Site of the home of James Dill

Born in Pennsylvania in 1770. Pioneer Indian trader. Recognized by the King of Spain as a public - spirited citizen. First Alcalde of Nacgodoches under the Mexican government in 1821.

Marker is at the intersection of North Street and Hospital Street, ...

The Joiner Family

The distinguished Joiner family lived here in an imposing mansion, demolished in 1970.

James H. Joiner: Pioneer in Talladega's progress while publisher, 1844-73, of one of Alabama's most influential newspapers - The Democratic Watchtower.

George A. Joiner (son): Confederate naval ...

The Battle of Salem Cemetery

Here on December 19,1862, Confederate forces under the command of Gen. Nathan B. Forrest fought Union forces commanded by Colonel Adolph Engelmann. After a cavalry charge was repulsed, the Confederate artillery forced the retreat of the Federals, and Forrest withdrew ...

The Mountain Meadows Massacre

Led by Captains John T. Baker and Alexander Fancher, a California-bound wagon train from Arkansas camped in this valley in the late summer of 1857 during the time of the so-called Utah War. In the early morning hours of September ...

The Buffalo Soldier Monument

[Seal of the United States Army]

Built by those

who cherish the

spirit, courage and

valor of the

Buffalo Soldiers

Heroes

Patriots

Warriors - Explorers

Surveyors

Marker can be reached from Grant Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battle of Harris Farm

Final Battle Around Spotsylvania Court House

From May 8-18, 1864, Union troops battered Gen. Robert E. Lee's lines at Spotsylvania Court House. Unable to defeat the Confederates by direct assault, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant determined to head south, drawing Lee ...

Early Indian Trading Paths / The Goose Creek Men

Early Indian Trading Paths

One of the earliest major trading paths in the Carolina colony, dating from the first decade of English settlement 1670-1680, ran nearby. The colonists traded guns and ammunition, cloth, rum, and other goods for furs and ...

The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial

The Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial

is dedicated to those Arizona men and women

who served during the Korean War

June 25, 1950 - July 27, 1953

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Arizona Korean War Veterans Memorial Commissioners

MG Donald L. Owens, AZ ANG

(Adjutant General of Arizona),

Chairman

Donald A. ...

St. James Lutheran Church

(Front text)

This church, the first Lutheran congregation in Sumter County, was organized in 1890 as a Home Mission, with six charter members and with Rev. F.W.E. Peschau as its first pastor. The congregation met in area churches, public buildings, ...

The Growth Of Dorchester Academy 1874 - 1930s

Dorchester Academy

In 1872, African Americans from Liberty County began another letter writing campaign; this time for a teach to replace Eliza Ann Ward. They requested that their next teacher be both a teacher and a minister. In the spring of ...