Furman University

Established in 1826 in Edgefield as an academy and theological institution, Furman University was charted in 1850 and in 1851 established a campus on the bluff above this spot, where it remained for the next century. Named for Baptist minister ...

75 mm Field Gun / 3 inch M1903

This gun is based on the British 15lb. Erhardt gun and was manufactured prior to World War I (1914-1918). Since the gun trail is one piece it could not be elevated easily. It could fire between 20 and 30 rounds ...

Confederate Attacks

Across the fields be-

hind this marker the

Confederate Right Wing

made five attacks on

Union positions to the

left, March 19, 1865.

They were thrown back

by the XX Federal Corps.

Marker is on Harper House Road, on the left when traveling east.

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6 inch Field Howitzer Model of 1908

This type of gun was used by the United States for training purposes in World War I (1917-1918). Our French allies had requested that all pre-1917 American guns by relegated to training purposes only. Our allies supplied all of our ...

Attempt On The Life Of Jose Marti

1893

In a small isolated cottage located in this vicinity, an attempt to poison Jose Marti, the leader of the Cuban Insurrection of 1895, was made by two Spanish agents. Marti's intuition saved his life. The traitors repented and Marti forgave ...

Collision of Giants

Wilderness Exhibit Shelter

Collision of Giants

By 1864 the war had become not just a clash of armies, but of ideas. To be resolved on the fields of Virginia and Georgia that year was not only the fate of the Union, but ...

90 mm M-2 Anti-Aircraft Gun

This type of gun was adopted in 1942 and was used mainly against enemy planes. It was used in both the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation during World War II (1941-1945). The 90 mm M-2 AA gun could fire ...

Site of Camp Wood

Established May 20, 1857, as a means of preventing Indian raids on the San Antonio—El Paso route and the Rio Grande Valley • Abandoned March 15th, 1861, when federal troops were withdrawn from Texas.

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Site of the Mission San Lorenzo De La Santa Cruz

Founded by the Franciscan Missionaries among the Lipan Apache Indians in 1762 • Abandoned in 1769

Marker is on SR 55 ½ mile north of Ranch Road 337, on the left when traveling north.

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107th Regiment Pennsylvania Infantry

The

107th Regiment

Pennsylvania Infantry

occupied this position

during a part of July 2nd 1863.

Went into action July 1st

with 255 officers and men

lost during the three days

in killed wounded and missing

165 officers

and men.

Marker is on Hancock Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy ...