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Model 1857 12-Pounder Gun-Howitzer
Maryland, Washington County, SharpsburgCommonly known as the “Napoleon,” this smoothbore was the favored artillery piece in both armies throughout the Civil War. Although it was used at moderate range...
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3-Inch Ordnance Rifle
Maryland, Washington County, SharpsburgThis was one of the most accurate weapons used here. It was preferred over the heavier 10-pounder Parrott which fired the same size ammunition. (War, US Civil)...
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Veterans Memorial
Minnesota, Brown County, Sleepy EyeIn honor of the Brave Service Men & Women who have defended and continue to defend the United States of America. Sons of John & Mary Broich Chris USNR, Art...
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10-Pounder Parrott Rifle
Maryland, Washington County, SharpsburgThis cast iron rifle with its band of wrought iron reinforced the breech was a modern weapon of the day. It was effective at moderately long range. The...
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Stanley's Stalwarts
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 379th BG 527 BS Kimbolton, England P S W Cebuhar POW CP D C Reopelle POW N A M Thomas LBC B R G Engstrand...
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Tallassee Armory
Alabama, Elmore County, TallasseeOnly Confederate armory not destroyed during the Civil War. Col. Gorgas, ordnance chief, had carbine shop moved here into Tallassee Mfg. Co. mill in spring, 1864 as war...
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Postponed Aspirations
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonSettlers came to Carolina seeking land and fortune. But fear of Spanish and Native American attacks made cautious businessmen out of them. For ten years,...
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Ralph F. Gates
Indiana, Whitley County, Columbia CitySide One: Columbia City attorney and banker, Gates (1893-1978) was elected State Commander of American Legion, 1931. In 1944, he led Republican Party to control of...
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On the Edge of an Empire
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonWar between Spain and England ended 10 years before the founding of Charles Towne, but the hatred and mistrust between the two empires remained. In an era...
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The Crooked River (High) Bridge
Oregon, Jefferson County, near Terrebonne Central Oregon's roads were primitive at best during the early 1900s. Until the 1920s, US Highway 97 was a collection of unpaved roads. Prior to construction...
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Peter Skene Ogden
Oregon, Jefferson County, near Terrebonne This park is named for Peter Skene Ogden, 1793-1854. In the fall of 1825, Ogden led a Hudston's Bay Company trapping party on the first recorded journey into...
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Trade, Profits and Support
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonBy the spring of 1671, the Lords Proprietors expected some profitable trade goods coming out of the fledgling colony. Timber, in the forms of pipe staves to...
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A Common Lodging
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonIndentured servants and enslaved Africans were the backbone of the new colony, and their labor ensured its survival. Hundreds arrived in the years after...
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Crime & Punishment: “Tyed to the Usual Tree”
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonWhat constitutes a crime? In early Charles Towne, the majority of prosecuted crimes involved slander against the government, or actions that endangered the...
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A Unique Find Brings Unanswered Questions
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonNative Americans built a ceremonial center here centuries before English colonists founded Charles Towne. Palisade walls surrounded sacred ground where...
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Garryowen
Montana, Big Horn County, Garryowen Garryowen, the old Irish tune, was the regimental marching song of the 7th U.S. Cavalry, General Custer's command. The Battle of the Little Big...
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Pershing County
Nevada, Pershing County, Lovelock Here was a key point on Nevada's earliest road, the famed Humboldt Trail that brought 165,000 imigrants west in the 1840's and 50's. Travelers named this rich valley...
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Tales of the Tub
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonThis historic bathtub, probably built in the early 1800s, is the first of its kind that archeologists have identified in Charleston. It is unique because...
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In Memoriam
California, San Luis Obispo County, Templeton*Fred BargerCharles EddyElmer HagermanBarry LutherPeter Pesenti*Charles Vaca*David Vaca*Killed in Action*Norman Hoover (War, World II) Includes location,...
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Foundations of the Southern Plantation
South Carolina, Charleston County, CharlestonThe ruins of the Horry family home symbolize the Southern plantation system. Founded on this soil by the first colonists, the system flourished for...
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