.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Capital Guardian

The First Fort

Troubles with Britain caused Congress in 1807 to authorize an improved system of forts along the Atlantic Coast to guard harbors, rivers, and seaports.

The first fort, Fort Warburton, was completed in 1809. Located near the river in front ...

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 ...

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 Meade Pyramid

The Battle of Fredericksburg

Usually thought of as a Union monument, the large pyramid in front of you was in fact erected by the Confederate Memorial Literary Society. In 1897, the society contacted Virginia railroad executives asking them to erect markers ...

Capt. John “Jack” Jouett, Jr.

This famous Revolutionary War hero, who rode 40 mi. to warn Jefferson, Patrick Henry and other legislators of British approach, June 3, 1781, is buried in Bath Co. Jack Jouett of Va. galloped all night from Cuckoo Tavern to Monticello ...