Where Uncle Remus Came of Age

One block east stood the old office of The Monroe Advertiser, where Joel Chandler Harris, creator of “Uncle Remus,” came in 1867, as a boy of nineteen, to work until 1870. Here he advanced from printer’s devil to accomplished journalist. ...

148th Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):148th Penna Infantry

1st Brig. 1st Div. 2d Corps.

(Left):The Regiment

engaged the enemy

on this position in

the afternoon of

July 2d 1863.

Present at Gettysburg 468 officers and men.

Killed and died of wounds 2 officers 25 men.

Wounded 5 officers 88 men

Captured or ...

A History Of Vestavia Hills

In 1924, George Ward, a former mayor of Birmingham, 1905-1909, 1913-1914, visited the City of Rome, Italy. He was so intrigued by the unique beauty of the Temple of the Vestal Virgins on a Roman hilltop that he vowed to ...

In Memory of George Pardee

In Memory Of

George Pardee

1630 – 1700

Farmer, Ferryman and Teacher

Of Latin and Good Manners

Who First Owned This Land

and of

William Bradley Pardee

1821 – 1893

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this tablet is placed under the will of

William S. Pardee

Their Loyal Descendent

Marker is at the intersection of Townsend Avenue ...

Utah Idaho Sugar Factory

West Jordan, Utah 1916-1970

In 1849 Governor Brigham Young sent Apostle John Taylor on a mission to France to investigate industries that could be successfully established in the New Mountain Empire. There he met Philip De Lamare, a man of exceptional ...

PP African American Settlement / Eden Baptist Church

Side A: PP African American Settlement

Thirteen African American families migrated to Pebble Township in Pike County in the early 1820s from Virginia. Some of the families were former slaves while others were freeborn people of color. Their farm knowledge and ...

Army of the Potomac

June 29 1863

Headquarters of the Army moved from Frederick to Middleburg. First and Eleventh Corps marched from Frederick to Emmitsburg. Second Corps from Monocacy Junction via Liberty and Johnsville to Uniontown. Third Corps from near Woodsborough to Taneytown. Fifth Corps ...

Army of the Potomac

June 30 1863

Headquarters of the Army moved from Middleburg to Taneytown.

First Corps marched from Emmitsburg to Marsh Creek.

Third Corps from Taneytown to Bridgeport.

Fifth Corps from Liberty via Johnsville, Union Bridge and Union to Union Milles. Sixth Corps ...

Army of the Potomac

July 1 1863

Headquarters of the Army at Taneytown. First Corps marched from Marsh Creek to Gettysburg. Eleventh Corps from Emmitsburg to Gettysburg. Second Corps from Uniontown via Taneytown to near Gettysburg. Third Corps from Bridgeport via Emmitsburg to the field ...

Confidence Hall

This building was erected in the Fall of 1860 for Confidence Engine Company No.1, organized in June 1857. City government located here since 1902.

Marker is on Main Street west of Bedford Street, on the right when traveling west.

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