Brazito Battlefield

One of the few battles of the Mexican War to be fought in New Mexico occured near here on Christmas Day, 1846. U.S. troops under Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan defeated a Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Ponce de León. ...

The view of Frenchman Bay

All the mountains that you see are part of Acadia National Park

The Age of Sail lingered into the 1900s as sailing ships proved more economical than steamships for carrying heavy cargos such as granite.

Generations of watercraft ply the bay for ...

"Lest We Forget - We Stand on Your Shoulders"

Dedicated in memory of

the United States Colored Troops,

citizens, freed slaves, and contraband of Freedman's Village

by the descendants and friends.

October 9, 1992.

Marker is on Ord & Weitzel Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

VFW Post 5463 Veterans Memorial

Dedicated by

Post No. 5463

Veterans of Foreign Wars

of the United States

in honor of

those who gave their lives

in the defense of their country

Silver Lake Park

1952

Marker can be ...

Francis Scott Key

1780-1843

Presented to the City of Baltimore

Charles L. Marburg

[this marker tells its story in a pictorial manner]

On one side, ships are depicted bombarding Fort McHenry. On the other, the view is from Fort McHenry out onto the ...

Veterans of Foreign Wars Group Camp

In 1952, the V.F.W. opened Camp Safety Patrol. Here, with the cooperation of the Department of Public Safety, over 72,000 youths camped and learned school safety practices. The V.F.W. made improvements, built facilities and obtained equipment for the camp. On ...

The Depot Field Hospital

“The sick and wounded are as promptly and carefully taken care of as those in a City or Town, and probably much better.”

- Gen. Rufus Ingalls, USA

Across the cove from you, on the site of the modern hospital, stood the ...

National Register of Historic Places – City of Norcross

The Norcross Historic District has been preserved as a 19th century railroad town, and its historical significance has been recognized by the U. S. Department of the Interior through its listing on the National Register of Historic Places on November ...

Bedingfield Inn

The Bedingfield Inn or Tavern was constructed on this site in 1836 by Dr. Bryan N. Bedingfield as a family residence and stagecoach stop. It was a center for commercial and community activities and a one-day's travel from Columbus, Fort ...

Brookville, Franklin County

Home of four Indiana Governors:

James B. Ray, 1825-1831;

Noah Noble, 1831-1837;

David Wallace, 1837-1840 and

Abram A. Hammond, 1860-1861.

Location of United States Land Office

from 1820 to 1825.

Marker is on U.S. 52 south of Sonja Avenue, on the ...