F/A-18A Hornet

BuNo. 162435

The F/A-18 Hornet has become the workhorse of

the US Navy and Marine Corps aviation. This

carrier-based all weather strike/fighter has served

a multitude of roles since entering service in

1983. The Hornet's first combat missions were

strikes ...

Thomas Walter

The grave of Thomas Walter (c. 1740-1789), pioneer botanist, is 9 mi. W at his Santee River plantation. A native of England, Walter came to S.C. by 1769. He collected and catalogued many plants native to the lowcountry. His catalog ...

F-8K Crusader

"The Last Gunfighter"

Distinctive in appearence, the F-8 Crusader

was one of the US Navy's first supersonic

carrier-based fighters. During testing (1956),

the Crusader set a national speed record of

1000mph (1609 km/m). Entering service in

1957, the Crusader was ...

Portuguese Navigators: Pioneers in Maritime Exploration

The monument before you honors the Portuguese navigators of the Golden Age of Maritime Exploration, which spanned from the early 1400’s to the late 1500’s. During this era, Portugal was the forerunner in maritime exploration – both coasts of the ...

Old West Florida

Area to south, originally part of French Louisiana, became West Florida under England and Spain. After West Florida Revolution annexed by U. S. and in 1812 was added to the Mississippi Territory.

Marker is on U.S. 49 ¾ mile north ...

Dr. Ethelbert Brinkley Norton

Dr. E. B. Norton was a member of the U.S. Education Mission sent to Japan after World War II to advise Gen. McArthur on the complete reorganization of the Japanese School System, which is still in place today.

Marker is on ...

Trail of Tears

Form the late 1700's to 1807 a Cherokee Chief named Doublehead guarded this area, that was claimed by both the Cherokee and Chickasaw Nations as sacred hunting grounds against encroachment of white settlers.

Chief Doublehead had the reputation of eating ...

Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 / The 31 Victims of Yellow Fever Who

Side AYellow Fever Epidemic

1878

Taking 31 Lives in Tuscumbia

Citizen's Relief Committee:

F.H. Aydlett, H.M. Finley, J.J. Davis, James Jackson, Chm.

J.W. Rand Jr., F.A. Ross, J.N. Sampson, Sec. and C. A. Womble.

This committee, together with volunteers of both white and black~~ assisted ...

Frederick Crounse

Farm of

Frederick Crounse

Officer 3D Albany Co. Militia

in Revolution. Carried food

to Army Battle of Saratoga.

Buried Here

Marker is on Altamont-Voorheesville Road (New York Route 156) near Brandle Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Wesley Methodist Church

(Front text)

Wesley Methodist Church is the oldest African American Methodist congregation in Columbia. It was founded in 1869 by Rev. J.C. Emerson and was a separate black congregation instead of forming from an established white church. First called the ...