Home Guard Defended Covered Bridge / Bridging The Black Warrior

(Front):Home Guard Defended Covered Bridge3 April 1865 - Brig Gen John T. Croxton’s Cavalry Brigade departed camp at Johnson’s Ferry (Old Lock 17 area) to the Watermelon Road ending in Northport. As the Union troops entered Northport, the Methodist Church ...

Jefferson Davis

On May 4, 1865, Jefferson Davis arrived in Washington where he performed what proved to be his last duties as President of the Confederate States of America. Shortly thereafter, with a small staff and escort, he departed enroute to the ...

Fish Market

Baltimore's first fish market stood near the site of this structure as early as 1773. The first market building, Centre Market, was authorized by act of the State legislature in 1784. It was also known as Marsh Market since it ...

Baltimore's Great Fire

Started 10-48 A.M.

February 7 1904

Under control 11-30 A.M.

February 8 1904

Property destroyed - $100 000 000

Insurance paid - $32 000 000

Acres covered - 140

Lives lost - none

Beginning at Liberty and German Streets the fire swept north to Fayette Street east to ...

That Beautiful Charge

March 8, 1862 - Mid-Morning

That beautiful charge I shall never forget; with banners streaming, with drums beating, and our long line of blue coats advancing upon the double quick, with their deadly bayonets gleaming in the sunlight, and every man ...

San Felipe de Alburquerque

First marker on left:

San Felipe de Alburquerque, named for King Phillip V of Spain and the Duke of Alburquerque was, founded in 1706 by Gov. Francisco Cuervo Valdez with 30 families from Bernalillo accompanied by soldiers to protect them from ...

In Memory of Warren J. Carver

In Memory of

Warren J. Carver

4th Regt. U.S. Marine Corps

Killed in action Jan. 25, 1942

at Mariveles Bataan

Philippine Islands

The first Ansonia boy

to die for his Country

in the War with Japan

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Main Street and ...

Corp. Isaiah Fassett

"Uncle Zear"

Isaiah "Uncle Zear" Fassett was born into slavery southeast of here in Sinepuxent in 1844. His owner, Sarah A. Bruff, released him from bondage at age nineteen on November 11, 1863, when the U.S. Army paid her $300 in ...

Battle of Lookout Mountain

Nov. 24, 1863

Two miles south, over 3,000 Federal troops crossed Lookout Creek in thick fog at dawn. They lined up from the creek to base of cliffs above and charged north along the mountainside over slashed timber and deep ravines ...

Battle of New Market Heights

On 28 September 1864, elements of Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Butler’s Army of the James crossed the James River to assault the Confederate Defenses of Richmond. At dawn on 29 September, 6 regiments of U.S. Colored Troops fought with exceptional ...