ANV Headquarters

On this spot were established the headquarters of the Army of Northern Virginia, General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A, commanding, from April 8th to April 11th, 1865.

Marker can be reached from Old Courthouse Road (Virginia Route 24), on the left when ...

Flambeau Trail – The Mercer Depot

Iron County Heritage Area

The arrival of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore and Western Railroad in 1889 was a major factor in the economic development of Mercer’s isolated logging settlement. Timber and other natural resources could now be shipped year ‘round to ...

The French Hotel and Bar

1437 Highway 395

Owned at one time by Baptiste Borda and later leased to the Mitcheo family. Raymond Borda, upon returning from World War II, owned and operated the hotel for many years. The French Hotel was one of the three ...

Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay

Dedicated to the memory of all those veterans,

down through the years, who fought so valiantly

for their country.. Those who returned..

and those that did not.

From one who did not return from “Desert Storm”

Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay

5 April 1963 – 1 March ...

Confederates Trapped

Appomattox Court House Nat’l Hist Park

For most of the war, Lee and his army had tormented their Northern enemies – at Gaines’ Mill, Manassas, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville. But here, on April 9, 1865, the once-mighty Army of Northern Virginia found itself ...

The Weir - Pittsburg Coalfield

With the discovery of coal in Cherokee and Crawford Counties in the late 1860's, thousands came to work the mines. Some came from American towns and cities but most were immigrants from Europe. Over fifty nationalities settled in this area. ...

Council Grove National Bank Building

1887

The Council Grove National Bank began August 23, 1878, as the Morris County State Bank of Kansas. It became a national bank in 1900.

An 1886 fire destroyed the bank, then located between the Hays House and this building. Constructed in ...

St. Andrew By-The-Lake

After the Toronto Island parish was established in 1875 Bishop Arthur Sweatman was the prime mover in the building of this Anglican church. Designed by Arthur R. Denison, architect, the Early English Gothic style frame church was opened at the ...

A Strategic Delay

Appomattox Court House Nat’l Hist Park

As Lee’s Confederate Army retreated west, Federal forces blocked their way. Near this spot, Union artillery pieces commanded by Lieutenant James H. Lord and a cavalry brigade led by Brevet Brigadier General Charles Smith proved ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald House

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

under the provisions of the

Historical Sites Act of August 21st 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of United States.

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1971

Marker is on Summit Avenue, on the right ...