The Paddle Bell

U. S. S. Paddle (SS 263) carried this bell throughout World War II. Similar bells were carried by all U. S. Submarines.

Upon this bell we toll the loss of 52 American submarines and crew of 3,621 officers and enlisted men ...

The Development of Valley Industry

While the Valley Railway, the precursor to Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, was founded primarily as a conduit for freight and passengers moving among Cleveland, Akron, and Canton, it also became integral to the success of two factories within the Cuyahoga ...

World/Peerless & Metropolitan Studios

Lewis Street • Fort Lee, NJ.

          Jules Brulatour, who had earned a fortune as the agent for George Eastman’s motion picture film, built the Peerless studio on Lewis Street in 1914. It was the original ...

Battlefield Park

The original 10 acres of Battlefield Park were purchased in 1908 by the Prairie Grove chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and maintained by the U.D.C. for nearly 50 years as a memorial park. From 1886 to 1926 ...

John W Draper and the Founding of the American Chemical Society

National Chemical Historic Landmark

On this site, 35 chemists formed the American Chemical Society, intending to stimulate original research, awaken and develop talent throughout the United States, provide fellowship, and ensure a better appreciation of the science by the general public. ...

Still on Patrol

Courage Runs Deep

U.S. Navy Submarines paid heavily for their success in World War II. A total of 374 officers and 3131 men are on board these 52 submarines still on "patrol"

We shall never forget that it was our ...

Battle of Palmito Ranch

The last land engagement of the Civil War was fought near this site on May 12-13, 1865, thirty-four days after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox. Col. Theodore H. Barrett commanded Federal troops on Brazos Island 12 miles to the ...

Mabel F. Coppage Memorial Tree

To

Mabel F. Coppage

President of Maryland Congress P.T.A.

1931-1937

Presented by her friends

in recognition of her unselfish service

and

loyal dedication to the Congress

February 21, 1937

Marker can be reached from State Circle.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Burial Trenches and Salisbury Prison

You are facing the 18 trenches used

by the Salisbury Confederate Prison

for the burial of prisoners, most of

whom died after October 1864.

Marker is on Government Road when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Nash-Patton Adobe

This house was built by H.A. Green in 1847. Here John H. Nash was taken prisoner by Lieut. William T. Sherman in July 1847 for refusing to relinquish his post as Alcalde to Lilburn W. Boggs. It was restored in ...