Battle of Prairie Grove

December 7, 1862

The battle on this field was fought between the Confederate army of General T.C. Hindman (Arkansas) and Federal forces commanded by Generals James G. Blunt (Kansas) and F.J. Herron (Iowa). Battlefield Park occupies the approximate center of the ...

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 ...

To Christopher Columbus

The Italians resident in America,

scoffed at before,

during the voyage, menaced,

after it, chained,

as generous as oppressed,

to the world he gave a world.

Joy and Glory

Never utter a more thrilling call

Than that which resounded

From the conquered ocean

In sight of the first American island

Land! ...

151st Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Brigade, 3rd Division

(Front):151st Pennsylvania Infantry

July 1st fought here and

in the grove west of the

Theological Seminary

July 2, in reserve on

Cemetery Hill

July 3, in position on left

centre and assisted in

repulsing the charge of

the enemy in the

afternoon.

Present at Gettysburg, Officers 21 Men ...

Jewett Family – Kern County Pioneers

This area was originally a portion of the Jewett Brothers’ Ranches. In 1859 Solomon and Philo Jewett walked 2000 miles to present day Kern County. They built the first store in Bakersfield in 1865 and the same year raised the ...

Princeton Speech

I could not but think that if the great and noble men whom this institution necessarily recalls, the founders of our country, were here today, as, thanks be to God, they may be invisibly to us, what joy would fill ...

Mulholland Point / La pointe Mulholland

[English version]

Built in 1885, the Mulholland Point Lighthouse guided many small coasters and freighters taking the shorter and foul weather-protected route through the narrow passage between Campobello and Lubec. Steamships, carrying freight and passengers, many of whom were bound for ...

Patriots Park

Named by Holly Melton’s Class of 2000 at Kings Mountain High School to honor the soldiers who fought nearby during the Revolutionary War.

Marker is at the intersection of W Gold Street and S Railroad Avenue, on the left when traveling ...

250th Anniversary of Princeton University

In the nation’s service.

In the service of all nations.

On the occasion

of its 250th anniversary

Princeton University here records

its gratitude to its alumni

for their devotion to the University

and its mission of education,

scholarship and service.

October 22, 1996

Marker can be reached from Nassau Street, ...

War Saving Stamps

In recognition of

the patriotism of

the people of

Tuscarawas County

who so generously purchased

War Saving Stamps in 1918

this tablet is

gratefully erected by the

Ohio War Savings Committee

Marker is at the intersection of Broadway Street (Ohio Route ...