Fairfax Hay & Grain Store

Built 1900

Old Town Fairfax

This vernacular, commercial building is a typical example of construction at the turn of the century.

Marker is on Main Street (Virginia Route 236), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The First Campaign

Civil War Begins in the Mountains of (West) Virginia

West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America's Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in 1861, many citizens of the west remained ...

Firefighters' Memorial Monument

This statue, plaza and site perpetually commemorates the past and present dedication, skill and contributions of the men and women of the fires service of the City of Harrisburg and of this Commonwealth and Nation.

Forever shall this site memorialize those ...

1781 Friends Meeting House

The Friends Meeting House is the oldest religious building in Baltimore. In 1781, the Patapsco Friends Meeting, formerly located on Harford Road two miles north of the Inner Harbor, moved to this site. In 1784 a group of Quakers established ...

The Best of Care

During World War II the Post Hospital became the focal point of a medical complex that served not only the garrison stationed here but also troops returning home from Europe. Fire destroyed the hospital in 1985.

Fort Hancock was in operation ...

Twelfth Army Corps

Tyndale's Brigade, Greene's Division

U.S.A.

Twelfth Army Corps

Tyndale's Brigade, Greene's Division

Lt. Col. Hector Tyndale, 28th Penn. Infantry, Commanding.

Organization.

5th Ohio Infantry,

7th Ohio Infantry,

66th Ohio Infantry,

28th Pennsylvania Infantry.

September 17, 1862.

Tyndale's Brigade after the right flank of the enemy had been turned, pursued through the ...

High Point: An Early Haven for Sightseers & Sportsmen

High Point State Park

Early Settlement Were Sparse

Since prehistoric times the rugged landscape of the Kittatinny Ridge has made it more a place to visit than a place to live. Native Americans hunted the forests and fished the lakes ...

Col William Goffe

In Memory of the Regicide

Col William Goffe

A member of the High Court of Justice which in 1649 tried and condemned King Charles 1st of England and a signer of the kings death warrant. He served with distinction in the Parliamentary ...

Fredericksburg

During the Revolutionary War this was Fredericksburg & the main military crossroad. Gen. Washington’s Army camped here Sept. to Nov. 1778

Marker is at the intersection of New York Route 311 and New York Route 22, on the right when traveling ...

The Forty - Niners

Near this point ten Lafayette Freemasons, operating as traveling Sierra Nevada Lodge, embarked March 27, 1849 on six-months' journey by boat to Mexico, then overland to Pacific, then by ship to California gold fields.

Marker is at the intersection of Columbia ...