Canal Tunnels
Ohio, Columbiana County, near HanovertonSoutheast of this point are the Big and Little tunnels. They were links in the 73-mile Sandy and Beaver Canal which connected the Ohio River with the Ohio and...
View ArticleTeegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge / Teegarden
Ohio, Columbiana County, Salem Side A:Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge The Teegarden-Centennial Covered Bridge, constructed primarily of white oak is of Multiple King Post design spanning 67 feet....
View ArticleCherry Valley Coke Ovens
Ohio, Columbiana County, LeetoniaBelieved to have been constructed in 1866, this facility is one of the largest of its kind in the nation. The complex of 200 ovens was erected by the Leetonia Iron and...
View ArticleSheridan Saves the Day
Tennessee, Rutherford County, near MurphreesboroBy the middle of the night before the battle, General Sheridan saw signs that the Confederates might attack near here. By 4 a.m., Sheridan had visited...
View ArticleConfederate General Patrick Cleburne's Emancipation Proposal
Georgia, Catoosa County, Ringgold“As between the loss of independence and the loss of slavery, we assume that every patriot will freely give up the latter -- give up the Negro slave rather than be a...
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Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgHere was the yard and the site of the Samuel McCreary house, along the extreme advance of the Confederate skirmish line before Cemetery Hill. The 1863 McCreary...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Brothers
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgWhen Abraham Lincoln prophetically spoke of a "house divided", he might well have referenced the sons of Easias Jesse and Margaret Sutherland Culp. Both boys,...
View ArticleBaltimore Street - An Historic Corridor
Pennsylvania, Adams County, GettysburgAt noon on July 1, 1863, Union troops advanced along Baltimore Street to the fields north of the town. A few hours later they were routed by the Confederates, and...
View ArticleManassas Gap Railroad
Virginia, FairfaxCuts and fills of the Independent Line of the Manassas Gap Railroad are visible along this line and at various places through Fairfax County to Sudley Ford on Bull Run. Running north...
View ArticleDon Fernando de Taos Plaza
New Mexico, Taos County, TaosThis peaceful and historic plaza. shaded by cottonwood trees in summer and blanketed by snow in winter has been the site of military action, fiestas, and fiery speeches....
View ArticleThe Home of Sliced Bread
Missouri, Livingston County, Chillicothe On July 7, 1928, Chillicothe baker Frank Bench and inventor Otto Rohwedder secured Chillicothe Missouri's Slice of History. On this day their bread slicing...
View ArticleHome of Sliced Bread Mural
Missouri, Livingston County, Chillicothe Chillicothe's slice of history arrived in 1928 when inventor Otto Rohwedder and Chillicothe baker Frank Bench produced the first loaves of sliced bread. Their...
View ArticleWayne County Veterans Memorial
North Carolina, Wayne County, Goldsboro We must honor those sons of ours who fought so bravely. A Grateful Citizen (1925) (Walkway plaque) Most of them were boys when they died and they gave up two...
View ArticleThe Gresham Depot Museum
Wisconsin, Shawano County, GreshamThe depot was opened in 1907. The railroad was known as the Wisconsin Northern or by its nickname, "The Whiskey Northern". In 1921, the railway was sold to the Soo...
View ArticleElvis Favorite Ride
Wisconsin, Brown County, Green BayThe Zippin Pippin was Elvis Presley's favorite ride. The "King" rented Libertyland August 8, 1977 from 1:15 a.m. to 7 a.m. to entertain a group of about 10 guests....
View ArticleGentry County Courthouse
Missouri, Gentry County, Albany National Register of Historic Places Built - 1884 Rededicated 1984 ———————— This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United...
View ArticleWorld War Memorial
Missouri, Gentry County, Albany Erected in honor of the Citizens of Gentry County who served as Soldiers, Sailors or Marines in the war against Germany and her Allies In Memoriam [Roll of Honored Dead]...
View Article447th Bomb Group
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler Dedicated to those who served in the 447th Bomb Group during World War II Rattlesden England November 1943 to May 1945 Squadrons 708 709 710 711 447th Bomb Group (War,...
View ArticleHarrison County
Missouri, Harrison County, near Bethany [Front] Here in the undulating glacial plains of north central Missouri, Harrison is one of 9 counties forming the State's border with Iowa. Twenty-sixth in size...
View ArticleHarrison County Court
Missouri, Harrison County, near Bethany 8/10 of mile west Harrison County Court was organized 1845 Harris Mill erected 1840 (Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Settlements & Settlers)...
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