Battle of Rivers' Bridge

Feb. 2-3, 1865

The End is Near

The Union Victory broke the main Confederate line of defense in lower South Carolina. McLaws' troops retreated to another line behind the Edisto River about 20 miles northeast of here, then continued to fall ...

First Banking Institution in Ophir

This tablet commemorates

the establishment

of the

First Banking Institution

in

Ophir

now

Oroville

which was located on this site

and occupied by

McWilliams & Tymeson -

G.A. Emery - Geo. Faulkner & Co. 1855-1865

Rideout Smith & Co. 1866-1912

Rideout Smith National Bank 1912-1922

Bank of Italy 1922-1927

and since March, 1927

by the

Bank ...

The Battle of Barbourville

September 19, 1861

(First Panel):

Camp Andy Johnson

Established August 1861

Camp Andy Johnson was named for Senator Andrew Johnson of Greenville, Tennessee, the only senator from a seceding state who remained loyal. The camp was a refuge for the loyal men of East ...

The Battle of Barbourville

September 19, 1861

(First Panel):

Camp Andy Johnson

Established August 1861

Camp Andy Johnson was named for Senator Andrew Johnson of Greenville, Tennessee, the only senator from a seceding state who remained loyal. The camp was a refuge for the loyal men of East ...

Baker's Food Market

1947

This masonry building was constructed as a grocery store in 1947. The Baker family had grocery stores in the area for 127 years, from 1854 to 1981.

Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 56) near Adams Street, on the left when ...

The Campbell – Christie House

This Dutch Style sandstone house had stood in New Milford since the Revolution. Faced with demolition it was saved for our country’s heritage by moving it to this site on September 27, 1977. This preservation was accomplished through the combined ...

Battle of Rivers' Bridge

Feb. 2-3, 1865

Death and Defeat

As Mower's troops flanked the Confederate right, another Union division crossed several miles downstream to flank the Confederate left. Under a smokescreen created by a rapid artillery and rifle volleys, the Southerners withdrew. Before the retreat, ...

Chambersburg

Settled 1734 by Benjamin

Chambers, who laid out

“Chambers Town” in 1764.

Seat of Franklin County

since 1784. Scene of Civil

War events: Raided by “Jeb”

Stuart, 1862; occupied by

Confederates in 1863; and

burned by them in 1864.

Marker is on Lincoln Way E (U.S. 30), on the ...

Cable Tool Drilling Rig

Kern County is one of the top oil producing areas in the United States. Four oil fields in Kern County have each produced over one billion barrels of oil.

In 1899, the discovery of oil on land near the Kern River ...

Slave Burial Ground

In colonial times this was the site of a slave burial ground. In 1784 slaves comprised almost one forth of the population of the township.

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Avenue and Lakeview Avenue, on the left when traveling ...