Fairfax Station, Virginia.
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The founder of American Red Cross Clara H. Barton nursed the wounded and dying soldiers from the Second Battle of Manassas and the engagement near Chantilly
(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil • Women) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
The founder of American Red Cross Clara H. Barton nursed the wounded and dying soldiers from the Second Battle of Manassas and the engagement near Chantilly(Charity & Public Work • Churches & Religion • War, US Civil • Women) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
On this site, 319 Central Avenue, Charles F. Kettering invented the electric ignition and the self-starter which revolutionized the automobile industry and in 1909 led to the founding of the Dayton Engineering Laboratories . . . 
Being too busy to change the phonograph record, the men working in this building listened to the song, “When You and I Were Young, Maggie” over and over through the night. This is a replica of the carriage barn that stood . . . 
Known as the “Dinky,” this unit was owned and operated by the Great Western Sugar Co. from 1926 to 1985. Its primary function was to shuttle rail cars of coal, lime-rock, beets and sugar in the Ovid factory yards. Donated to . . . 
350 rods southeast of this site is the famous and hazardous Upper California Crossing of the South Platte River which was used by the intrepid riders of the Pony Express in 1860-1861. Ovid was incorporated at this site in . . . 
The submerged remains of Hale o Kapuni Heiau, a temple dedicated to shark akua (deities), are believed to lie just offshore. The heiau was built by a chief whose family revered sharks, believing that the family's 'aumakua . . . 
January, 1944 The second AM Trac BN., U.S. Marines established Camp Henry C. Drewes on this site; here trained until May, 1944 Here we rested from battle... Prepared for another... And prayed for peace. Seal at center: . . . 
Sir James Matthew Barrie Bart., O.M. 1860-1937 Novelist, Dramatist and creator of 'Peter Pan' lived in a house on this site 1885-1888
The mission of the 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum is to collect and preserve the material history of the 10th Mountain Division and Fort Drum. Using the collected material to present the history of each from its . . . 
La H. XXXV Legislatura Constitucional del Estado, mediante Ley número 82 expedida el 21 de Diciembre de 1948, restituyó a esta Villa el nombre de La Cañada, que primitivamente tuvo, dándole al Municipio de que es cabecera a . . . 
The story of Fort Drum began in 1906, [when] a partnership between the U.S. Army at Madison Barracks and North Country community leaders began looking for local training areas. The area in Felt[s] Mills, immediately north of . . . 
This fencing was manufactured c. 1856 at the Findlay Foundry and once enclosed the Robert Findlay estate. The Findlay Foundry was operated by the Confederate States Ordnance Bureau as the Macon Arsenal from 1862 -1865.
With the success of the summer maneuvers at Camp Hughes, a permanent training area formally known as Pine Camp was founded. Legislation was passed in 1909, which established the "Pine Camp Military Reservation." Land . . . 
In the rear is The White Conduit (circa 1300.A.D) Originally part of the water supply to the Greyfriars Monastery Newgate Street
In 1940 the US Army selected Pine Camp as a divisional training facility, and a Division Cantonment (intended to be temporary for the duration of the war only) was constructed. The size of Pine Camp was expanded to 110,000 . . . 
In 1951, Pine Camp was re-named Camp Drum in honor of Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum (1879-1951). A New York native, General Drum was the Chief of Staff of the First U.S. Army (American Expeditionary Forces) during World . . . 
In 1974, Camp Drum became Fort Drum, when, for the first time, it was designated as a permanent US Army installation. Since its establishment in 1908, the area had been used as a temporary, seasonal training site, with a . . . 
In 1985, the famous 10th Mountain Division was officially reactivated as a Light Infantry Division at Fort Drum. The 10th Mountain Division specializes in training under extreme conditions and is designed to rapidly deploy . . . 
The Citizens of Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence Counties extend heartfelt welcome to the United States Army and to the men and women of Fort Drum. This standard, which flies our nation's flag, and the time capsule beneath . . . 
Citizens of Bradford County Sgt. Stephen Rought Co. A 141 Infantry Cpl. Francis A Bishop Co. C, 57th Infantry Pvt. Orren Bennet Co. D 141 Infantry
