Near Routes of Alonso de Leon Expeditions

Spain's desire to colonize this area of the New World in the late 17th century was spurred by the fear that French adventurer Rene La Salle, who had landed on the Texas coast in 1864, was claiming vast areas for ...

Fort Forman

Frontier outpost, Capt. William Forman (Foreman), in 1777, led a company from this county to the relief of Fort Henry at Wheeling. He, two sons, and others were killed in an ambush by Native Americans at the "Narrows" near Moundsville.

Marker ...

St. James, Goose Creek

Marker Front:

St. James, Goose Creek was one of the first Anglican parishes in the lowcountry, created by the Church Act of 1706. The first church here , built in 1707, was a frame building. This Georgian brick church, covered in ...

Mount Bethel Church

The Presbyterians established a church near here in 1792. At first called the Mountain Church in 1808, it became the nucleus of Presbyterian work in Hampshire County under the auspices of the Rev. John Lyle. The Rev. James Black reorganized ...

35th Ohio Infantry

Van Derveer's Brigade — Brannan's Division

[Front Side of Monument]:

Thirty - Fifth

Ohio Infantry.

Van Derveer's Brigade.

Brannan's Division, Thomas Corps

This regiment, Lt. Col. Henry Boynton commanding, was engaged Sept. 19th, 1863, in the opening of the battle by Brannan's Division, near Jay's Mill. ...

The Trolley

The Trolley Line, which serviced passengers from Waterbury to Middlebury and then on to Woodbury, also carried ice and produce.

During the winter months, 200,000 pounds of ice was harvested at Lake Quassapaug and carried by trolley to Waterbury. The ...

Great Western Railroad Depot

This depot, built in 1852, was the site of Abraham Lincoln's famous farewell address upon leaving Springfield on February 11, 1861, to assume the presidency of the United States.

Marker is at the intersection of E. Monroe Street and 10th Street ...

11th Michigan Infantry

Stanley's Brigade — Negley's Division

Michigan

To Her

11th Regiment Infantry

Volunteers.

Lieut. Col. Melvin Mudge,

Commanding.

Stanley's Brigade,

Negley's Division,

Thomas' Corps.

Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road.

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Great Western Depot

Throngs give big sendoff to Lincoln Monday morning

February 11, 1861 dawned dismal and gray. A chilling drizzle soakedthe dirt roads of the capital. At 7:30 A.M., a carriage pulled up here in front of the depot, and President-elect Lincoln climbed ...

Mechanicsburg Gap / Col. Claudius Crozet

Mechanicsburg Gap

Scenic canyon cut through Mill Creek Mountain by Mill creek. Here an old Indian trail was the pathway from the Valley of Virginia to the Alleghenies, then the Northwestern Turnpike, now the George Washington Highway

Col. Claudius Crozet

Col. Crozet, born ...