Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay

Dedicated to the memory of all those veterans,

down through the years, who fought so valiantly

for their country.. Those who returned..

and those that did not.

From one who did not return from “Desert Storm”

Sgt. J. Scott Lindsay

5 April 1963 – 1 March ...

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa / Ó Donnabháin Rosa

(1831 - 1915)

Ni dhéanfaidh gáeil bhearmao orc go brách

[Gaelic transcription is best effort]

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Erected in 1954. An uncut rock of Wicklow granite symbolises the patriot's unbreakable spirit. Into the rock is set a plaque bearing an impression of O'Donovan Rossa's head.

Courtesy ...

John F. "Jack" McGee

Rhode Island's First Aviator

1885-1918

During his flying career, Jack McGee, one of Pawtucket's most famous sons and a pioneer in this country's aviation history, used this general area of Darlington to make many of his historic flights.

On June 11th 1918 he ...

Grave of Colonel J. W. Fannin and His Men

After battle of Coleto (March 19 - 20, 1836), where a Texas Army under Col. James Walker Fannin met defeat by Mexicans in superior numbers, the Texas soldiers were held in Presidio La Bahia, supposedly as war prisoners. However, by ...

Willys Jeep

In 1940, the U.S. Army put out a call to automobile manufacturers to produce a fast, lightweight, all terrain vehicle. The answer came in the form of the Willys MB. The Jeep was instrumental in World War II, the Korean ...

Paraje San Diego

This paraje, or stopping place, provided travelers along the Camino Real with a final opportunity to water their stock and prepare their caravans before leaving the Rio Grande Valley and entering the desolate Jornada del Muerto. Caravans on their way ...

Jornada del Muerto

On the Camino Real

This stretch of the Camino Real leaves the Río Grande and cuts across 90 miles of desert with little water or shelter. Despite its difficulty, the dreaded “Journey of the Deadman” was heavily used by Spanish, Mexican, ...

Joseph D. Sapp Memorial Bridge

This bridge is dedicated to the memory of

Joesph Daniel Sapp (1928-2000). As chair

of the Columbia Development Corporation,

he was instrumental in the development of

the Vista. Elected to the S.C. General

Assembly, he served as an advisor to state

officials. As Chairman ...

James Warren

Departed this life

April 7, 1776

Early settler and

builder

Village once known

as Warrensburg

Courtesy hmdb.org

Jared Irwin

(c.1750~1818)

Jared Irwin, Statesman and twice Governor of Georgia, moved from Mecklenburg Country, N.C to Burke County, Ga. as a child. Commissioned a brigadier general during the Revolutionary War, he distinguished himself following the War as an Indian fighter.

In 1788 General ...