Post Office/Le bureau de poste

[English:]

Prime Minister Laurier himself recognized the need to link the Klondike with the rest of the country. In 1900, he urged that the building of a Post Office “...be proceeded with at once.” As the first substantial building erected by ...

130th Pennslyvania Volunteer Infantry

(Front):

130

Pennsylvania

Vounteer

Infantry

2 Brigade

3 Division

2 Corps

(Rear):

This memorial marks the regiment's

right of line in battle. Its left

extended to Roulette's Lane below.

It went into battle by way of the

Roulette Farm buildings about 9:30 a.m.

and, driving back the enemy, maintained

its position at and immediately northeast

of ...

Ferguson House

Side A:

This house sits on lot No. 29 in the original 1802 plat of Lebanon. In 1805 the land was bought by William Ferguson, the town's first postmaster. Ferguson owned the Indian Chief Tavern. This inn was located one block ...

Norfolk and Western Railway

The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk

Today’s Norfolk Southern has a colorful predecessor in both or Roanoke’s railroads. To keep this as simple as possible, we are discussing only the N&W history to its merger with the Southern Railway ...

Springfield

(Front of monument):

The first British advance was stayed at the bridge east of the village, June 7, 1780. The Battle of Springfield was fought June 23rd. The Americans under General Greene on that day near the stream west of the ...

The Finest Steam Passenger Locomotive

The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk

Passenger Locomotive: Class J

The world-renowned Class J 4-8-4 passenger locomotives was completely designed and built in Roanoke. By the mid 1930s, Norfolk and Western was facing heavier passenger traffic due to increased military ...

USMA Iraq and Afghanistan Deaths

In honor of the first male and female graduates of the United States Military Academy killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan during the Global War on Terrorism

Iraq

CPT James F. Adamouski ’95 2 April 2003

2LT Emily J. T. Perez ’05 ...

Site of Fort Gatlin

On November 9, 1838, during the Second Seminole Indian War (1835-42), the U.S. Army established Fort Gatlin in Mosquito County. This fort was named for Army Assistant Surgeon John S. Gatlin (1806-1835), who was killed in the Dade Massacre in ...

Jefferson County (Kentucky) Korean War Memorial

KOREAN WAR MEMORIAL

JUNE 25, 1950 - North Korean Communist troops crossed the 38th Parallel, invading South Korea. Within days, the South Korean capital of Seoul fell into Communist hands.

SEPTEMBER 15, 1950 - Allied troops make very difficult amphibious ...

Operation Fast Freight

The David R. and Susan S. Goode Railwalk

High Speed Freight Locomotive: Class A

While the title of one of Norfolk and Western’s company films (top) is appropriate for the mighty Class A 2-6-6-4, they also served in other capacities for the ...