"His recovery . . . is yet considered doubtful"

Among the hundreds of soldiers, nurses, and volunteers who worked at Camp Letterman was Private Justus Silliman of the 17th Connecticut Volunteers, a resident of New Canaan. Slightly wounded in the fighting on July 1st, he remained behind to care ...

World War I Memorial

In Memory of

The men and women

Of Mohave County

Who served in the

World War

1917-1918

Marker is on East Spring Street near North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Percy Leonard James

1878 – 1970

[English]

Percy Leonard James was born in London, England, where he trained and first practiced as an architect. In 1908, he settled in Victoria, British Columbia, where he obtained his first commission and practiced his profession until 1954.

Mr. James ...

Salvation Army

At this site

the Salvation Army

began activities in

Victoria, June 26, 1887

Marker is at the intersection of Government Street and Yates Street on Government Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

St. Mary's Catholic Church

Built 1906-1907

This building has been placed on

The National Register of

Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Built 1906 – 1907

Constructed of locally quarried tufa stone, this Mission Revival building served as the Catholic church from 1906 ...

Christ Church, Washington Parish

Founded May 25, 1795

First church in City of Washington.

Present edifice dedicated October 8, 1809,

by Bishop Thomas J. Claggett,

first bishop consecrated on

American soil

- in New York, 1792.

Placed by

Marcia Burns Chapter, D. A. R.

Candler County War Memorial

Dedicated to Those

Brave Men of Candler County Who

Paid the Supreme Sacrifice in

Defense of Their Country

Donated by the Citizens

of

Candler County

Memorial Day 1987

( Left Panel)

Honor Roll

World War II

Thomas Bragg • William A. Brinson • ...

"The sight of blood never again affected me"

With the departure of the two armies following the battle, the burden of caring for the wounded fell largely on the shoulders of the local civilians. Although much attention has been paid to the United States Sanitary Commission and the ...

Market Square’s Main Gate Fountain

This historic fountain was originally erected near the turn of the century at the “edge of town” known as the Five Corners: Government, Douglas, Gorge and Hillside Streets.

The three-level fountain provided water for parched travellers [sic] and their thirsty horses, ...

Springdale

This community, which was incorporated as Springdale in 1955, was known as Long Branch for many years and named for a nearby branch of the Congaree River. At the turn of the twentieth century it was a farming community along ...