1st Ohio Sharpshooters

Headquarters of General George H. Thomas

1st Ohio Sharpshooters.

Headquarters Gen. George H. Thomas.

Capt. Gershom M. Barber.

Nov. 23, 1863.This command served at the Headquarters of the Army of the Cumberland.

It was composed of the Fifth Independent Company, Lieut. William N. Watson; the ...

White Horse Tavern

1673

“America’s Oldest Tavern”

Yearly gathering place of the

members of the Colonial Legislature

Marker is at the intersection of Marlborough Street and Farewell Street, on the left when traveling east on Marlborough Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Burns’ Shoals

The remains of Burns' Shoals now lie nearly 40 feet underwater. This rock outcropping was the first of the shoals known as the "Falls of Tuscaloosa" and represents the "Fall Line" or contact point of the Coastal Plain and the ...

Gravestone Carving

In early Boston when someone died, their family or friends indicated their burial site with a marker for remembrance. Often the deceased had already ordered their gravestone before their death. Gravestones were carved by masons, stonecutters, painters, and other craftsmen ...

10th Ohio Cavalry

Long's Brigade - Crook's Division

10th Ohio Cavalry

Long's Brig., Crook's Div., Stanley's Corps.

Col. Charles C. Smith.

Nov. 25, 1863.Crossing the Tennessee in the rear of Gen. Sherman's column on the 24th, the regiment advanced with its brigade 13 miles toward Cleveland. ...

Headquarters Complex

The headquarters house overlooking the confluence of Valley Creek and the Schuylkill River was the hub of military activity. It was from here that General Washington, with the assistance of his staff, conducted the daily routine of the army. Often ...

4th Ohio Cavalry (Battalion)

Long's Brigade - Crook's Division

4th Ohio Cavalry Battalion.

Long's Brig., Crook's Div., Stanley's Corps.

Maj. George W. Cobb.

Nov. 25, 1863.Crossing the Tennessee in the rear of Gen. Sherman's column on the 24th, the regiment advanced with its brigade 13 miles toward Cleveland. ...

Thomas Rowland & Sons Shovel Works

High quality shovels and spades were produced at the Rowland Mill complex near here, founded by Benjamin Rowland, Jr. in 1795. The millworks, operated until 1901 by the Rowland family, gained an international reputation and helped to establish the ...

The Black Warrior River

Plied for thousands of years by Indians, then by early explorers and American settlers, this river extends 169 miles from the Sipsey and Mulberry Forks near Birmingham to its confluence with the Tombigbee at Demopolis. It drains 6228 square miles ...

The Tree of Liberty

William Ellery Park

To commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766, William Read deeded a small triangle of land at this site where grew the original Tree of Liberty, to William Ellery and others in trust. This tree ...