Childress, Texas.
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Born 1840. Came from Illinois to Texas, 1859. During Civil War rose from private, 1st Texas Artillery, to Colonel in 16th Cavalry. Was in bloody battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Nashville, Richmond. After war, when "didn't . . .
(Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Born 1840. Came from Illinois to Texas, 1859. During Civil War rose from private, 1st Texas Artillery, to Colonel in 16th Cavalry. Was in bloody battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Nashville, Richmond. After war, when "didn't . . . (Agriculture • Industry & Commerce • Notable Persons • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Named for Maj. Gen. Johann de Kalb - a hero of the American Revolution - upon suggestion (1836) of David Crockett, a visitor on his way to fight in Texas War for Independence. Other Texas heroes traveling through here were . . . 
Across the street from this site, and facing the County Courthouse which was later (1885) torn down, the Donoho Hotel and stage stand operated during the Civil War, 1861-65. Travel in those years was heavy. Soldiers arriving . . . 
With the possible exception of Helena, it is unlikely that any place in Arkansas had as many Union troops pass through it as did DeValls Bluff. Some saw the town when it was first occupied in September 1863, others stood . . . 
DEVALL’S BLUFF, ARKANSAS August 23, 1863. GENERAL: Having reconnoitered the different routes, I have decided to commence my line of operations at this point, and have moved the depot and hospital here to-day. The site chosen . . . 
On the eve of the Civil War, the Memphis to Little Rock Railroad had completed a line between Hopefield across the Mississippi River from Memphis and Madison in eastern Arkansas. A second section between DeValls Bluff and . . . 
Rising from the Boston Mountains, the White River meanders 720 miles to its junction with the Arkansas River in the southeastern part of the state. The fast-moving water kept the White River from suffering the build-up of . . . 
John and Elizabeth Rodgers owned and operated the mid-18th century Rogers Tavern here plus a tavern in Havre De Grace. They ran a ferry business between the two. The hostelry here was a popular stop on the Old Post Road. . . . 
A founder of Cedar Rapids Iowa Territorial Legislator Iowa Supreme Court Justice Mayor of Cedar Rapids Business entrepreneur Railroad promoter Civic benefactor Master Mason
Freedom Flame Veterans Memorial American Legion Post 298 1919 50th Anniversary 1969
Valentine Hollingsworth and 2nd wife, Anne Calvert, came to this country in 1682 about the same time as William Penn. He was the father of 11 children and lived in northern Delaware in the area now called Brandywine Hundred. . . . 
Three defensive earthworks safeguarded Elkton---Fort Hollingsworth, here, plus Defiance and Frederick downriver. A 60-foot chain across the channel secured the Elk River. On April 29, 1813, defenders at Fort Defiance fired . . . 
Indiana. Thirty-Sixth Regiment Infantry. (Cary) Third Brigade. (Grose) Second Division. (Palmer) Twenty-First Corps. (Crittenden) Sunday, September 20th, 1863, 9 A.M.
For thousands of years, the Cum-a-Lul Pa'Mu (Coastal Pomo) and neighboring Indian tribal groups have set up seasonal camps within a few hundred yards of this beach to gather the sea's valuable food resources. Fishing Pomo . . . 
Designed by the architectural firm of Bulger and Rapp, and built by Troutman Brothers Contractors, both of Trinidad, Colorado, this distinctive public building opened in November 1891. The original Romanesque Revival design . . . 
Marking the common boundary of the Louisiana Purchase (1803) The Northwest Territory (1846) and Mexico (1848). The Site is located where the Continental Divide crosses the 42nd parallel North Latitude.
This site, where the Continental Divide crosses the 42 degree parallel, North Latitude, was first claimed by Spain through the presumptive right of early discoveries and explorations. The area was also a part of Acadia, . . . 
Formed from Bexar County Created February 1, 1858 Organized October 10, 1881 Named for Josiah and Mathias Wilbarger brothers who came to Texas in 1829 Josiah, scalped by Indians August, 1833, survived 11 years Vernon, the . . . 
This point on the trail is called the Parting-of-the-Ways. The trail to the right is the Sublette or Greenwood Cutoff and to the left is the main route of the Oregon, Mormon, and California Trails. The Sublette Cutoff was . . . 
Organized 1858 and named in honor of Mathias and Josiah P. Wilbarger, early Texas settlers. Josiah, a surveyor, had become famous as the man who lived 12 years after being scalped by Comanches, 1833, near Austin. He had . . . 
