Confederate Torpedo Boat David

Tomb

In Memory of my

shipmates of the

Confederate

Torpedo Boat David

Charleston S.C. Oct 5, 1863

Lieut. W.T. Glassell, C.S.N.

Pilot W.J. Cannon, C.S.N.

Fireman Jas.Sullivan, C.S.N.

Chief Engineer

James Hamilton Tomb, C.S.N.

Marker can be reached from Winona Drive near N. Liberty Street, on the left.

Courtesy ...

The Bicentennial of Haitian Independence

Memorial Plaza

In memory of two Haitian Freedom Fighters born into slavery, Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines symbolized those who fought for the liberation of Saint Dominque from its colonial bonds between 1791-1804. Armed with the conviction that slavery and servitude ...

One Hundred and Twentieth Infantry New York Volunteers

To the undying renown

of the rank and file

of the

One Hundred and Twentieth

Infantry

New York Volunteers.

One of

“Three Hundred Fighting Regiments”

in the

War for the Union.

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By the Colonel of the Regimant.

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1896.

“The Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the Town of Kingston in

This church organized in 1659 and chartered November 17, 1719 under His Majesty George King of Great Britain was served until December 1808 by pastors educated in the Universities of Holland and Germany who preached in Dutch. The first sermon ...

Former residence of Thomas Jefferson

This plaque marks the site of the former residence of Thomas Jefferson third President of the United States of America who on March 21 1790 as first Secretary of State under President Washington came to New York City then seat ...

The Stockade Historic District

The Stockade

Historic District

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

1975

Marker is at the intersection of Wall Street and John Street, on the right when traveling north ...

Center Ridge School

Center Ridge School, established in the late 19th century, was located at this site. A white, framed building, the school served the Center Ridge community until 1956, when it was consolidated with a nearby school. The Unity United Methodist Church, ...

Risk of the Road

Bloody 66 and Insurance

Illinois Route 66 was dangerous.

Curves, crossroads, and bridge abutments doomed many speeding motorists, giving rise to the nickname, "Bloody 66." After World War II, curves were straightened, towns bypassed, and four lanes built to improve safety. New ...

The Rounds Block

Built 1857

The Rounds Block was built in 1857 by brickmaker S.D. Rounds. Rudolph Richter who was employed by Rounds, is believed to be the architect for the building. Richter was a trained architect who had immigrated to America from Prussia.The ...

Old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Home

1893-1938

(Front text)

Confederate Plot Section Six is the final resting place for the Confederate Veterans who resided at the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home, a refuge for aged and disabled Veterans. The Florida Soldiers Home Association was formed in ...