Fairfax Herald & Print Shop

Built 1900

Old Town Fairfax

The Fairfax Herald was established in 1882 by Capt. S.R. Donohoe, who, in 1904 moved it to this small, one-story frame structure. The Herald remained in operation until 1966.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Huck's Defeat

On July 12, 1780, at Williamson's Plantation about one-fifth of a mile east from here, Loyalist forces under Capt. Christian Huck were defeated by American forces led by Cols. William Bratton, William Hill, Edward Lacey, Richard Winn, as well as ...

The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers / The Civil War Comes to

Military Events near Petersburg, WV

The Irish Brigade & the McNeill Rangers

General James A. Mulligan, USA

Born June 25, 1830 in Utica, NY, James Adelbert Mulligan was a spirited Irish-American who wore a green scarf in combat. At the ...

Union Headquarters

Gen. H. W. Slocum,

commanding the Union

forces, located his

headquarters in this

field, March 16, 1865.

Marker is on Bryant Road (North Carolina Route 82), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

York Redoubt

[English text]

York Redoubt was the heart of the defences protecting the outer harbour approaches to Halifax. Begun in 1793, it was enlarged by the Duke of Kent who constructed a Martello tower here in 1798. The redoubt became an essential ...

Federal Hospital

The 1865 home of Wm.

Smith, 100 yds. E., was

used as a hospital for

Union troops in the

Battle of Averasboro,

March 15-16, 1865.

Marker is at the intersection of Burnett Road (North Carolina Route 82) and Ross W Road (North Carolina Route 1801), on ...

Jackson County Marshal's House and Jail Museum

Built in 1859, these buildings served as United States Provost Marshal's headquarters during the Civil War. Frank James, outlaw, and William C. Quantrill, border war guerrilla, were jailed here. In use until 1933.

Marker is on Main Street near Truman Road, ...

Batteries 5 and 6

Fire from these positions played an important role in stopping the British attack on January 8, 1815. The cannons displayed hers represent batteries 5 and 6, which defended the center of Major general Jackson’s line. The field carriages were painted ...

Haines Normal and Industrial Institute

Established by influential educator Lucy Craft Laney, the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute was chartered in 1886 and grew to include a Kindergarten to Junior College curriculum, the Lamar School of Nursing, and a teacher training program. Named for benefactor ...

Billy The Kid

The notorious New Mexico outlaw, also known as William Bonney, was captured and sucessfully imprisoned for the last time in the downstairs jail housed in this, the Cornell Building, at 208 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, from December 27, ...