World War I

In Memory of Our loved ones who were our heroes in the World's War of

1917-1918

Soldier Rest Thy Work is Done.

Tommie Burks,

Price Hill,

Luther Hines,

Alvin McKinney,

Barney Liles,

Clyde Wilcoxson

Marker is on 300 Rogers Lane.

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North Haven World War II Monument

[ center plaque ]

World War II

1941 – 1945

This memorial has been erected by the

Town of North Haven to honor its sons and

daughters who served our country in its time of need.

They sought not personal glory, but

the preservation ...

Emporia Railroad History

The Petersburg Railroad was constructed in the early 1830s between Petersburg, Virgina and Weldon, North Carolina, through the towns of Belfield and Hicksford (present-day Emporia). It is considered the first railroad in the South built in a north-south direction. During ...

Building a Fortress

U.S. army officer, Joseph G. Totten superintended the construction of Fort Adams beginning in 1825. He oversaw all details of construction until 1838, when he was appointed as the first Chief Engineer of the newly created Army Corps of Engineers.

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Civil War Monument

(Front):In commemoration

of the patriotism and valor

of the men of

Watertown

who, in the hour of peril,

offered their lives that the

republic might live, thus

winning the gratitude of their

fellow-citizens, the admiration

of succeeding generations and

a place among the nation’s

heroes; this monument is erected

that their example ...

Reams Station

Three miles north. There, the Union cavalryman, Kautz, in Wilson's raid, destroyed the station, June 22, 1864. Returning from Burkeville, Kautz reached there again June 29, and was joined by Wilson. Attacked by Hampton, Wilson and Kautz hastily retreated to ...

14th Ohio Battery

Burial Place

Burial Place

14th Ohio Battery

4 Bodies Removed

to

Nat'l Cemetery.

Marker is on Corinth Road 0.1 miles east of Sherman Road, on the right when traveling east.

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Schwartz & Raas and San Angelo National Bank Building

These three Victorian commercial structures were built during the local economic boom of the 1880s. Among the earliest permanent buildings in San Angelo, they represent the early development of the city as the leading commercial center of the area. In ...

Courtland's Early Architecture

(circa 1820-1940)

Side A

Structures within the Courtland historic district represent over 150 years of changing tastes in building design. Although only a few of Courtland’s earliest buildings survive, the Federal~style architecture of the oldest houses suggest the community’s strong original links ...

Alester G. Furman, Jr. Administration Building

Erected 1957

Named in Honor of

Alester Garden Furman, Jr.

Humanitarian, Master Planner, Friend of Youth, Champion of Education, Guiding Light in Building the New South.

This administration building is named to honor Mr. Furman in grateful recognition of his enduring support of Furman ...