John P. Grace Tower

The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge

Named to Commemorate

The former Mayor of Charleston

And President of the Cooper River Bridge CO.

The Grace Bridge (Modeled Here)

Spanned Charleston from 1929 to 2005.

Built by the Cooper River Bridge Company

John Marshall House

Built 1790

The third United States Supreme Court Justice lived here until his death in 1835. His family remained until 1909, and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (APVA) opened it to the public in 1913.

Marker is at the ...

9th Illinois Infantry

McArthur's Brigade - W.H.L. Wallace's Division

U.S.

9th Illinois Infantry,

McArthur's (2d) Brig., W.H.L.Wallace's (2d) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

At about 4.30 P.M. April 6, 1862, the 9th Illinois was engaged here assisting in repelling attack by Pond's Brigade.

Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah Road 0.4 ...

The John Marshall House

Built in 1790, this brick house reflects the late 18th century Federal period style. It was home to the Chief Justice whose principles shaped our Federal government and established the Supreme Court we know today. The structure houses an unusually ...

Silas N. Pearman Tower

The Silas N. Pearman Bridge

Named to Commemprate

The former Cheif Highway Commissioner

The Pearman Bridge (Modeled Here)

Spanned the Cooper River from 1966 to 2005.

Built by the South Carolina

Dapartment of Transportation

Designed by

Howard Needles Tammen and ...

Hermon and Margaret L. Aiken

New Hampshire native Hermon (Herman) Aiken worked in Illinois and Tennessee before moving to New Orleans. There, he served as a ship’s captain taking supplies to Galveston in support of the Texas Revolution. He lived in Texas by 1840. In ...

Capt. Milton Wesley Damron

Milton Wesley Damron (1825-1887), an early settler and Salado public servant, was born in Tennessee and came to Texas as part of the Mercer Colony. He arrived in the 1840s and shortly afterwards married Sarah Pennington. When original settlement plans ...

Marsh's Brigade

McClernand's Division

U.S.

45th Ill., 48th Ill., 20th Ill., 11th Ill.,

Marsh's (2d) Brig., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, was engaged here at 4.30 p.m. April 6, 1862. The left ...

Hickenlooper's Battery

5th Ohio Light Artillery - Prentiss' Division

U.S.

Hickenlooper's Battery,

5th Ohio Lt. Art., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This battery, with three guns, was in action here at 4.30 P.M. April 6, 1862.

Marker is on Hamburg-Savannah ...

Lincoln In Petersburg

Presidential Visit to Centre Hill

At noon on April 7, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln and his party left City Point for Petersburg in a special train on the newly repaired City Point Railroad, arriving in the city half an hour later. ...