Enon, Virginia.
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Point of Rocks takes its name from a 60-foot high sandstone cliff located here along the Appomattox River. The site was used by Native Americans as a camp and observation point, and was mentioned by Captain John Smith in his . . .
(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Point of Rocks takes its name from a 60-foot high sandstone cliff located here along the Appomattox River. The site was used by Native Americans as a camp and observation point, and was mentioned by Captain John Smith in his . . . (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In March of 1865 Abraham Lincoln left behind the pressures of Washington and traveled to visit Lt. Gen. Grant at City Point. He spent two weeks at City Point, touring the front and reviewing troops. On March 27, 1865, . . . 
This is a composite of two photographs taken of the Appomattox River from this location. The signal tower in the background was near present day R. Garland Dodd Park at Point of Rocks. This sign was sponsored by Stewart . . . 
Located at the top of Sulfur Mountain, the cosmic ray station was completed by the National Research Council in 1956, in preparation for International Geophysical Year (1957–1958) an undertaking involving 66 countries and a . . . 
One of the first United Empire Loyalist settlements was formed here during and after the American Revolution (1775–1783). Many soldiers and others were transported by the warship Maria.
Private river commerce along the waterfront was disrupted during the Civil War when Washington became the headquarters and supply center of the Union Army. Wharves were appropriated for military purposes, and Water Street . . . 
Originally constructed in 1809 as a mile-long wooden toll bridge connecting the District with Virginia, Long Bridge has seen many transformations and additions. In 1861, five days after the fall of Fort Sumpter, Robert E. . . . 
On July 2, 1863 during the Red River Campaign, Confederate Major General John Bankhead MacGruder issued orders that East facing fortifications be built in 3 locations along the Sabine-Niblett's Bluff, Burr's Ferry, and . . . 
This building was constructed in 1904 as the original fire station for the first paid City of Jackson Fire Department. With numerous additions, now removed, it served the city for almost seventy five years. Abandoned for . . . 
Part of the Jean Lafitte National Historic Park and Preserve with 23,000 acres of wetlands. Park was created in 1978 due to persistence of educator and environmentalist Frank John Ehret, Jr.
Templo de San Francisco Sede de la Purisima Concepcion Patrona y Reina de Celaya Se puso la primera piedra de este edificio el 2 de febrero de 1683 English translation: Temple of Saint Francis Headquarters of the Most . . . 
Imagine the open fields in front of you covered with tents ?and crowded with white-bearded men. In October 1917, ?as the United States entered World War I, this rolling ?landscape played host to thousands of Vicksburg . . . 
You are on the historic Jackson Road, a critical link? between Jackson and Vicksburg during the Civil War.? To guard this key entrance to the city, Confederate? forces built a major fort here: the Third Louisiana? Redan. . . . 
On March 13, 1863, Union Rear Admiral David D. Porter commanded a squadron of five "City Series" ironclads and ram General Sterling Price on a bold expedition to find a route into the Yazoo River above the Confederate . . . 
Gaining control of Vicksburg and the Mississippi River cost so many lives-more than 10,000 Union dead. In the aftermath of battle, the dead were often buried hastily in makeshift graves. At hundreds of Civil War battle sites . . . 
Beach Gallery and Beach Lodge are designed to resemble an Adirondack camp. Named for William and Marie Beach, longtime hunting companions of Electra and J. Watson Webb, the log buildings were constructed on-site using timber . . . 
Memoria O.F.S. Se erige esta placa para evocar y mantener vivo el recuerdo de la ininterrumpida presencia de la Orden Franciscana Seglar en esta ciudad de Celaya desde el asentamiento de los primeros colonos el año de 1571. . . . 
The Pleissner Gallery was built to honor Brooklyn-born artist Ogden Minton Pleissner (1905-1983), a close friend of the Webb family who earned national recognition for his work as a war artist, landscape painter, and . . . 
Originally used for ticketing, information, and the museum store, Owl Cottage today is a lively center for hands-on experiences for children. Toys, books, games, and craft activities engage visitors of all ages.
The salmon runs that fed the Lemhi Shoshone in summer had almost ended: it was time to leave for the fall buffalo hunt on the Missouri River. Cameaghwait and his people would hunt with their allies, the Montana Salish, for . . . 
