Richard Christmas

c. 1763–1848

A veteran of the North Carolina militia in the American Revolution, Christmas is buried here with his wife, Mary Roberson, his son, Nathaniel G. Christmas, and other descendants.

Living then in Green County, Ga., he drew a land lot ...

The College of William and Mary in Virginia

A charter was granted by King William and Queen Mary in 1693, by fostering “good arts and sciences,” and by educating the youth in “good letters and manners,” the College has maintained its original mission as “a place of universal ...

Rodriquez-Chamuscado Expedition - 1581

Inspired by Indian stories of settlements in present New Mexico and authorized by the Spanish viceroy, Fray Agustin Rodriquez, a Franciscan Priest, led a missionary expedition to the area. Accompanied by Fray Juan De Santa Maria, Fray Francisco Lopez, nine ...

Nazareth Church Stone Marker

In 1765 Narareth’s first meeting house was built on this site. Made of logs cut from surrounding forest, pulpit of clapboard, seats of crude wooden plank, without backs and dirt floor.

Marker can be reached from Nazareth Church Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Indian School at the College of William & Mary

Using funds from the estate of British scientist Robert Boyle, the College of William & Mary established a school to educate young Indian men in 1697, just four years after the college’s founding. To encourage enrollment, in 1711 Lt. Gov. ...

First Presbyterian Church

Demopolis, Alabama

Side A

Charter members 1839:

John B. Cook (first elder)

Mary S. Cook

Elmira Gaither

Eleanor L. Lucy

Mariah S. Tillinghast

Benajah P. Whitlow

Eliza A. Whitlow

Ira Patterson

Sarah Young

First resident pastor (1846-53);

The Rev. William ...

Dubois County Honor Roll Memorial

[[ Left ‘Small Book’ ]]

[ Left ‘Page’ ]

* * * Mexican War * * *

James Green • Pleasant Horton • James McElvaine • Hiram Main • David L. Matthews • Joseph Orinder

* * * Spanish American War * * ...

Chambers County War Memorial

In memory of Chambers Co. veterans who gave their lives in following wars:

World War I [west face] (list of names)

World War II [east and south faces](list of names)

Korean and Vietnam Conflicts [north face] (lists of names)

Marker is on Lafayette Street ...

Dr. John Evans

1814 – 1897

Doctor – Educator – Builder – Financier.

Attica, Indiana Doctor, 1839–1845

Founder: Indiana Hospital for Insane.

Chicago Mercy Hospital: City of Evanston, Ill.

Northwestern University - U. of Denver.

Rush Medical College Faculty.

Territorial Governor of Colorado.

Marker can be reached from South Perry Street, ...

The Demopolis Opera House / Lillian Hellman And

The Little Foxes

The Demopolis Opera House

In 1876, the town of Demopolis leased the former

Presbyterian Church, a classic brick structure

built in 1843 and occupied by federal troops during

Reconstruction, to the Demopolis Opera Association.

The association revitalized the building as a theater

for live ...