Virginia Theological Seminary

Founded 1823

Half mile to the southwest. The idea for such an institution was conceived by a group of Alexandria and Washington clergymen in 1818. Among those interested was Francis Scott Key, author of the Star Spangled Banner. Originally at corner ...

The Naval Battle of Fort Montgomery

When Sir Henry Clinton’s British troops reached Forts Clinton and Montgomery on October 6, 1777, some of his ships began moving upriver to support them. First came two galleys, the Dependence and the Crane, which were rowed into position. Four ...

The Southern Cross Monument

By Rachel Joynt & Remco DeFouw

This sculpture celebrates Portmarnock's unique role in world aviation history. This beach, known as the Velvet Strand, was used as a runway for the first successful East-West Transatlantic flight, on 24th June 1930.

After a gruelling ...

Tampa Theatre

This property has been

placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

By the United States

Department Of The Interior

Marker is on 711 N. Franklin St. near E. Zack St., on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

German Baptist Church of the Brethren

This building was constructed in 1898 by the German Baptist Church of the Brethren to serve as a house of worship. It was originally located on the southwest corner of ? Street and Avenue A in Kearney. This congregation used ...

The “Lime City”

Huntington, the “Lime City.” so named for its many limestone quarries and kilns, the first kiln being built in this vicinity by Michael Houseman in 1843 or 1844. By 1885 there were 31 kilns in operation: eight were perpetual kilns, ...

Opening of the Campaign

Battle of Chancellorsville - 1863

Following its defeat at Fredericksburg in December 1862, the Union Army of the Potomac spent the winter in Stafford County. Across the Rappahannock River, Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia kept a defensive position that ...

The Boardman-Webb House

In the 1850s Dr. George T. Boardman (d.1884) came to Austin to practice dentistry. He developed a new process to fill teeth and helped incorporate the American Dental College. He bought this property in 1855 from early Austin merchant John ...

The Climax

The Battle of the Wilderness

The Battle of the Wilderness climaxed here in the twilight of May 6, 1864. After a day of seesaw fighting in the woods behind you, the Confederates mounted a final effort to take the Plank Road-Brock ...

Reverend Father William Corby, C.S.C.

Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry

(Plaque at Statue Base)To the memory

of

Rev. Father William Corby, C.S.C.

Chaplain 88th Regiment New York Infantry

2nd Brigade 1st Division 2nd Corps

The Irish Brigade

July 2nd 1863

(Side Marker Stone):Reverend William E. Corby, C.S.C.

Congregation of Holy Cross

This memorial depicts ...