Grand Army of the Republic / The G.A.R. Hall

(Front):

In 1866 northern Civil War veterans organized the Grand Army of the Republic to fight for veterans' pensions and other benefits. Michigan's first chapter was formed the next year. National membership peaked in 1890 with 409,489 men, while Michigan's ...

The Arthur G. McKee House

Built 1920

Designed by Boston architect Charles Greco, this Colonial Revival-style house was commissioned by Mr. McKee after no suitable lots could be obtained on Cleveland's famed Millionaires' Row. Mr. McKee gained international fame and personal wealth by revolutionizing the ...

Oak Hill Cemetery G.A.R. Monument

In memory of

our heroic dead

G.A.R.

erected - 1912

Marker is at the intersection of Delsea Drive (State Highway 47) and Montrose Terrace, on the right when traveling south on Delsea Drive.

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Home of John G. Townsend, Jr.

Constructed in 1904, this was once the residence of John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964), agricultural pioneer and statesman. His long and distinguished public career included service as Governor of Delaware (1917-21), United States Senator (1929-1941), and member of the delegation ...

P.G.T. Beauregard

P.G.T. Beauregard

General

Commanding Confederate forces Charleston South Carolina

Held this city and harbour inviolate against combined attacks by land and water 1863 1864 1865

Marker is at the intersection of Meeting Street and Broad Street on Meeting Street.

Courtesy ...

Alexander Post No. 158 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial

In Memory of

Our Dead

Comrades.

They Stood Shoulder

to Shoulder

in Defence of

Our Country.

“With malice

toward none, with

charity for all,

with firmness

in the right.”

Erected by Alexander Post

No. 158 G.A.R.

Dep't of

Ohio 1884

John G. Kirchen

Born - June 13, 1874 Lake Linden, Michigan

Died - March 4, 1931 San Francisco, California

This monument, constructed in 1931 was dedicated in memory of John G. Kirchen. Tonopah businessman and manager of The Tonopah Extension Mining Co. 1906-1931.

The Monument was ...

Larry G. Dahl

Specialist 4, U. S. Army

Born in Oregon City

June 10, 1949

Killed in Action

February 23, 1971

Vice President Ford of the United States of America awarded posthumously in the name of Congress

The Medal of Honor

for conspicuous ...

Major General George G. Meade

Fort George G. Meade - United States Army

George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815, during his parents’ temporary residence in Cadiz, Spain. After arriving in the United States, he attended boarding schools in Philadelphia and Baltimore. He graduated ...

Capt. Anthony J. Synodinos & 1st Lt. Edward G. Conrad,

Civil Air Patrol

In memory of

Capt. Anthony J. Synodinos, CAP

Chaplain (1 Lt.) Edward G. Conrad, CAP

They died April 6, 1954, in an airplane crash off this point while performing a search and rescue mission. Service like theirs ...