Sergeant Jasper

A Memorial to the Valor of

Sergeant Jasper

who at Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776 gallantly rescued his regimental flag during heavy cannonading by the British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker

Erected by the North Carolina Pine Association

G.J. ...

Henry Opera House

(In service 1883-1913)

Built in 1880 as lodge hall. First floor soon became a dry goods and grocery store, and second was made into a fine theater by owner, John Henry (1828-97). Here traveling troupes played Shakespeare and dramas of the ...

Civilian Conservation Corps

Marker Front:Civilian Conservation Corps

March 31, 1933 to June 30, 1942

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established by the 73rd Congress in order to put young men to work restoring the natural resources of this country during the economic ...

Christmas Tree Ship Point

52 Schooners transporting Christmas trees to Milwaukee and Chicago passed this point in the 1800's.

Captain Herman Schuenemann of the Christmas Tree Ship, "Rouse Simmons", was born in Algoma.

One of the 52 schooners, "Lady Ellen" is located upriver between the two ...

Three Sisters: Close Knit Communities of the Laurel Area.

Other enclaves of African American ironworkers in the Laurel area include Bacontown and the Grove. Bacontown was named for Maria Bacon, a former slave freed in 1860. In 1880, the plot of land she inherited from Achsah Dorsey, her former ...

Brown County Court House 1838 to 1854

The site of the Brown County Court House from 1838 to 1854.

Erected by Jean Nicolet Chapter,

Daughters of the American Revolution,

1930

Marker is at the intersection of South Wisconsin Street and George Street (County Route G), on the right when ...

Williams Memorial Park

Hempstead Historic Neighborhood

New London was a wealthy city in the mid-1800s, largely due to its success in whaling and other maritime ventures. Leading families displayed their wealth in opulent houses and furnishings, but many sought to bestow a more public ...

Hadrosaurus foulkii

John Giannotti, Sculptor

Dedicated October 18, 2003

Commemorates the Historic Discovery

by William Parker Foulke

Haddonfield, N.J.

1858

Marker is at the intersection of Kings Highway (New Jersey Route 41) and Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Kings Highway.

Courtesy hmdb.org

African American Cemetery

[Marker Front]:

In this cemetery are the remains of some of Sullivan's Island's original Islanders, people of predominantly African American descent whose history parallels that of the Island.

Buried here are Carpenters, Cooks, Oystermen, Laundresses, Nursemaids, House Keepers, Midwives, ...

Rifle Range Road

A U.S. Navy rifle range was built near here during World War I on the site of an old S.C. National Guard firing range. Included were 100 targets, 2 armories, a 600-seat mess hall, 12 barracks and auxiliary buildings. After ...