Cadillac Mountain

Cadillac Mountin is Acadia National Park's highest elevation and most comprehensive viewpoint. It is also the highest point on the United States Atlantic Coast (1,500 feet/466m). If you stood here alone at dawn you might be the first person in ...

Petersburg Breakthrough Battlefield

Has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America.

In the predawn darkness of April 2, 1865, the Union Sixth Corps

successfully breached the Confederate defenses southwest of Petersburg.

The breakthrough forced the Confederate ...

Mustered and Disbanded 1861-1865

At this point the Second Virginia Cavalry was mustered into service, May 10, 1861. At the same place the remnant of this regiment was disbanded, April 10, 1865, completing a service of four years lacking one month. The regiment participated ...

Father John D. Kempf Veterans Memorial

To all veterans

in honor [of]

Father John D. Kempf

National Chaplain of the

American Legion 1982 - 1983

Marker is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and 4th Street, on the left when traveling north on Chestnut Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battle Ends

Seeing the massive disorder in Major General Gibbs’ column, Major General Pakenham rode forward. While attempting to rally his troops and get the stalled attack underway, Pakenham was mortally wounded a few yards from this site.

Major General Keane, commanding the ...

Dresden Firefighters Memorial

Dresden Fire Department

Dedicated to all fallen firefighters who have made the supreme sacrifice

In memory of Greg Rodgers who passed away in the line of duty 12/13/99

“Greater love has no one than this that he lay down his life for his ...

Ludington Graves

Burial site of Revolutionary

war heroes, Col. Henry

Ludington and his daughter

Sybil, who rode to warn the

troops on 26 April 1777

Marker is at the intersection of New York Route 311 and Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling west on State Route ...

Confederate Line of March

“ … on this wretched road … ”

(Preface): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman's objective was to join ...

National Historic Landmark - Bear River Massacre

Very few Northwestern Shoshoni survived a battle here that turned into a massacre by Col. P.E. Connor’s California Volunteers.

In 1863, Conner and his force set out from salt Lake City on a cold January campaign in response to friction between ...

The Borden Bridge

Across this bridge, during the Civil War, Gail Borden Jr.’s New York Condensed Milk Company shipped condensed milk to the Union Troops.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 6) and Peaceable Hill Road, on the left when traveling ...