The Sargent House
California, Monterey County, Salinasbuilt c.1896 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior (Notable Buildings) Includes location,...
View ArticleBataan Park
California, Monterey County, SalinasThis park is dedicated by the City of Salinas to the men who served with Company C, 194th Tank Battalion, California National Guard, during World War II and were...
View ArticleBristoe Station
Virginia, Prince William County, BristowThe area around Bristoe became the final resting place for hundreds of soldiers who died in Northern Virginia. Soldiers from Alabama, Mississippi, North...
View ArticleAmphibious Attack on Linden
Tennessee, Decatur County, ParsonsUnited States Navy gunboats ferried a force of United States cavalrymen from near here to the eastern shore in the predawn hours of May 12. After formation was...
View ArticleThe Wigfall Grays
Tennessee, Shelby County, ColliervilleOn April 15, 1861, eighty men from Collierville organized the Wigfall grays to oppose President Lincoln’s call for volunteers to invade the South. The company was...
View ArticleBattle of Collierville
Tennessee, Shelby County, Collierville(Side one): On Oct. 11, 1863, Gen. James R. Chalmers, with a force of about 3000 Confederate cavalrymen, consisting of the 7th TN, 13th TN, 18th MS, 2nd MO, 2nd...
View ArticleOtho French Strahl
Tennessee, Dyer County, DyersburgBorn in Ohio, he came to Dyersburg and practiced law before secession. In 1861 he raised here a company of the 4th Tenn. Infantry for the Confederacy. Winning...
View ArticleThe Union Advance
Kentucky, Pulaski County, near NancyThe commander of the 10th Indiana Volunteer Infantry wrote, "The way by which the enemy had retreated gave evidence that they had been in haste to reach their den....
View ArticleEdwards Ferry
Virginia, Loudoun County, LeesburgAfter Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's stunning victory at Chancellorsville in May 1863, he led the Army of Northern Virginia west to the Shenandoah Valley, then north...
View ArticleLoudoun County Court Square
Virginia, Loudoun County, LeesburgBefore the war, the courthouse square was the location of slave auctions and militia recruiting activities. On October 21, 1861, after the Battle of Ball's Bluff, more...
View ArticleJohn Steuart Curry Boyhood Home
Kansas, Jefferson County, Oskaloosa Native Kansas artist John Steuart Curry (1897 - 1946), best known for the murals he painted in the Kansas State Capital [sic] building, was born and raised in...
View ArticlePluck and Carry
California, Shasta County, near ShingletownIf we think of volcanoes as mountain builders, then glaciers are mountain remodelers. This lone rock pays tribute to the rearranging forces of glaciers....
View ArticleEdmonds Chapel
Kansas, Jefferson County, Oskaloosa The church building was completed in 1891 and was located 4 miles north of McLouth at the intersection of Union (Hwy 92) and 118th. It was a United Brethren Church...
View ArticleWinchester Jail
Kansas, Jefferson County, Oskaloosa The jail building was relocated from Winchester to Old JeffersonTown in 1977. The Winchester town police were more likely to use the jail as a sleep-over from drunks...
View ArticleCentral Valley Project
California, Shasta County, WhiskeytownOn September 28, 1963, less than two months before his assassination, President John F. Kennedy made his last official visit to California to dedicate Whiskeytown...
View ArticleJames Edward Oglethorpe
Georgia, Richmond County, AugustaJames Edward Oglethorpe was descended from aristocratic English family. As a young man he represented the borough of Haslemere in Parliament, where he led inquires into...
View ArticleCentral Presbyterian Church
Texas, McLennan County, WoodwayThis church was established as Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Waco by 18 charter members in 1869. The Rev. William Dillard served as first Pastor. Led by the Rev. D.C....
View ArticleArkansas Medal of Honor Monument
Arkansas, Pulaski County, Little Rock(Marker consist of over 20 panels as displayed below) (Military) Includes location, directions, 38 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleJoe Tinker
Kansas, Atchison County, Muscotah Born In Muscotah, KS Inducted Into The Baseball Hall of Fame 1946 Played Shortshop With The Chicago Cubs 1902-1912 Famous For The Double Play Combination Tinker To...
View ArticleReynolds Store
Kansas, Jefferson County, Oskaloosa Robert Wesley Reynolds (1847 - 1935) built his two story building on McLouth's Main Street in 1887 where it was used as a merchandise store. The porch was added when...
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