The Defense of Dogan Ridge

On the afternoon of August 30, 1862, the rolling fields of John Dogan’s farm, “Rosefield,” formed a crucial defensive position for General John Pope’s Union Army of Virginia. As General James Longstreet’s Confederate attack swept onto Chinn Ridge, Union commanders ...

In honor of those who served our country in Korea & Vietnam

In honor of those

who served our

country in Korea

June 25, 1950

Jan 31, 1955

In Vietnam

Dec. 22, 1961

May 7, 1975

Marker is at the intersection of High Street and River Street, in the median on High ...

Dead River Cemetery

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On a hilltop nearby stands the old Dead River Cemetery named for the river which was at one time part of the Oconee. Dead River Church once stood there but was later moved to Longpond 2 miles north. In ...

Fort Amherstburg (Fort Malden)

The post was begun by the Royal Canadian Volunteers in 1796 to replace Detroit and to maintain British influence among the western Indians. As the principal defense of the Detroit frontier in 1812, it was here that Isaac Brock gathered ...

One Hundredth Anniversary of the Battle of Lundy's Lane

This Memorial

– is –

Erected to Commemorate

the celebration of the

One Hundredth

Anniversary of the

Battle of

Lundy's Lane

Held here July 25th 1914

Under the Auspices

– of –

The Lundy's Lane

Historical Society

Marker can be reached from Lundy's Lane just from Hanan Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Citizen Soldier 220 Years Ago

(National Guard & Reserves of 1780)

During the American Revolution, the militia like Marion's Brigade was totally dependent on a man with a horse and a gun who tended his farm and responded to Marion's call to arms. Marion rides this ...

Hood's Retreat

Dec. 16, 1864

In this neighborhood, late in the evening of his decisive defeat at Nashville, Hood reorganized his army for withdrawal southward. Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee's Corps, supported by Chalmers' Cavalry Division, covered the withdrawal, fighting continuously until the ...

J & T Basque Restaurant Building

1426 Highway 395

This building dates back to the 1870's and was moved to Carson Valley from Virginia City before the end of the 19th Century. It was somewhat commonplace to move buildings from Virginia City after the Comstock Lode ...

Fort Amsterdam

Birth of a City: Nieuw Amsterdam & Old New York

INTRODUCTION

In September 1609, Henry Hudson and some 20 seamen sailed their ship, the Halve Maen (Half Moon), into what is today New York harbor. The Dutch East India Company expected Hudson ...

Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Named in honor of Major Walter Reed, pioneer in military medicine.

Although first envisioned during the Civil War, it was not until 1909 that an army general hospital was built in Washington. Named in honor of Major Walter Reed, famed for ...