Webster Massacre

1 ¾ miles east to the graves of the victims of the Webster Massacre which occurred August 27, 1839 when John Webster and a party of about thirty, en route to a land grant in Burnet County, were attacked by ...

Battle Of Bethesda Church

Here stood Bethesda Church, founded about 1830 and used by Baptists and Disciples of Christ until it burned in 1868. In May 1864, during the Civil War, Maj. Gen. Gouverneur K. Warren's V Corps formed the left flank of Lt. ...

Webster Massacre

Here sleep

the victims of the

Webster Massacre

of August 27, 1839 About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet County, were attacked by a band of Comanche Indians. After attempting to flee under cover of ...

1st Lt. Chadwick McFall Barber

In Loving Memory of

Lt. Chadwick McFall Barber proudly served his country with distinction and paid the ultimate sacrifice when he was killed in action January 8, 1969, in the Republic of Vietnam. This bronze statue captures his likeness. Ola McFall ...

Fort Beauharnois

On the shore of Lake Pepin just north of here a French expedition commanded by LaPerriere and accompanied by two Jesuits in September 1727 built a substantial log fort and the mission of St. Michael the Archangel. The post was ...

Birthplace of Madison

At this place, Port Conway, James Madison, fourth President of the United States and Father of the Constitution, was born, March 16, 1751. His mother was staying at her paternal home, Belle Grove, 400 yards east when her son was ...

Yankee Stadium September 11 Memorial

We remember

On September 11, 2001, despicable acts of terrorism were perepetrated on our country. In tribute to the eternal spirit of the innocent victims of these crimes and to the selfless courage shown by both public servants and private citizens ...

A Tradition of Remembering, A Legacy of Preservation

Eleven years after the battle of Rivers Bridge,

a group of local young men formed the Rivers

Bridge Confederate Memorial Association and

reburied the Confederate dead here, about a

mile from the battlefield. The Memorial

Association began to meet at the site ...

Battle of Cold Harbor

The left of Lee's line at Cold Harbor, June 3, 1864, crossed the road here. The main battle took place to the east, where Grant attacked Lee's trenches without success.

Marker is on Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.1 miles east of ...

Lemon Bay Cemetery

Since the late 1800's the deceased loved ones of Englewood's pioneer settlers have been laid to rest on this high sandy ridge. The land for the cemetery was deeded to the citizens of the Lemon Bay area, by means of ...