Ellington Field

In 1917, during World War I, the Houston Chamber of Commerce lobbied the federal government to establish an air field here. Named for Lt. Eric Lamar Ellington, an Illinois aviator killed in a California plane crash in 1913, it opened ...

Crockett’s Tennessee Westward Movement

In his nearly half century of life, David Crockett literally migrated from east to west Tennessee. From his birthplace near Limestone, to his last home in Rutherford (Gibson County), the Crockett story weaves its way across the Volunteer state for ...

The Real Likeness of David Crockett

Even his contemporaries, close friends and relatives outside the artist’s circle, were not always consistent in describing the famous frontiersman. However, almost all agree that he carried an impressive frame, stood erect, and was quite muscular. We also know that ...

Home Where Lt .Colonel Baum Died

A few feet east of this marker stood the house, removed about 1870, in which Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum died. Commander of the enemy forces, he was mortally wounded in the battle of Bennington and died two days later, August ...

Early Toll Road (Berlin, NY)

Elm Street and Green Hollow Road were part of the Eastern Turnpike enacted 1799 to improve existing road from Albany to Mass. line and thence to Boston.

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 38 and U.S. 22, on ...

Home of Big Thunder

Dr. Smith Boughton, leader of 1844-45 anti rent war, liver here: 1838-1888

Marker is on New York Route 43 just from Alps Mountain Rd, on the right when traveling east.

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Duval County Vietnam Memorial and Veterans Eternal Flame

Proudly the citizens of Duval County

pay tribute to the men and women

who made the supreme sacrifice

in the Viet Nam conflict.

May their sacrifice merit God's

blessing of a permanent peace

for our nation.

May 30, 1974

This flame

of freedom is

dedicated to all ...

Battle of Bennington Second Engagement

August 16th 1777

Battle Of Bennington

Second engagement

At this point occurred the defeat of Colonel Breyman, who commanded a force of 600 men sent by General Burgoyne to reinforce Colonel Baum. Seth Warner and his regiment of Vermont rangers ...

The Home of the 17th President

Andrew Johnson Patterson, son of Martha Johnson Patterson and grandson of President Andrew Johnson, was born and died in this house. To him and his loyal and devoted wife, Martha Barkley Patterson, the nation is indebted for their untiring efforts ...

The Homestead Grounds

Andrew Johnson National Historic Site

There are no written records describing the Homestead grounds as Andrew Johnson knew them from 1869 until 1875. The earliest descriptions of the landscape during that period come from the oral accounts of Andrew Johnson’s descendants ...