The Ackerman House

Mahwah’s Farming Heritage

This 19th-century farmhouse with Colonial Revival features was the home of Garret G. Ackerman (b. 1810 – d. 1870) until his accidental death when he was thrown from his horse-drawn wagon on present Fardale Avenue. The west section ...

Sealing of the Magna Carta

This live oak

dedicated on June 15, 1965,

commemorates the 750th Anniversary

of the

Sealing of Magna Carta

on

June 15, 1215.

Out of these roots have sprung great

liberties of man, great principles of law.

The Magna Carta Commission of Virginia

Marker can be reached from Colonial Parkway, on ...

The Canal Dug By Irishmen

The Delaware and Raritan Canal, often referred to as "The Big Ditch" was constructed between the years 1831 - 1834 at a cost of almost $3,000,000 and the lives of many Irish immigrant laborers. The hand-dug D & R Canal ...

The Archaearium

In front of you is the “Archaearium,” an archaeological museum of early Jamestown history. Its exhibits explore both the James Fort excavations and those of the site above which it sits – the Statehouse, the first building built specifically for ...

The Stoneman Raid

In July, 1864, Maj. Gen W.T. Sherman's army (US) closed in on Atlanta. Finding its fortifications "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest," he sought to force its fall by sending Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman, with three brigades ...

Dedicated to the Memory of Karl O. Olfers

Dedicated in memory of

Kark O. Olfers

who willed this site and building known as Olfers Garage to the City of Lovelock for the use of the Lovelock Fire Department. A charter member of this department, since June 10, 1934 he served ...

The Tennessee Williams Visitors Center

Friends of Libraries U.S.A.

Literary Landmarks Register

The Tennessee Williams

Visitors Center

Author, playwright, and poet

Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams

(1911-1983),

was born in Columbus, Mississippi.

In tribute to his life and writings, this site, formerly

the rectory of St. Paul's Episcopal Church,

is designated a Literary Landmark by

Friends of ...

Assault from the Bottom House

Perryville

They were outnumbered, but they were ready. Watching from the top of the hill across the road, members of the 3rd Ohio Infantry Regiment saw waves of attacking Confederate infantry moving toward them. These Federal soldiers, anchoring the southern end ...

Home of the Oorang Indians

NFL's Most Colorful Franchise

The Oorang Indian football team was founded by LaRue native Walter Lingo (1890-1966), owner of the Oorang Airedale Dog Kennels. The team, comprised of Native American Indians, played in the National Football League (NFL) in 1922-23.

The star ...

The Mayville White Limestone School Building

The North half was built in 1857-58 and the South extension was added in 1877. This school made it possible to classify the pupils and three departments were established. E.J. Foster was the first teacher.

This handsome building has withstood the ...