The Fight for North Anna / The North Anna Battlefield

(west side of Marker):

The Fight for North Anna

On May 21, 1864, Union General Ulysses S. Grant directed the Army of the Potomac away from Spotsylvania Court House in a turning movement toward Hanover Junction, today known as Doswell. The ...

Mutual Musicians Association Building

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

In commemorating the history of the

United States of America

This hall used by Musicians Union Local #627 served as a center for the development of the ...

President William Howard Taft

Lytle Park Series

Lytle Park echoed the excitement of July 28, 1908, when President William Howard Taft (1909-1913) was officially notified of his nomination to the Presidency at the Taft home of his half-brother Charles.

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Citizens of Chicopee Remember World War II

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This monument dedicated by the citizens of Chicopee in honor of all who served in the armed forces of the United States during World War Two. This emblem with the spread eagle was awarded to all honorably discharged service personnel. ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Tree

This tree is dedicated to the memory of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1929-1968

"Freedom must ring from every mountainside...and when this happens, all...will be able to stand together...and sing a new song...Free at last, free at last, great God ...

Cradle of Cuban Liberty

On this corner was located El Liceo Cubano,

a tobacco stripping house converted into a

Cuban social center in 1886. This is the cradle

of Cuban independence. Here, on Nov. 26-27,

1891, Jose Marti delivered the two speeches,

"Con Todos y Para Todos" and "Los ...

Maryland State House

Built 1772–1779

Capitol of the United States

November 26, 1783 – August 13, 1784

In this state house, oldest in the nation still in legislative use, General George Washington resigned his commission before the Continental Congress December 23, 1783. Here, January 14, 1784, ...

Cincinnati's First Playground

Lytle Park Series

For many years, Lytle Park echoed the shrieks and laughter of Cincinnati's children. It was dedicated as the city's first public playground, a respite for already crowded inner-city dwellers, on the sunny afternoon of July 6, 1907. The ...

George Whitefield

George Whitefield (1714-70) was a noted evangelist, born in Gloucester, England. He met John and Charles Wesley at Oxford and with them formed the Holy Club. Ordained deacon in 1736, he followed the Wesleys to Georgia in 1738 and founded ...

Confederate Outpost

In August 1861, while U.S. forces were constructing the Arlington line three miles to the east, the Confederates established a fortified outpost on the high ground about 200 yards west of here, to guard the bridge by which the Georgetown ...