Trading Path

Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

Marker is on Alamance Road 0.1 miles south of Pond Road, on the right when traveling south.

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Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church

West and across the street stood Milwaukee's first landmark, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, built by the Italian community. Known as the Little Pink Church, 1904-1967.

Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Church, built in 1904 as the first church edifice of ...

Campanile and Carillon

The Town of Hamden gratefully accepts the donation of the Campanile and the electronic Carillon by the children of Philip Paolella in honor of Ciro Paolella, founder and president of the Plasticrete Corporation.

Born in Italy, in the province ...

Morrison's Brigade

McClernand's Division

U.S.A.

Brigadier General

John A. McClernand's Division

Colonel William R. Morrison's Brigade17th Illinois, Major Francis M. Smith

49th Illinois, Lieut. Colonel Phineas Pease

On February 13, 1862, about 10 a.m., this brigade crossed Indian Creek Valley and took a position in the woods wst ...

The Freedom Tree

The Freedom Tree

With The Vision of Universal Freedom

For All Mankind

This Tree Is Dedicated By

The Citizens of Hamden

To All

Prisoners Of War

And

Missing In Action

1972

Marker is at the intersection of Dixwell Avenue (Connecticut Route 10) and Whitney Avenue, on the left when traveling ...

Maney's Battery

Heiman's Brigade

C.S.A.

Brigadier General Bushrod R. Johnson's Division

Colonel Adolphus Heiman's Brigade

Maney's BatteryThis battery of four pieces occupied this position throughout the operations around Fort Donelson, engaging the Federal artillery at various times.

On February 13, 1862, assaulted by Morrison's Brigade, the battery ...

Las Vegas High School / Las Vegas High School Neighborhood

This is a two sided marker

Side A:

Las Vegas High School

As the population of Las Vegas increased throughout the 1920s and the construction of Hoover Dam was assured, many saw the need for a new high school. Principal Maude Frazier overcame ...

The Foot of the Rocks

In this neighborhood “The Foot of the Rocks” Henry Wellington, a commissioned officer of the War of 1812-14, and his wife Eliza Teele, natives of this town, made their home in 1819; in honor of his parents, and ancestors, this ...

War Comes to Savannah

On March 8, 1862 the pro-Union citizens of Savannah turned out to greet the 40th Illinois Infantry, the vanguard of 40,000-man Union invasion force. Residents cheered as the Illinois troops trudged off the steamer Golden Gate formed into ranks, and ...

Dearborn Street

Chicago Cultural Walk

[Side A]

Dearborn Street showcases some of Chicago’s best architecture, art, and urban design dating from the late 19th century. Great names in architecture include Chicago School architects William LeBaron Jenney, Burnham & Root, and Holabird & Roche, as ...