The Napoleon 12-Pounder Field Gun Model 1857

(Left panel)

The twelve-pound Napoleon smoothbore cannon

was developed in France in 1853 and was named

for the Emperor Napoleon III. It was adopted and

manufactured in the United States in 1857.

It was the mainstay of artillery for both the Union

and Confederate ...

Maxwell House Coffee Plant

From Field to Factory in Hoboken

The Maxwell House Coffee Plant stretched along Hoboken's waterfront from Tenth to Twelfth Streets. It was a marvel of its time, the largest coffee processing plant in the world, and a local landmark. Before the ...

Washington Confederate Cemetery

Immediately after the Civil War, Union casualties in the Frederick-Washington County areas were re-interred at a new National Cemetery at Sharpsburg. Yet no provisions were made to provide decent burial for thousands of hastily-buried Confederates. To address this problem, the ...

Kern City French Bakery

East Bakersfield, originally named Sumner, was founded by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1874. The name of the town was changed to Kern in 1893 and shortly thereafter was called Kern City.

This building, constructed in 1910, was originally the Kern ...

“We Fought Desperately”

The Breakthrough Trail

The passage of the picket posts and abatis shattered regimental formations in the Vermont Brigade. The attack degenerated into a rush of disorganized men rather than an example of textbook tactics. Orderly Sergeant Thomas H. McCauley of the ...

Medford Vietnam Memorial

Erected by Medford Township in honor of

those who served their country in Vietnam

Leroy E. Bunning, Jr. • Barry S. Chilkotowsky • Barry N. Wood • Herman J. Stricker • Harry Bozarth Jr. • Kenneth E. DeMore Jr. * • Harry ...

Dance's Battalion - First Virginia Artillery

Artillery Reserve - Ewell's Corps

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Ewell's Corps Artillery Reserve

Dance's Battalion

First Virginia Artillery

Cunningham's, Smith's, Watson's, Griffin's

and Graham's Batteries

Four 20 pounder Parrotts, Four 10 pounder Parrotts

Ten 3 inch Rifles, Two Napoleons

July 1 The Battalion reached the field in evening too ...

Manor of Maske

This site

was part of the

Manor of Maske

warranted by

John, Richard, and

Thomas Penn

Proprietors of Pennsylvania

June 18, 1741

Surveyed

January 17-30, 1766

Containing 43,500 acres

(Around the edges are the survey annotations):

North 3842 Perches

East ...

Medford World War I Memorial

“In honor of those who served their

country in the war to ensure peace

throughout the world”

1917 World War 1918

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Harry Barnes • Samuel Beebe • Helen Branin + • Herbert Branin • Howard Branin • Claude Branin • H. Russell Brick ...

Vezér Family Vineyard

This site was originally constructed in 1860 as the Suisun Valley General Mercantile & original Pony Express station.

The Vezer Family provides this facility for the enjoyment of the families of this wonderful valley and gives special recognition to its pioneers.

We ...