Gay Rights Demonstrations

July 4, 1965-1969

Annual public demonstrations for gay and lesbian equality were held at Independence Hall. These peaceful protests and New York's Stonewall riots in 1969 & Pride Parade in 1970 transformed a small national campaign into a civil rights ...

Gettysburg Address

Nearby, Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18.

Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), on ...

Methodist Church

First church built in 1809

South Road; second church

in 1854 on Main Street.

This church erected in 1864.

Additions in 1928 and 1960.

Marker is at the intersection of Dutcher Avenue and Henry Street, on the left when traveling ...

U.S. Fourth Infantry Division

World War I

World War II

Korean War Era

Vietnam

Desert Storm

[Ivy Leaf Insignia:]

In Memory of All Veterans of the U.S. 4th Infantry (Ivy) Division

Dedicated 1 July 1993

Courtesy hmdb.org

Washington's Land

This tract of 587 acres in

Round Bottom was patented

by George Washington in 1784

after a purchase of warrants

held by officers of the French

and Indian War. Washington

sold these lands in 1798 to

Archibald McClean

Marker is on West Virginia Route 2 south of Frontage ...

Gold Point

Gold Point was initially called Lime Point for the lime deposits found in 1868. Processing difficulties in the 1880’s discouraged silver mining locally.

Goldfield Ore discoveries in 1902 stimulated area mining interest and high grade hornsilver was discovered here in 1908. ...

The Medal of Honor at Gettysburg

The U.S. Army Medal of Honor was created in July 1862. The only standards for earning a medal were "gallantry in action" or other "soldierly qualities." With such vague criteria some courageous actions were recognized but many others went unrewarded.

The ...

Oxford Hotel and Annex

Lower Downtown Walking Tour

1891

The Oxford Hotel, built in 1891, is Denver's Oldest Hotel. Bankrolled by Brewer Adolph Zang and his partners Philip Feldhauser and William Mygatt, the hotel was designed by Denver's greatest 19th century architect, Frank E. Edbrooke. Through ...

Strand (Elmwood) Theater

Albert W. Cornelius, Architect

City of Berkeley Landmark

designated in 1982

Built as the Strand Theater in the Art Nouveau architectural style, this was one of the neighborhood’s first commercial structures. Admission was ten cents for adults, five for children and the theater ...

Death of Lt. Meigs

The Heavy Hand of War

The death of Union Lt. John R. Meigs, near the granite marker on the hill in front of you, unleashed a firestorm of retaliation. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, erroneously told that civilian “bushwhackers” had killed Meigs, ...