Martin Luther
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Mansfeld-Südharz District, Lutherstadt Eisleben [East Panel - An angel crushes Satan with the Shield of Truth - note the Luther Rose] [South Panel - Luther translates the Bible]...
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Virginia, Bath County, BacovaThe Tidewater Hardwood Company built a lumber mill and company town here, 192–1922, naming it Bacova, a contraction for Bath Co., Va. Narrow-gauge railroads brought the...
View ArticleMartin Luther Death House
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Mansfeld-Südharz District, Lutherstadt Eisleben In diesem hause starb Dr. M. Luther den 18. Februar 1546. —————————— In this home, Dr. Martin Luther died on February 18, 1546....
View ArticleThe Town Wall
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island “The town is surrounded by a rampart with flankers, of the same thickness with that round the fort…” London Magazine 1745 The three-covered embankment in front...
View ArticleBroad Street
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island "The town is divided into several ? streets along ? sides are planted orange trees… London Magazine 1745 Imagine a typical day here on Broad Street in the early...
View ArticleThe Flesh Market
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island “In short, provisions in general are plentiful; venison, beef, pork at two pence, half-penny per pound, and sometimes under. Fish extremely cheap.” William...
View ArticleShoemaker and Soldier
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island “The soldiers have the privilege of cutting timber and building houses for their families, which many have done, and thrive very well.” London Magazine 1747 The...
View ArticleA New House?
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island “Two coins were found on the floor. One was a British penny dated 1755, and the other was a United States cent dated 1798.” Archeological Report The life span...
View ArticleTavernkeepers
Georgia, Glynn County, St. Simons Island Ann and Levi Bennett, “kept a good public house there (Frederica), and after her husband’s death married (Samuel) Lee who is an idle fellow, and her businesses...
View Article"P T's Pirates"
Georgia, Chatham County, Pooler 389th Bomb Group 565th Squadron In Memory of "P T's Pirates" Lt Paul T Wilkerson, Pilot Lt Clyde S Sewell, Copilot Lt Leroy S...
View ArticleMountain Grove
Virginia, Bath County, Mountain GroveThe Mountain Grove community grew up around William Gatewood’s plantation in the early 19th century. During the Civil War. Brig. Gen. William W. Averell’s Federal...
View ArticleThe Nathaniel Bonnell House 1682
New Jersey, Union County, Elizabeth(Under top photo:) The 17th Century Bonnell House is on the National Registry of Historic Houses and has recently been restored by the Historical Society, Elizabeth,...
View ArticleResidence of Richard Wagner
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Mansfeld-Südharz District, Lutherstadt Eisleben In this house there was the goldsmith's workshop by Carl Geyer, the step-uncle of Richard Wagner, in which the great German...
View ArticleCity Seat of the Counts of Mansfeld-Hinterort
Germany, Saxony-Anhalt, Mansfeld-Südharz District, Lutherstadt Eisleben Built in 1500 by Count Albrecht IV, 1570-1616 seat of the Superintendent Office and the Office of the Upper Eisleben, in 1609...
View ArticleGlencoe Veterans Memorial
Minnesota, McLeod County, Glencoe Army • Coast Guard Navy • Marines Air Force To Honor and Remember All Veterans Who Served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America Dedicated by Glencoe VFW...
View ArticleUnion Hurst School
Virginia, Bath County, ThomastownUnion Hurst, a school for African Americans, was built near here on Pine Hurst Heights Road between 1924 and 1925. The school was built with the assistance of the...
View Article718 Front Street
South Carolina, Georgetown County, Georgetown Heritage Site 2005 718 Front Street Built 1937 D.C. Simpkins CB Schooler Optometrist 1962 - 2001 (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2...
View ArticleBirthplace of Private Ira S. Pettit
New York, Niagara County, WilsonBirthplace of Private Ira S. Pettit 1841-1864 Diary of a Dead Man Buried at Camp Sumter, Ga. (War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
View ArticleDruid's Grove Plantation / Jones-Donnell Cemetery
Alabama, Limestone County, GreenbrierVA native John Nelson Spotswood Jones, son of Rev. War Capt. Lewellen Jones, cousin of Martha Washington, and descendant of Rev. Rowland Jones of Williamsburg's...
View ArticleTriana, Alabama
Alabama, Madison County, TrianaOriginally called “The Prairie” by the Chickasaw Indians who settled here, Triana was incorporated November 13, 1819 as the second town in Madison County. The community...
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