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St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Narrowsburg, New York.
organized 1868 built 1869

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Lutheran Church

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Narrowsburg, New York.
Formed by German immigrants in 1868. Cornerstone laid August 25, 1869. Rev Ludwig Detzer, first pastor

(Churches & Religion • Man-Made Features) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mount Holly Cemetery

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Mount Holly, Arkansas.
Mount Holly Cemetery is the final resting place of 15 Confederate soldiers, including Asa S. Morgan, who in 1861 recruited the El Dorado Sentinels, which became Co. A, 1st Arkansas Infantry. Morgan later served as colonel of . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Persons • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Brouillette-Guillot-Luke House

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Arts and Crafts style house Circa 1920. Built as a spec House by T. James and Zepher Newton Brouillette. Purchased as rental property in May 1934 by Ceran R. and Eliza Zimmer Guillot. Similar to the house next door, but smaller in size.

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Graham-Guillory-Luke Home

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Arts and Crafts style house Circa 1948. Rufus and Enola Dupuy Guillory purchased the property in April 1948 from Tillman and Mabel Graham. Perma Stone (faux stone) was Placed on the exterior walls and posts of the chain . . .

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Maxwell Bordelon Law Office

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Marksville, Louisiana.
Small brick edifice with Victorian influence built by William Peterman, native of Pennsylvania and a railroad attorney. He married Belle Bordelorn and later moved his practice to Alexandria.

(Architecture • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Simón Bolívar

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, Panama.
Las naciones de America al Libertador Simon Bolivar 1826 junio 22 1926 El Acta de Independencia de Panama es el monumento mas glorioso que puede ofrecer a la historia ninguna provincia Americana Bolivar English . . .

(Patriots & Patriotism • Politics • Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Historic Crystal River Train Depot

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Crystal River, Florida.
The first railroad depot in Citrus County was located on this site soon after the completion of the county's first rail line from Dunnellon in 1887. Constructed by the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf Railroad, the spur line . . .

(Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Crystal Street Historic Oak Canopy

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Crystal River, Florida.
At one time, and for many years until the 1950's, Crystal Street was the main thoroughfare into Crystal River for travelers coming from Lecanto and Inverness. In 1907, because of its role as the gateway into Crystal River, a . . .

(Charity & Public Work • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Horticulture & Forestry • Women) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound

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Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana.
Bayou Sorrel Indian Mound is one of the most prominent in Atchafalaya Heritage Area. Archaeological investigation in 1913 by Clarence Moore include artifacts from Tchefuncte, Marksville, Baytown, Coles Creek or Plaquemine . . .

(Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Native Americans) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Captain Raul Chevalier

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, Panama.
Desde este sitio el 3 de noviembre de 1903 el Capitan Raul Chevalier efectuo los disparos de cañon que obligaron al cañonero Bogota a abandonar nuestras aguas consolidando asi nuestra independencia. English translation: . . .

(Wars, Non-US) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Skirmish at Bozeman's House

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near Arkadelphia, Arkansas.
Near this site on April 1, 1864 Confederate General Joseph O. Shelby caught up with and attacked the rear guard of Union General Frederick Steeles army. Union General Samuel A. Rice, in charge of the supply, pontoon and . . .

(Notable Places • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Clash at Whitten's Mill

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Prattsville, Arkansas.
Front Both Union and Confederate cavalry moved north of Jenkins’ Ferry on April 29, 1864. Lt. Col. Benjamin Elliott’s 1st Missouri Cavalry Battalion had been sent to Princeton on the 28th to seek Gen. Frederick Steele’s army . . .

(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Culpepper's South Carolina Battery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Culpepper's South Carolina Battery Sunday September 20th, 1863. Captain J.F. Culpepper Commanding.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church/Eglise Catholique St Jean Baptiste

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Brusly, Louisiana.
English Side This community of faith was incorporated March 19. 1835 by an act of the Louisiana State Legislature as "L'eglise de St. Jean Baptiste D'Ouest Baton Rouge." At this time, parishioners congregated at the home of . . .

(Churches & Religion) Includes complete text, location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Refugee Children / Supplies Destroyed

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near Sheridan, Arkansas.
Refugee Children Many African Americans fleeing slavery were with Gen. Frederick Steele’s Union army as it retreated to Little Rock. As army wagons became stuck in the thick mud, so too did wagons with refugee children. . . .

(African Americans • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

37th Georgia Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
C.S.A. Georgia 37th Infantry. Colonel A.F. Rudler Lieutenant Colonel Joseph T. Smith Bate's Brigade. Stewart's Division. 5 P.M., September 19, 1863.

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Culpepper's South Carolina Battery

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Culpepper's South Carolina Battery. 1 Napoleon, 2 12 Pounder Howitzers. McNair's Brigade, Johnson's Division, Hood's Corps. September 20, 1863. Captain James F. Culpepper, Commanding 1st Lieutenant J.L.S. Dove. 1st . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes complete text, location, directions, 7 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

15th & 37th Tennessee Infantry

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near Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Tennessee 15th & 37th Regiments Infantry Bate's Brigade Stewart's Division 11:30 A.M. September 20, 1863

(Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Mysteries of the Wetlands

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Gray, Louisiana.
Slow-moving waters, exotic birds, buzzing insects, and underwater ripples reminds us that this is a wild place, as unpredictable as the shifting ground we stand upon. In these untamed wetlands - not quite solid land, not . . .

(Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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