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The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia
Virginia, RichmondEighteen women dedicated to obtaining the vote and expanding women’s traditional roles formed the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia (ESL) at 919 West Franklin Street on 20 Nov. 1909....
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Old Toll House
West Virginia, Cabell County, BarboursvilleThis old toll house, built in 1837, stood below town of Barboursville on Guyan River bank; tolls collected on James River - Kanawha Turnpike from those using...
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Clay
West Virginia, Clay County, ClayBoth county and county seat are named for Henry Clay. The Golden Delicious apple, once called "Mullins' Yellow Seedling," was developed on Porters Creek. The State also...
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Nineteenth Century Travel
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceTravelers on the Post Road, the main route of north/south travel, passed through Havre de Grace and crossed the Susquehanna River on a ferry to Perryville. The...
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Susquehanna Lower Ferry
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceThe taverns and the ferry made Havre de Grace, originally called Susquehanna Lower Ferry, a successful town in the early 19th century. People arrived via the...
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Under Attack
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceThe British under Rear Admiral George Cockburn attacked Havre de Grace on May 3, 1813. They went from house to house, burning and confiscating belongings along...
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The "Enchanted Castle" at Germanna, circa 1720-1750
Virginia, Orange County, near Locust GroveHome of Colonial Governor Alexander Spotswood and formerly the site of Fort Germanna, 1714 Archaeological excavation by Mary Washington College, Center for...
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Out of the Flames
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceRodgers House miraculously survived the 1813 burning of Havre de Grace. Dating from 1788, this is the town's oldest documented structure.John and Elizabeth...
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The Water Gate
Israel, Southern District (Mehoz HaDarom), near AradThe path that climbed to Masada from the west via the cisterns terminated at this gate. Visitors to the mountain and the beasts of burden that...
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392nd Bomb Group
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler (West Face) 392nd Bomb Group 8th Air Force U.S. Army Air Forces Station 118 Wendling In Honor Of 825 Airmen Who Gave Their Lives And All Who Served With Them At This...
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Home Base
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceFive days before the 1813 attack on Havre de Grace, British ships anchored at Spesutia Island, just south of here. Island residents were "greatly terrified" upon...
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State of Readiness
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceDuring the War of 1812, Havre de Grace was a fishing village, but also played host to many travelers. The Post Road, the main route of land travel in the day,...
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Invasion at Dawn
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceThe British fleet approached Havre de Grace at dawn on the morning of May 3, 1813 in small launches. Rear Admiral Cockburn favored attacking towns at first...
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Secret Service Office
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgOriginally the barn’s milk house, this building was established as an office for President Eisenhower’s Secret Service detail in 1955. During the presidential...
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The Guest House
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgRemodeled from the previous owner’s garage, “The Little House”, was completed in March 1956. Inside are a sitting room, bedroom and bath. Although used for guests...
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Attack at Frenchtown
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceFrenchtown, on the Elk River, was struck on the morning of April 29, 1813. Rear Admiral Cockburn attempted a surprise attack and was greeted with a barrage from...
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Principio Destroyed
Maryland, Harford County, Havre de GraceA target of the British during the War of 1812, Principio Iron Foundry was destroyed on May 3, 1813. the foundry, located on the Northeast River was owned by...
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Robert Morris
Georgia, Chatham County, SavannahA self-made man, Morris was America's most recognized business figure and was given charge of the Revolution's finances. Often using personal credit or funds he was a...
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Harrisville
West Virginia, Ritchie County, HarrisvilleNamed for Thomas Harris. His nephew, Gen. Thomas Harris, distinguished himself in the Union Army in Petersburg and Cedar Creek. He was one of the commissioners...
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Adena Burial Mound
West Virginia, Wetzel County, New MartinsvilleAdena burial mound, of Woodland Period, 1000BC~AD700, flooded ca. 1890 by new Ohio River dams. Ohio Valley was a center of the Adena culture (Mound...
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