Alfred Street Baptist Church

Alfred Street Baptist Church is home to the oldest

African American congregation in Alexandria,

dating to the early 19th century. It has served as a

prominent religious, educational, and cultural

institution. In 1818, the congregation, then known

as the Colored Baptist Society, began worship

services here ...

Dedicated to the Pony Express

In 1860-1861 Pony Express riders stopped in Lafayette 19 times to change horses en route to San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri

Lafayette Historical Society

1992

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Moraga Road and Mout Diablo Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Joseph T. Miller

Joseph T. Miller

1903 – 1975 Town Clerk of North Castle 1940 – 1975

This park is set aside in his memory in tribute to his many years of devoted loving service to the citizens of this ...

First Army Corps

Patrick's Brigade, Doubleday's Division

U.S.A.

First Army Corps,

Patrick's Brigade, Doubleday's Division,

Brigadier General M.R. Patrick, Commanding.

Organization.

21st, 23d, 35th and 80th New York Infantry.

(September 17, 1862.)

Early in the morning of the 17th, Patrick's Brigade advanced through the North Woods and field east of the ...

"The Big Guns Spoke"

This 1865 photograph shows the terrain over which the successful Union assault was made. Note the stumps where trees were removed to open a field of fire for the Confederate gunners. Your present location is in the right center of ...

Old Post Office - Baltimore

This structure, designed by James A. Wetmore and completed in 1932, is the second post office to occupy this site. Erected at a cost of $3.3 million, the neo-classical building, with its marble halls and paneled court-rooms, contained the most ...

Hebron Baptist Church

Hebron Baptist Church, originally a Primitive Baptist Church in the Ocmulgee Circuit, later a Missionary Baptist Church, was built on 5 acres of land deeded by William Cleveland on December 23, 1812, to Isaac Morgan, Deacon, “for and in consideration ...

Southern Pacific Bay Window Caboose

This Caboose was used by the Southern Pacific Railroad. Train crews lived in the caboose as the train traveled across the country. The bay window style allowed the crew to watch the train for any problems while riding. This caboose ...

Randolph County / Tucker County

(East Side):Randolph County

Formed from Harrison in 1787. Named for Edmund Jennings Randolph, Virginia statesman and soldier. Largest county in the State. Federal dominance of the Tygart's Valley in War between the states largely determined control of W.Va.

(West Side):Tucker County

Formed in ...

First Park Headquarters

This log structure was built in 1930 to serve as headquarters for the Battlefield Parks Corporation. This private organization comprise of Richmond citizens, worked to preserve and protect Civil War battlefields around the city. In 1927 the corporation purchased acreage ...