Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902

“You triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined”

President McKinley

Dedicated to the Veterans of 1898 to 1902 Camps and Auxiliaries of the Department of Georgia

United Spanish War Veterans

At the 31st Annual Convention

May 10-12 1953

Marker is on ...

Lieutenant Adam F. Helmer

Famous Mohawk Valley Scout

Lieutenant Adam F. Helmer

Famous Mohawk Valley Scout

On Aug. 6, 1777 carried military orders

for General Nicholas Herkimer

On Sept. 16, 1778 warned the settlers

at German Flats of the approach

of Joseph Brant and ...

Fort Meade Veterans Memorial

This memorial is to honor all

U.S. military veterans

for serving our country with honor & self sacrifice

to insure the freedom of the greatest country in the world

United States of America

Dedicated Nov. 11, 2006

American Revolution

1776 ...

Brandon Family Cemetery

The earliest marked grave, dated 1857, was that of Susan Carson, mother of Martha Carson Brandon. Traveling by wagon train, John Brandon, his wife Martha (cousin of Kit Carson) and six sons left Mississippi and arrived at Fort Brooke (Tampa) ...

Petersburg National Battlefield

Beginning on June 15, 1864, less than three miles east of where you are standing, 18,000 Union troops attacked the Confederate line of defensive fortifications surrounding the city. When all attempts to take the city by direct assault failed by ...

Lincoln the Leader

During four years as President, Abraham Lincoln spent much of his time among the troops. They were important because they were the people who would get the job done. He frequented the War Department's telegraph office to stay abreast of ...

Originial Oleander Planting in Galveston

Brought from Jamaica, 1841, by local businessman Joseph Osterman; planted by Osterman's sister, Mrs. Isidore Dyer, in yard of her home at this location. Transplanted when new structure was placed here, 1939, this oleander is an outgrowth of original Dyer ...

Youth Baseball Donor Recognition Monument

This Youth Baseball Donor Recognition monument was commissioned in 2008 by MARSH-21. Its location marks the former intersection of Oak Avenue and 2nd Street, which was converted into park area as part of the Hwy 13 Veterans Parkway project completed ...

Old Market Square

Appomattox Point & the Indian Trade

In the 1600s, just north of the present day market, the Appomattox River took a sharp turn around a horn of land known as Appomattox Point. The Quaker Indian traders Robert Hix and John Evans ...

Petersburg’s Old Towne

Virginia Indian Trade

You are standing in the oldest part of Petersburg, known today as Old Towne. In 1646, Fort Henry was established here, along the colonial frontier, to protect settlers in the region and to capitalize on trade with the ...