Historic Randsburg

Rand Camp began as a tent city, erected by eager miners who rushed to the Mojave Desert following a major gold discovery in April 1895. A year later, the town of 1,500 had been renamed "Randsburg." Saloons sprouted, a U.S. ...

April 3, 1974 Xenia Tornado Memorial

In memory of

those who lost their lives in

April 3, 1974 Tornado

Richard Adams • Wm. Kent Armstrong • Joyce D. Behnken • Brian K. Blakely • Gloria E. Chambers • Eric Michael Crabtree • Teresa Renee Cross • Prabahakar Dixit • ...

Longstreet's Command

Manning's Brigade, Walker's Division

C.S.A

Longstreet's Command

Manning's Brigade, Walker's Division

Col. Van H. Manning, Commanding

Organization

3d Arkansas, 30th Virginia, 27th, 46th and 48th North Carolina

September 17, 1862

About 10:20 A.M. the 30th Virginia, 46th and 48th North Carolina charged from the woods beyond the Dunkard ...

Longstreet's Command

Reserve Artillery, Hood's Division

C.S.A.

Longstreet's Command.

Reserve Artillery, Hood's Division,

Major B.W. Frobel, C.S.A., Commanding.

Organization.

German (South Carolina) Artillery,

Palmetto (South Carolina) Artillery,

Rowan (North Carolina) Artillery.

September 15-17, 1862.

The Reserve Artillery of Hood's Division reached Sharpsburg at noon of Sept. 15. It was posted on the ...

The Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan

Designed by its first Vicar, the Reverend George Stewart, this is the oldest church building in continuous use in Sauk Centre. Construction was begun in the spring of 1869 and completion of the $6700 structure was made possible by a ...

Netherlands Monument

Preserving History

This monumental flagstaff commemorates the Dutch establishment of New Amsterdam and the seventeenth century European settlement that launched the modern metropolis of New York City. Designed by Dutch sculptor H.A. van den Eijnde (1869-1939), the monument was dedicated in ...

Bloom Township War and Veterans Memorial

In honor of the men of Bloom Township

who entered the service of their country to fight in the World War 1917-1918

Ralph Hickle

[Died in Service]

[Honor Roll of Veterans]

Erected as a lasting tribute to the men and women of this community who ...

Birthplace of Dr. James Marion Sims

About 1¾ miles west of this spot stood the house in which Dr. James Marion Sims was born on January 25, 1813. Father of modern gynecology, Dr. Sims was honored by the American and by European governments for his service ...

The World’s Largest Chair

Presented to Curtis Bros. for their outstanding leadership and service to the public by the Basset Furniture Industries.

The chair made of solid Honduras mahogany is 19½ feet tall and weighs 4600 pounds.

Designer: Leo M. Jiranek

Builder: J.E. Bassett, Jr.

Marker is ...

Veterans of the American Revolution Memorial Bridge

A living memorial to and in honor of veterans who are buried in Wisconsin who served this nation in the American Revolution and who, by their efforts, were responsible for the founding of our country.Veterans of the American Revolution

After the ...