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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...

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Teegarden-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....

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Cherry 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...

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Sheridan 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...

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Confederate 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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"if anyone showed himself..."

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...

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A 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,...

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Baltimore 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...

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Manassas 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...

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Don 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....

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The 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...

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Home 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...

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Wayne 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...

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The 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...

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Elvis 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....

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Gentry 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...

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World 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]...

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447th 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,...

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Harrison 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...

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Harrison 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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