The Battle of Malvern Hill

Advance of the Excelsior Regiments

“We reached the field; here were wounded men and the dead, but we heeded them not. We relieved the 7th New York Regiment and poured in a hot fire; still they kept the field, men falling ...

The Battle of Malvern Hill

Advance of the Excelsior Regiments

“We reached the field; here were wounded men and the dead, but we heeded them not. We relieved the 7th New York Regiment and poured in a hot fire; still they kept the field, men falling ...

The South Church / An Teampall Theas

At one time a church consisting of nave and chancel stood on this site. In the 13th century re-edification the west gable was moved back to add over two feet to the nave. The chancel having by this time disappeared, ...

The Navy Mascot

The Naval Academy has had a goat as its mascot since 1890 when, according to legend, on their march from the ferry station at Highland Falls up the steep hill to West Point to play the first Army-Navy football game, ...

Working Men of the Railroads

The backbreaking work building railroads to the West was accomplished by men, like Thomas W. Haverty from Galway, Ireland. Wielding hammers and driving spikes their labor united a country and made Atchison "The Rail Centre of Kansas" beginning with the ...

The Munn Pioneer Memorial

Ad Astra Per Aspera

To Commemorate the Achievements of the Native Sons and Daughters of Kansas

[The historical content is evident in the sculpture and reliefs]

Marker is at the intersection of SW 10th Avenue and SW Zoo Parkway, on the right when ...

The Schoolhouse and Homestead Lawn

John Jay Homestead

From this vantage point, the sloping back lawn of the main house is visible. At the top of the hill and to your left, is a stone schoolhouse built between 1826 and 1828 by John Jay and ...

The Barn Complex

John Jay Homestead

Barns are essential to a working farm. The main barn dates to the early 19th century. It was originally used for housing livestock, threshing grain, and storing hay. Sheds were added later to both sides of the ...

The Organization of the Farm

John Jay Homestead

John Jay began planning his farm soon after he amassed the 750 acres by inheritance and purchase in the 1780s.

In 1832, William Jay made several improvements to the Jay farm. He enlarged the cow barn, renovated the ...

The Army Comes to Belvoir

By 1910, the area including Belvoir was sold to the US Government. In 1912, the land was transferred to the War Department, designated for use as an Army training site, and was first used in 1915. By 1918, the area ...