Nathaniel Bacon

Among the tombs in the burial ground of the Ringfield family is a marker to Colonel Nathaniel Bacon who was prominent in Virginia affairs in the last half of the seventeenth century. He was a kinsman but an opponent of ...

The Naval Battle of Fort Montgomery

When Sir Henry Clinton’s British troops reached Forts Clinton and Montgomery on October 6, 1777, some of his ships began moving upriver to support them. First came two galleys, the Dependence and the Crane, which were rowed into position. Four ...

First Brigade

First Division - Sixth Corps

Army of the Potomac

Sixth Corps First Division

First Brigade

Brig. Gen. Alfred T.A. Torbert

1st. 2d. 3d. 15th. New Jersey Infantry

July 2 Arrived at 4 p.m. from Manchester Md. a distance by the route taken of about 35 miles ...

Building a Fort

Early in the Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress realized that the Hudson River was critical to the American Cause. If the British controlled the river, they could divide the rebellious colonies. Therefore, the Americans began work on Fort Montgomery in ...

Pueblo of Santo Domingo Kiua

The Keresan people of Santo Domingo have occupied the area of the Rio Grande Valley since prehistoric times despite several floods that have forced relocation and reconstruction of the original pueblo. Strategically located along the roads that have led to ...

First Baptist Church

[Lower marker]:

First Baptist Church

Founded 1878

Built 1899

B.P. Robertson, Pastor

[Upper marker]

Corner stone from second auditorium building which was demolished September 1949 to make way for the present building completed 1951.

[Dedication Plaque] (Located near the Limestone Street entrance):

First Baptist Church

Gaffney, South Carolina

Organized 1878

This ...

Smith-Cadbury Mansion

Oldest center portion c. 1738, with later additions 1760’s,

the Smith Mansion and 160 acre farm,

which hosted Lafayette during the American Revolution,

was also raided by Hessian troops.

Presented 19 October 2000

The Rancocas Valley Chapter

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

[ Upper Marker: ]

Smith-Cadbury ...

George Washington Carver Branch Library

In Feb. 1926 the Austin Public Library opened in a room over a downtown store. Within months, the books were moved to this structure, built at Guadalupe and Ninth St., across from Wooldridge Park. In 1933, with completion of a ...

Berkeley City Club

The Berkeley City Club, organized in 1927, was one of the area’s earliest attempts by women to social, civic and cultural progress. The building, constructed in 1929, is one of the outstanding works of noted California architect Julia Morgan, whose ...

Washington-Rochambeau Route

General Washington and General Rochambeau passed her on Sept. 13, 1781 on their way to victory at Yorktown. One mile south, they turned east on state rout 605.

The marking of this route is a gift from the French Government. ...