The "Firepit" of Halema'uma'u

Halema'uma'u Crater is the site of the most eruptions at the summit of Kilauea Volcano. Between 1905 and 1924, a period of about 20 years, a dazzling lake of molten lava circulated within its walls. Then, in 1924, the lake ...

44th National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic

From September 19 to 24 1910, about 45 years after the last shot of the Civil War was fired, the 44th National Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Encampment(convention) was held in Atlantic City. The G.A.R., a Union (Northern) Civil ...

Battle of Harpers Ferry / Jackson Arrives

(Upper Panel): Battle of Harpers Ferry

Invasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became ...

490th Bombardment Group

Dedicated

to the

officers and men

of the

490th Bombardment Group

who were

Killed in Action

Killed in Line of Duty

Missing in Action

848 B.S. • 849 B.S.

850 B.S. • 851 B.S.

and All Service Units

Their Sacrifice Was

Not in Vain

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Baird's Division, Palmer's Corps

Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird.

Baird's Division, Palmer's Corps

Brig. Gen. Absalom Baird.

Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.

1st Brigade, Brig. Gen. John B. Turchin.

2nd Brigade, Col. Ferdinand Van Derveer.

3rd Brigade, Col. E. H. Phelps.

3rd Brigade, Col. William H. Hayes

On the 23rg of November this ...

384th Bomb Group (H)

In Memoriam

384th Bomb Group (H)

U.S. 8th Air Force

1942 - 1946

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Setting the Trap / Jackson Arrives

(Upper Panel): Setting the Trap

Confederate Major General "Stonewall" Jackson faced three enemies - the Union garrison at Harpers Ferry, its formidable position on Bolivar Heights, and time. On the second day of the battle, although pummeled by a Confederate bombardment, ...

Battle of Harpers Ferry

Invasion rocked the United States during the second year of the American Civil War. In September 1862 Confederate General Robert E. Lee launched his army into Maryland - the North. Lee's first target became Harpers Ferry. He ordered "Stonewall" Jackson ...

Cahaba Project

"Slagheap Village"

A total of 243 houses and 44 duplex units were constructed from 1936 - 1938 at an overall cost of $2,661,981.26. Cahaba residents rented from the government until 1947, when the houses and duplexes were sold to individuals at ...

Townsend Company

Founded 1816 by Robert Townsend in Pittsburgh. Moved to Fallston in 1828 to make rivets and wire. The company added other product lines and became a leader in the fastener industry with twelve plants in the U.S.A. and Canada. Products ...