Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
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Original marker: The officers and crew attached to the U. S. Steamer Lancaster, Flag Officer J. B. Montgomery, on her first cruise in these seas, erect this monument in memory of shipmates who died and are buried here. . . .
Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Original marker: The officers and crew attached to the U. S. Steamer Lancaster, Flag Officer J. B. Montgomery, on her first cruise in these seas, erect this monument in memory of shipmates who died and are buried here. . . . Includes complete text, location, directions, 8 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
America’s oldest navy and marine installations are just blocks from where you are standing. This is the northern edge of a Capitol Hill community shaped by the presence of the U.S. military. Eighth Street is its commercial . . . 
On the battlefield, a rifle placed by a comrade pointing downwards into the ground was a memorial to a soldier killed in action. Often their helmet was placed on top. It marked the place where they fell and helped in the . . . 
Army - SGT - E5 August 2, 1947 - June 16, 1969 K.I.A. Binh Duong, South Vietnam 25th Infantry Division ——————— D Co, 2nd Bn, 12th Infantry, 25th Inf Div, USARV Army of the United States August 2, 1947 to June 16, 1969 . . . 
Army - SGT - E5 June 26, 1947 - August 24, 1968 K.I.A. Binh Dinh, South Vietnam A Co, 1st Bn, 50th Infantry, 173 Abn Bde ————————— Army of the United States 26 June 1947 - 24 August 1968 Brookville, Ohio Combat Infantry . . . 
Wild Cherry Tree on property of Benjamin Bubb, used in government survey of 1865 and by early settles to locate their land. 
In 1888, at the request of local residents, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a depot at Mountain View Statin at a cost of $4,000. The second floor was used as living quarters for the station agent. By 1892, ten passenger . . . 
Site of the original Mariano Castro Adobe, built in 1840 on Rancho Pastoría de las Borregas, a Mexican land grant.
In 1941, this unique building stood at the edge of a yacht harbor. It was constructed for the Sea Scouts, a part of the Boy Scouts of America. After 50 years of use, the Sea Scout left the base in 1991. It was five years . . . 
“We digged a faire Well of fresh water in the Fort of excellent, sweet water which till then was wanting.” - John Smith Here, at the center of the triangular James Fort, archaeologists found remains of a storehouse and the . . . 
Jefferson attempted to create an efficient plantation based on new approaches to agriculture and manufacturing. To realize his goals, dozens of enslaved and free workers lived and worked here on Mulberry Row. Jefferson added . . . 
Most of the land that is now Capitol Hill – including portions of the Navy Yard – once belonged to William Prout, who lived in a large house on this block. In 1799 and 1801 he sold and traded land to the U.S. government for . . . 
This one-room schoolhouse was constructed in 1884 by Hargreaze Sittlington. The school's arches and raised brickwork may have been modeled after the 1882 Cherry Hill United Methodist Church. Both buildings are typical of . . . 
The Council Oak Tree Site reflects the Seminole Tribe of Florida's growth over the years and stands as a symbol of strength and stability. The Council Oak Tree was the site of the meetings that led to the creation of the . . . 
In 1660, as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland, Stuyvesant was instrumental in the establishment of the Village of Bergen, which was near this site. The Scottish-American sculptor J. Massey Rhind . . . 
Imagine arriving here in the 1880s…the smell of pine forest, the sound of avalanches from the mountains above, and the wonder of vast unexplored country ahead. Today, the ice-capped peaks, hidden valleys and turquoise lakes . . . 
For 127 years, children from Bowling Green learned, laughed, and played on this site as students of the Ridge Street School. Now dedicated to the outdoor enjoyment of area residents, Ridge Park will continue to be a place . . . 
Established in 1846 as the Fort Wayne Female College on grounds donated by Wm. Rockhill. In 1855 the college consolidated with the Fort Wayne Collegiate Institute for Young Men and it was then call the M.E. College. In 1890 . . . 
At Southernmost tip of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana's only inhabited barrier island appears in 18th century land-grants. At first part of Orleans Territory, but often administered by Lafourche Parish. Officially part of . . . 
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