Utica Mine North Shaft

Utica Mine, the most important mine in the Angels District, set national records in the 1890's producing more than 4 million dollars in gold in 30 months. The Utica was also the site of Angels Camp's worst mine disaster when ...

Earthquake’s Offspring

Red Spouter

As you stand here, imagine traveling back in time to August 17, 1959. You would find yourself on a grassy knoll. Red Spouter did not exist!

Shortly before midnight, a major earthquake rocked Hebgen Lake, Montana, approximately 25 miles northwest ...

Sacrifice of the 1st Minnesota

July 2, 1863 - Second Day

"Every man realized in an instant what that order meant - death or wounds to us all, the sacrifice of a regiment to gain a few minutes' time..."

Lieut. William Lochren, U.S.A.

1st Minnesota Infantry

Late on the ...

San Francisco Giants

Troy, N.Y.

Birthplace of the

San Francisco

Giants

When Troy resigned from the National League in 1882, most of its players went to the N.Y. Gothams, renamed The Giants in 1883 (because of the "very tall Troy players") and eventually moved to San Francisco ...

27th Connecticut Infantry

(Front):Erected 1885.

The 27th Regt. Conn. Vols.

commanded by

Lieut. Colonel Henry C. Merwin,

and forming a part of the

4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Corps

charged over this ground, the afternoon of

July 2, 1863.

The 4th Brigade forced the enemy from the

Wheat Field and beyond the ...

61st New York Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):61st. Regt. N.Y.Infy.

1st Brig. 1st Div.

2nd. Corps.

Organized September 1861.

Mustered out July 14th 1865.

(Back):This position held by the

61st Regt. N.Y. Infy.

on the afternoon of

July 2nd. 1863.

Casualties

Killed 6 Wounded 58

Total loss 62

Marker is on Ayres Avenue, on the right ...

"Lest We Forget"

In memory of

the Orange County Boys

who gave their lives

in the World War

Erected by the Orlando Chapter

Daughters of the American Revolution

aided by patriotic citizens of

Orange County 1924

Marker can be reached from E. Washington Street 0.1 miles west of N. Eola Drive. ...

81st Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):81st Penna

Infantry

1st Brig. 1st Div. 2nd Corps.Fought on this line in the afternoon of July 2nd

Present at Gettysburg 175 officers and men

Killed and died of wounds 9 men

Wounded 5 officers and 40 men

Captured or missing 8 men

Total ...

First Brigade

First Division - Second Corps

Army of the Potomac

Second Corps First Division

First Brigade

Col. Edward E. Cross, Col. H. Boyd McKeen

5th. New Hampshire 61st. New York

81st. 148th. Pennsylvania Infantry

July 2 Arrived about 7 a.m. and was massed in woods at left and ...

Site of Presbyterian Poplar

200 feet east here was held the first ordination of a Presbyterian minister in Georgia, July 22, 1790, when John Springer was ordained and installed pastor of Smyrna, Providence and Washington churches by a Commission of the Presbytery of South ...