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Gen. W. D. Pender
North Carolina, Wilson County, east of Wilson Confederate Major- General. Mortally wounded at Gettysburg. His birthplace stood 1.4 miles north. (War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos,...
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Huerfano Butte
Colorado, Huerfano County, near WalsenburgThe isolated cone-shaped butte, east of this point and 10 miles north of Walsenburg, was named El Huerfano, “The Orphan,” by early Spaniards. The name appeared...
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"Out in the Rain"
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta The City of Atlanta Office of Cemetery Commission purchased this fountain from J. L. Mott Iron Works as a cemetery improvement. T. G. Spearman ordered the statue and...
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Oconee Heritage Center
South Carolina, Oconee County, Walhalla Located along the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains, the history of Oconee County dates back to when the area was predominately inhabited by the Cherokee....
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Birthplace of the Republican Party
Wisconsin, Fond du Lac County, RiponIn this school house on March 20, 1854 was held the first mass meeting in this country that definitely and positively cut loose from old parties, and advocated a new...
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St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, PittsburghLouis & Michael Beezer Brothers, architects John T. Comes, designer 1903 (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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From Megiddo to Armageddon
Israel, Haifa District, MegiddoThe city of Megiddo played a prominent role in the history of the ancient Near East. Strategically located at the mouth of the Nahal Iron Pass, Megiddo controlled access...
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"Dos Piedros"
California, Sonoma County, PetalumaTo the east, at the top of the ridge, sits the landmark “Dos Piedras”, erroneously translated into “two rock”, between which ran the main Indian trail from Bodega Bay...
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Tomales Town Hall
California, Marin County, TomalesErected and acquired in 1874 by the Tomales Temperance Social Club, this is one of the oldest continuously used public halls in California. Renovated after the 1906...
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Tel Megiddo National Park
Israel, Haifa District, MegiddoThe biblical tels of Megiddo, Hazor and Beer Sheba were inscribed in 2005 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as World...
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Moses W. Formwalt
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta To the memory of Atlanta's First Mayor Moses W. Formwalt 1848 (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Politics • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 3...
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Dr. Charles d'Alvigny
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta Dr. Charles d'Alvigny, son of Dr. Noel d'Alvigny, was captured with Cobb's Legion in NC in 1865. He was released when it was recognized that he was Dr. d'Alvigny's son....
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Novato's First Railroad Station
California, Marin County, NovatoConstructed in 1875. Moved here from original site and restored to depict first structure relating to railroad transportation linking Marin and northern counties....
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Dr. Noel d'Alvigny
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta Dr. Noel d'Alvigny was born in 1800, Paris. As a surgeon in both the French and Confederate Armies (Leyden Artillery), he said, "I was in two revolutions." He was the...
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364th Fighter Group
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler(North face) In Honored Memory To the gallent men of the 364th Fighter Group who gave their lives for the freedom of our country Greater Love Hath No Man 342 Missions 455...
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Galisteo Pueblo
New Mexico, Santa Fe County, GalisteoSpanish explorers found several Tano-speaking pueblos in the Galisteo Basin in 1540. They were among the leaders of the Pueblo Revold in 1680. 150 Tano families...
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Peggy Pond Church
New Mexico, Los Alamos County, Los AlamosPeggy Pond Church, author of the Southwest classic The House at Otowi Bridge and daughter of Los Alamos Ranch School founder Ashley Pond, will forever be “The...
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Goldsboro
North Carolina, Wayne County, GoldsboroDuring the Civil War, Goldsboro (then spelled Goldsborough) wa an important railroad junction and a vital link in the Confederate supply chain. Here the Atlantic...
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Our Confederate Dead
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta [Title is the text] (Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS...
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Confederate Soldiers Plot
Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta "Resolved, that the petition of the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association, asking a donation of land for the purpose of interring the Confederate Dead, be referred to the...
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