Matthew J. Perry House

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Matthew J. Perry, Jr. (b. 1921), lawyer, civil rights pioneer, and jurist, lived in a house on this site as a youth; the house was torn down in 1997. He served in the U.S. Army during World War ...

Cathedral of the Madeleine

Begun with land purchase in 1889.

Dedicated 1909.

Architects:

C.M. Neuhausen, B.O. Mecklenburg, John Comes.

Built under leadership of

Bishop Lawrence Scanlon with monies from the

Pius Fund, mining philanthropists, and parishoners.

Marker is at the intersection of South Temple Street and B Street, on the right ...

Army of the Tenn. At Dallas

May 25, 1864. McPherson’s Army of the Tenn., [US] marching from Wooley’s Bridge (Etowah River), via Van Wert, reached Pumpkin Vine Cr., Logan’s 15th A.C. [US] camped near Pumpkin Vine Church, 2 mi. S.

May 26, Dodge’s 16th A.C. [US] ...

Army of the Tenn. To Dallas

May 24, 1864. McPherson’s 15th & 16th A.C. [US] left Euharlee Creek (at Aragon, Polk County) & passed through Van Wert, his route being present State Highways 101 & 6 Turning E. (toward Yorkville, Paulding Co.), camp was made at ...

Colored Department of the City Hospital / Doctors and Nurses

Colored Department of the City Hospital

The first City Hospital, c. 1841, was located on the South Commons. Called “the Pest House,” its clients were charity patients. The second City Hospital, c. 1894, was built across from Linwood Cemetery. Architectural details ...

The Army Mule

Since 1899 the mule has been the West Point mascot promoting the spirit of the Corps of Cadets. Mules were very important to the Army in the late 1800s through World War I. While not regular cavalry mounts, mules were ...

The Campbell Kids

Beloved Icons of Campbell Soup Company

When the campbell Kids were created in 1904 for a Campbell Soup Company ad campaign, little did anyone realize what enduring icons the fresh-faced, roly-poly characters would become.

The Campbell Kids first appeared with cans of ...

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. George Stoneman, with three ...

Sacrifice of the 1st Minnesota

July 2, 1863 - Second Day

"Every man realized in an instant what that order meant - death or wounds to us all, the sacrifice of a regiment to gain a few minutes' time..."

Lieut. William Lochren, U.S.A.

1st Minnesota Infantry

Late on the ...

One Hundredth Anniversary of the U.S. Naval Academy

Dedicated on the

One Hundredth Anniversary

of the founding of the

United States Naval Academy

in memory of its graduates

who have given their lives

in line of duty

while serving their country

10 October 1945

Marker can be reached from Blake Road, on the right when traveling east. ...