1st SC Infantry Of African Descent

The 1st South Carolina Volunteer Infantry Regiment

was raised from sea island slaves living around Port

Royal. Elements of the regiment were formed on Hilton

Head in May 1862. In August 1862, the regiment was

reorganized near Beaufort at the Smith plantation.

It ...

Prince George Court House Road

This old road was used by both Confederate and Union Armies in the fighting around Petersburg.

Marker can be reached from Siege Road 1.6 miles south of East Washington Street (Virginia Route 36).

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The Roots of Freedom and Equality

Civil War to Civil Rights

“It is known to you that events have transpired within the last few days, deeply affecting the peace and character of our community.”

With these words, city officials tried to calm the angry mobs gathering ...

Uprooted by War

“Every tree, stump, and fence has disappeared… What was once verdant is now a wasteland of dust and dirt.”

- John Haley, 17th Maine Infantry January 26, 1865

The gentle depression in front of you is the only vestige of the ...

Duquesne University

Founded by Holy Ghost Fathers from Germany in 1878. Incorporated 1882 as the Pittsburgh Catholic College. Named Duquesne University in 1911, this Catholic institution has served students of many faiths in liberal arts and professional studies.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Conrad Weiser Trading Post

A hewn-log building, erected on this site about 1750; operated until 1760 by Conrad Weiser, distinguished pioneer settler, treaty maker, Indian agent and interpreter, and first Berks County lay judge.

Marker is at the intersection of Penn Street and 5th Street ...

Kaw House Reconstructed

In 1861 the U.S. government constructed 138 of these stone houses for the Kaw Indians. Contractor Robert S. Stevens built the huts at a total cost of $33,135.98.

The houses were situated on the diminished Kaw Reservation in or near the ...

Twelfth United States Infantry

First Battalion,

Twelfth United States Infantry.

Captain M.M. Blunt, Commanding.

At sunset, September 16, 1862, the First Battalion, Twelfth Infantry, relieved the Fourth Infantry, guarding the middle bridge over the Antietam and remained on that duty until after noon of the 17th, when ...

170 & 240 Ton Production Trucks

The giant 170 ton production truck in front of you was donated by Hibbing Taconite in 1998. It was originally purchased in 1975 at a price of $451,900 and operated for a total of 110,000 hours or an equivalent of ...

Woman's Christian Temperance Union Drinking Fountain

For God and Home and Every Land

Erected by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Reading Pa. for the use of the public.

[Bust of] Francis E. Willard

Marker is at the intersection of Penn Street and 5th Street (Business U.S. 222), on ...