Camp Forrest

Originally established in 1926 for training the Tennessee National Guard, this became a Federal training area, Jan. 10, 1941. It was named for Lt. Gen. N.B. Forrest, CSA. Units training here included the 8th, 33rd, 79th & 80th Inf. Divs., ...

Camp Welfare

[Front]

This camp ground, described by one journalist as "picturesque, rugged, simple, with an overhanging air of festivity," has hosted an annual camp meeting since 1876; slaves had worshipped here before the Civil War. The site was purchased in 1878 by ...

The Water Towers in Buchanan Park

Near this site stood two water towers that for approximately seventy years were part of Lancaster’s skyline. In the early twentieth century the Conestoga River was the sole source of public water in the city. As the west end grew, ...

Salt Ponds

Past, Present, Future

Beginning with the Ohlone people, who harvested salt for local use and regional trade, small scale salt production on San Francisco Bay expanded into one of the largest industrial solar evaporation complexes in the world. Salt production transformed ...

Old Fort Brooke Municipal Parking Structure

1982

On this site was located the first cemetery for Fort Brooke, a U.S. military post dating from 1824 to 1882. Seminole Indians, soldiers and civilian settlers buried here were excavated by archaeologists in 1980 prior to construction of the parking ...

Abraham de Peyster

Abraham dePeyster

Alderman of the City of New York 1685; Mayor of that City, 1691-95.

Member of Earl Bellomont’s Council, 1698, Assistant Judge of the Supreme Court, 1698.

Colonel Commanding, Regiment of Militia of City Trained Bands 1700

Chief Justice, 1700, President of the ...

Andre & Despard House

Site of house where

Major Andre and

Lieutenant Despard were

held prisoners in 1776.

Andre was executed

as a spy in 1780.

Despard was executed

for high treason in 1803.

Marker is at the intersection of S. Hanover Street and ...

Explosion at Liberty!

On July 30, 1916, the Black Tom munitions depot exploded, rocking New York Harbor and sending sleeping residents tumbling from their beds.

The noise of the explosion was heard as far away as Maryland and Connecticut. On Ellis Island, terrified immigrants ...

"A Beacon Standing for Peace"

In 1931, the state set aside funds for a memorial to honor Massachusetts men and women who had died during the World War. Originally designed as a lighthouse for Boston's Charles River estuary, the tower's beacon was intended "to shine ...

The War for American Independence

The War for American Independence

From October 28, 1776 until the British withdrawal on November 4, 1776 the Continental Army commanded by General George Washington engaged and held off the splendidly appointed British forces of General William Howe. This ...