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Confederate Counterattack
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaConfederate General Richard S. Ewell responded quickly to Upton’s breakthrough at Dole’s Salient. Wading into the melee, he shouted to the outnumbered...
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Containing the Enemy, Reclaiming the Works
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaThe trenches in front of you belonged to General James H. Lane’s North Carolina brigade. Shortly after dawn, May 12, Union forces captured the East Angle,...
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The Ninth Corps
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaTo support Hancock’s May 12 assault at the East Angle, Grant ordered General Ambrose E. Burnside’s Ninth Corps to attack the Muleshoe Salient here along its...
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Merrimack St. Depot
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellThis corner was the hub of Lowell activity from 1835 when the B&L Railroad opened, through the 19th century. The passenger depot stood here; in 1835 it was...
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Heth’s Salient
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaWith the fighting at the Bloody Angle at an impasse, Grant and Lee looked elsewhere for opportunities to attack. Coincidentally, both men turned their...
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Street of Lighting
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellThe Boston and Maine Railroad, completed in 1835, was New England’s first steam railroad. In the Lowell Offering, a “mill girl” wrote that people expected to see...
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The Fredericksburg Road
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaThe Fredericksburg Road, on your left, was the Army of the Potomac’s main line of supply during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House. Each day hundreds of...
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Steam Railroads In New England
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellSteam Railroads in New England had their beginnings in the Charter granted the Boston & Lowell Railroad Corporation-June 5, 1830-First, train operated June...
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Debating Slavery
Massachusetts, Essex County, LowellBy the late 1840’s, slavery was a defining political issue in northern cities. The topic was hotly debated in Lowell and created unlikely political alliances....
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"If It Takes All Summer"
Virginia, Spotsylvania County, SpotsylvaniaWhile the May 12 combat at the Bloody Angle marked the height of the Spotsylvania fighting, it was not the end of it. For nine more days, the Army of the...
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Irish Labor
Massachusetts, Middlesex County, LowellIrish laborers were vital in digging and maintaining the canals. The mills required a smooth and even flow of water to ensure efficiency and profit. Before 1850,...
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Gen. Lachlan McIntosh
Pennsylvania, Montgomery County, King of Prussia "an officer of great worth and merit" George Washington During the winter of Valley Forge, Gen. Lachlan McIntosh of Georgia commanded the first brigade...
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PFC. Steven J. Walberg-Riotto
California, Butte County, ParadiseIn Memory Of PFC. Steven J. Walberg-Riotto August 19, 1988 0 April 14, 2007 Operation Iraqi Freedom (War, 2nd Iraq) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...
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Lake Stone House
New York, Wayne County, PalmyraMartin Harris’s home was a one-and-a-half story white frame house, which stood on this site. When Martin moved away in 1831, it was occupied by William Chapman. That...
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Martin Harris Farm
New York, Wayne County, PalmyraMortgaged for $3000 in 1829 to provide funds for first publication of the Book of Mormon (Churches, Etc.) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
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U.S. Air Force Training Base
New York, Seneca County, RomulusOver 300,000 airmen received training here in preparation for the Korean War and to support the NATO defense of Western Europe (Air & Space • War, Cold • War,...
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Honoring the Over 100 Dispossessed Families
New York, Seneca County, RomulusWho gave up their family homesteads for the Seneca Ordinance Depot & Sampson Naval Station 1941 & 1942 (Agriculture • War, World II) Includes location,...
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U. S. Naval Training Station & Center 1942-1946
New York, Seneca County, RomulusWorld War 2 - 411,429 sailors & WAVES trained here, then fought for our country's freedom all over the world (War, World II) Includes location, directions, 3 photos,...
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William Watts Folwell
New York, Seneca County, RomulusBirthplace of William Watts Folwell 1833-1929 A pioneer of culture First president of University of Minnesota (Education) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS...
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General Nicholas Herkimer
New York, Herkimer County, near Little FallsGen. Nicholas Herkimer Died Aug. 17, 1777. Ten days after the battle of Oriskany, in which engagement he received wounds which caused his death (Cemeteries...
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