Gordon Military College

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Founded as Male and Female Seminary in 1852, this was a pioneer school of its kind in Georgia. It was reorganized in 1872 as Gordon Institute, named for General John B. Gordon, famed Confederate soldier, Governor and Senator, who was ...

Edmonston Veterans Park

This park is dedicated to the men

and women of the armed forces

who have served our nation

with heartfelt thanks from

the residents of Edmonston, MD.

[Logo]: Edmonston, Maryland, est. 1924.

Marker is at the intersection of Decatur Street and ...

Durham's Station

Prelude To Peace

(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 Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia ...

Fort Wadsworth

Built following the Battle of the Weldon Railroad in August 1864, Fort Wadsworth anchored the extreme left of the Union siege lines for more than a month. It secured the the Union grip on the Petersburg & Weldon Railroad - ...

Bullard-Hart-Sampson House

Built 1887 by Dr. William L. Bullard, Columbus physician and pioneer ear, eye, nose and throat specialist, this house is a splendid example of Second Empire Victorian architecture. It was designed by L.E. Thornton of New York.

The Bullard family lived ...

1915 Chester Depot

1841: First Erie RR Station

Fresh milk first shipped to

NYC 1842 by Agent Thaddeus

Selleck. Last train Apr ‘83

Opened 1999: History Museum

Marker is on Winkler Place 0 miles west of Howland St.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fight for the Weldon Railroad

After failing to bludgeon his way into Petersburg in June and July, Grant decided to strangle the city instead. His plan: cut the railroads into Petersburg - cut the Confederate's lifelines.

On August 18, Maj. Gen. Gouverneur Warren's Union Fifth ...

National Historic Landmark - Colonial Annapolis Historic District

Has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1965

Thomas Day

ca. 1801-1861

Free black cabinetmaker in Milton, 1824-1861. Home and shop located here in the old Union Tavern, 1848-1858.

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (North Carolina Route 57) and Town Hall Road on Broad Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fender Cemetery

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A short distance East on this road is Fender Cemetery, in which are buried many of the first settlers of the area of old Lowndes County lying East of the Alabama River, from Union Church. This location for the Cemetery ...