Northwest Washington, District of Columbia.
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A Monumental Legacy The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest . . .
(Architecture • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
A Monumental Legacy The Washington Monument honors George Washington, hero of the American Revolution and first president of the United States. When this stunning stone obelisk was completed in 1884, it was the tallest . . . (Architecture • Patriots & Patriotism • Politics) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Henry Gurney photographed Zion Chapel A.M.E. Church in 1866, the year the congregation bought the building built in 1858 as the Second Presbyterian Church. Zion Chapel had earlier purchased the Methodist Church that fronted . . . 
Each of you bears upon his body the permanent, honorable scars of dangerous service: service rendered in order that our great nation might continue to live according to the expressed will of its own citizens. Dwight D. . . . 
Created in 1932, Bartholdi Park is named after Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the sculptor of the historic Fountain of Light and Water located at its center. Bartholdi is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty. The beds . . . 
Bogs typically have nutrient poor soils and acidic conditions unsuitable for most plants. However, many organisms, like pitcherplants (Sarracenia spp.), have evolved to thrive in these conditions, and as a result bogs are . . . 
The Fountain of Light and Water was designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi for the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, PA. The namesake of Bartholdi Park is best known for designing the Statue of Liberty (Liberty . . . 
Col·47th Indiana·Infantry· Commanding·Second·Brigade· 12th Division–13th Corps· April·9 – Jvly·4·1863· 
Casualties: Port Gibson, May 1, 1863, killed 1, wounded 16, total 17; Champion's Hill, May 16, killed 2, wounded 3, total 5, Capt. Alexander W. Geddes and Lieut. Thomas B. White killed; Assault, May 19, wounded 8; Skirmish, . . . 
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Brig. General U.S. Vols. Commanding 2nd Brigade 14th Division 13th Corps May 2 — July 4, 1863 _____ Capt. 3rd Ill. Inf. June 29, 1846 Hon. mustered out May 21, 1847 Capt. Ind. Co. Ill. Mtd. Vols. July 19, 1847 Hon. mustered . . . 
Founded 1910 by William Green, son of a family who settled in South Texas more than a century ago. The townsite was part of four leagues of Wilson County school lands bought 1906 by Green and Associates. Green later bought . . . 
A prehistoric road discovered and used by Indians, Spaniards, United States Army units, and cattle drovers. It crossed the Llano Estacado from Gholson Spring (7 mi. E. of present-day Slaton), to Tahoka Lake (3 mi. S. of . . . 
At or near this spot, Colonel Ranald S. Mackenzie, with two companies of United States 4th Cavalry, was overtaken on Dec. 4, 1874, by a snowstorm. Forced to spend the night here without wood or water, or grass for the . . . 
The Natchez Indians used the open area between the Great Sun's Mound and the Temple Mound for religious and social ceremonies. In 1725, the funeral ceremonies for the Tattooed Serpent, brother of the Great Sun, were held on . . . 
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For many years steam locomotives on the mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway rumbled across these stone pillars. Construction of the railway through these rugged mountains was a constant struggle. In this area, . . . 
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The Louisiana region known as the Florida Parishes remained under the control of Spain after the Louisiana Purchase. In 1810, some settlers not pleased with the tax law enforcement or the governing of the area, secretly . . . 
Here, on August 22, 1943, fifty six 17 year old volunteers enlisted in the U.S. Navy. They were the largest group from Maine to enlist in the Navy during World War II Gilbert T. Soucy · Killed in Action [Victory Platoon . . . 
Son of Adam Granade and Rebecca Ansley Teacher, Farmer, Author, Cartographer, Surveyor, Legislator, Soldier, Poet Co F 12th Ga Batt Light Artillery Army of Northern Virginia 1862 – 1865 Wilkes County School Board Wilkes . . . 
