Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg

Sacred to the memory of

Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg

who was born on the 1st day of January, 1750

and departed this life

on the 4th day of June, 1801

Aged 51 years, 5 months and 5 days

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Lutheran Pastor in Colonial America

Continental Congress 1779-80, Pennsylvania ...

Confederate Trenches

Confederate troops, aided by slave labor, built these earthworks between 1862 and 1864. By September 1864, over 100 miles of defensive fortifications protected Richmond against attack.

After several unsuccessful attempts, Union troops captured Fort Harrison and the surrounding works in September ...

The Great Cannonade

The Battle of Monmouth

28 June, 1778

1:15 PM – 5:30 PM

“… Shot and Shells flying as thick as Hail.”

Major General Nathanael Greene

For several long, hot and exhausting hours during the afternoon of June 28, 1778, the largest land artillery ...

"Brave to Madness"

Nearby on 9 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood's South Carolina Brigade attacked advancing elements of the Union X and XVIII Corps. As they 11th S.C. Infantry Regiment engaged the Federals across Swift Creek near Arrowfield Church, the 21st and ...

The Homestake Gold Mine and Open Cut

The Homestake lode, the basis for the great Homestake Mining Company, was discovered by Moses Manuel, who, with his brother Fred, had come to the Black Hills in 1875. The two brothers, along with Hank Harney, officially located the claim ...

Alfred Street Baptist Church

Alfred Street Baptist Church is home to the oldest

African American congregation in Alexandria,

dating to the early 19th century. It has served as a

prominent religious, educational, and cultural

institution. In 1818, the congregation, then known

as the Colored Baptist Society, began worship

services here ...

Dedicated to the Pony Express

In 1860-1861 Pony Express riders stopped in Lafayette 19 times to change horses en route to San Francisco from St. Joseph, Missouri

Lafayette Historical Society

1992

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Moraga Road and Mout Diablo Boulevard.

Courtesy hmdb.org

North Castle World War II Monument

Dedicated to the Heroic Men and Women

Of North White Plains in the Town of North Castle, New York

Who Served Their Country in World War II

And in Loving Memory of Those Who Made the ...

“The Bankers Building”

A Fremont Bank Building

This building was originally constructed as the Niles Branch of the Bank of Alameda County. Its doors opened on Monday, September 23, 1929. The construction was considered a “new modern building” that would be “a model of ...

Confederate Battery 6

This battery fell to the Union forces on June 15, 1864.

Marker is on Petersburg Tour Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org