Austin's Birthplace

Near Austinville, five miles west, was born Stephen F. Austin, "Father of Texas", November, 1793. He began his colonization work in 1821.

Marker is on Fort Chriswell Road (U.S. 52) just north of Lead Mine Road (Virginia Route 69).

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Princeton University

Princeton University

1726 1746 11796

The Log College

Opened 1726 at Neshaminy,

was discontinued in 1746,

when members of the Synods

of New York and Philadelphia

and supporters of

the Log College

united in the organization of

The College of New Jersey

at Elizabeth Town.

First charter granted Oct. 22, 1746

by King ...

Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division

C.S.A.

Artillery Battalion, A.P. Hill's Division,

Major R.L. Walker, Commanding,

(September 17, 1862.)

Four batteries of this battalion were engaged. McIntosh's (South Carolina) Battery came on the field about 2:30 p.m. and went into position south of the Blackford House about 950 yards southwest ...

Pioneer Armored Maneuvers

Maneuvering in this vicinity, June, 1941, the 2nd Armored Division, USA, commanded by Mag. Gen. George Smith Patton, Jr., gave the first demonstration in America of the mobility and decisive power of armor in large-scale combat operations. Maneuver headquarters were ...

Ensign Peak

From this point, looking northward, one has a clear view of ensign peak, a round hill, projecting up from the low range of which it is a part. On July 26, 1847, two days after the Mormon Pioneers entered this ...

Experiment in Armor

Hereabouts, on June 20, 1941, Maj. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., personally led his 2nd Armored Division across several fords of Duck River, quickly surrounding and defeating his maneuver opponents in the Manchester vicinity, thus proving that modern armor, by ...

Site of Blacksmith Shop

Most necessary in

Colonial Times,

date erected unknown.

Blacksmiths were

Charles Kemble, Gilbert Knight,

Henry Allen, and William Cutts

Marker is at the intersection of Carranza Road and Medford Lakes Road/Chatsworth Road (County Route 532), on the right when traveling north on Carranza Road.

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Jasper County Veterans Memorial

The Plaque was mounted on 1928 WW I Monument. This monument is dedicated to the Veterans of the United States of America, July 4, 1994. Honoring Jasper County Men who served in the World War.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

A Union Plan / The Broken Pincer

Wilson's Creek

(Left Side):

A Union Plan

From this spot on August 10, 1861 the complicated fury of the battle of Wilson's Creek would have unfolded before your eyes. The large field in front of you is the south slope of Bloody Hill. ...

U. S. Grant Birthplace

Hiriam Ulysses Grant was born in this one-story, timber frame home on April 27, 1822 to Jesse and Hannah Simpson Grant. The Grants settled in Point Pleasant the previous year, and Jesse took charge of the tannery located near the ...