Handsell
Maryland, Dorchester County, ViennaA grand plantation home is destroyed and rebuilt. Early History 1768-The Indian Reservation at Chicone was dissolved by the Maryland Colony. 484 acres of HANDSELL...
View ArticleThe Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance
Maryland, Dorchester County, ViennaThe Nanticoke Historic Preservation Alliance Inc. is a non-profit 501(c) 3, all volunteer organization that was formed in December of 2005 to purchase, study and...
View ArticleWorld War I Memorial
Maryland, Dorchester County, CambridgeDedicated to the memory of those men of Dorchester County who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War. (War, World I) Includes location, directions, 2 photos,...
View ArticleCaptain William Clark
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Captain William Clark epitomized the best qualities of the American citizen-soldier and their seminal contributions to the development of the United States....
View ArticleLincoln's Gettysburg Address
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Address by President Lincoln at the dedication of The Gettysburg National Cemetery November 19, 1863 Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought...
View ArticleFort Sully
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth In October of 1864 when Fort Leavenworth and the city of Leavenworth were threatened by Confederate forces under General Sterling Price, fortifications were...
View ArticleControl Tower
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 458th Bomb Group 1943-1945 Capt Robert C Sellers Lou Freiberg Jim Graham Harold Knox Herbert Perry James Smith Wes Huntress Horsham St Faith Norwich, England (War,...
View ArticleHistoric Taos Plaza
New Mexico, Taos County, TaosCapitan Hernan Alvarado and his conquistadors from the famous Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Expedition arrived here on August 29, 1540. It is estimated that the Tiwa...
View ArticleDon Fernando de Taos
New Mexico, Taos County, TaosThe Town of Taos was originally established on May 1, 1796 when 63 families who had petitioned Governor Don Fernando Chacón were placed in possession of the Don Fernando de...
View ArticleHistoric Taos
New Mexico, Taos County, TaosWelcome visitors and Taosenos! You are invited to explore the diversity of this region through a self-guided tour. The two-hundred- year-old Taos Plaza, including the...
View ArticleSt. Ignatius Chapel (Building 170)
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Transfer of title to U.S. Army by Archbishop Edward J. Hunkeler, D.D. July 1967 ———————— Rich in the tradition of the early frontier this historic shrine,...
View ArticleZais Park
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Dedicated in memory of General Melvin Zais 1916 - 1981 Commissioned in the infantry 1937 Served with distinction for 37 years CGSC Class of 1948 CGSC...
View ArticleSomsen Hitching Post
Minnesota, Brown County, New UlmThe home of Henry N. Somsen, Sr. was once located on this site. Visitors would tie their horses to this hitching post. Given by Anne & Henry N. Somsen, Jr., generous...
View ArticleSite of Old Blockhouse
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth This wall was built in 1827 as a defence against the Indians (Forts, Castles • Man-Made Features • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions,...
View ArticleSeymour Johnson AFB History / 4th Fighter Wing History Memorial
North Carolina, Wayne County, Goldsboro Seymour Johnson Field, established on June 12, 1942, six months after the United States entered World War II, is named in honor of Lieutenant Seymour A....
View ArticleLeigh Hall
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth Dedicated to the Boy Scouts of Fort Leavenworth Designed and constructed by the personnel of the Guard and Service Company 1939 (Education • Forts, Castles...
View ArticleSanta Fe and Oregon Trails
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth This cut is part of the old Santa Fe Trail. Many years ago the Missouri River came near this site and thousands of early settlers were ferried here. Their...
View ArticleThe Oregon and Santa Fe Trails
Kansas, Leavenworth County, Fort Leavenworth The stone monuments to the west mark the trace of the original road leading up from the river. For many pioneers, traders, settlers and soldiers, this was...
View ArticleGeology of Minnesota
Minnesota, Nicollet County, North Mankato This marker is located near the big bend of the Minnesota River directly opposite the mouth of the Blue Earth River. The abandoned channel east of it is the...
View ArticleFred C. Merkle
Wisconsin, Jefferson County, WatertownThis memorial is dedicated to the life of Fred C. MerkleBorn in Watertown, WI, Dec. 20, 1888. His father, Ernst Merkle, was a school teacher at Immanuel Lutheran...
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