Friends Meetinghouse

The Hoover family worshipped in this building along with neighbors and relatives who were members of the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers as they are often called. West Branch was predominately a Quaker community in the 1850's when this ...

Buckingham Training School

One mile southeast stood Buckingham Training School, the first high school in the county for African American students. In 1919 the Rev. Stephen J. Ellis organized the County-Wide League for School Improvement to persuade the Buckingham County School Board to ...

Grover/Smith Cabin

Built in 1929 by William A. Grover

and John Volin. Restored in 2003 by Kevin Voysey and other volunteers with the cooperation of Point Beach State Forest supervisor, Guy Willman. Thanks from the Grover/Smith families to all who helped.

Marker can be ...

Dresser's Battery

Battery D, 2nd Illinois Light Artillery - McClernand's Division

U.S.

Dresser's Battery,

"D" 2d Ill. Lt. Art., McClernand's (1st) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This battery, with 6 James Rifled guns, was engaged here at 11.15 a.m. April 6, 1862. It held the position only ...

Herbert Hoover's Birthplace

"This cottage where I was born is physical proof of the unbounded opportunity of American life."

In 1871, Jesse Hoover built this two-room cottage near his blacksmith shop and moved in with his wife, Hulda, and young son, Theodore. Herbert Hoover ...

Barnetts

Charles City County, Virginia

This community acquired its name from the Barnett family and was once a major commercial center for the western end of the county. The area has been served by the post offices of Bradley's Store (1879-1911) and ...

81st Ohio Infantry

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

(front)

Ohio

81st Infantry

Commanded by

Col. Thomas Morton

McArthur's (2d) Brigade

W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Division

Army of the Tennessee

(back)

This regiment guarded Snake Creek bridge during forenoon April 6, 1862; assisted in repelling enemy's advance at army's extreme right after noon; by ...

Hotel Loraine

Herbert W. Tullgren, Architect

This building was designed by Herbert W. Tullgren, an architect nationally known for his design of hotels and apartment buildings in period revival styles. Hotel Loraine, having elements of both the Tudor and Mediterranean revival styles was ...

USS Yorktown (CV~10)

The keel for the aircraft carrier BonHomme

Richard was laid down December 1, 1941,

six days before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The

vessel was renamed USS Yorktown (CV-10)

in honor of the original carrier Yorktown (CV-5),

the only U.S. ...

Kerr's Inc.

Regarded as the oldest Angelina County business in continuous operation, Kerr's began in 1870 as a general store in the early county seat of Homer (5 mi. SE). It was started by Civil War veteran Capt. Joseph Kerr (B. 1828), ...