Redoubt and Battery 1

The main American Position was nearing completion when a redoubt was constructed at the extreme right of the American line. It contained two artillery pieces that could rake the levee and canal.

On the morning of January 5, 1815, 2000 British ...

Kenwood Depot

Kenwood Depot, originally called South Los Guillicos, was constructed of locally quarried basalt in 1888 at a cost of $11,500. It was the only stone station on the 36.7 mile Northern Pacific Railway line which ran through the Sonoma Valley ...

Washington State's Oldest Brick Building

Washington Territorial Court House

Washington Territorial Court House

1308 E Street Bellingham Washington

Washington State's oldest brick building, built in 1858 with bricks made in Philadelphia and shipped around Cape Horn.

Erected as a combination store, commission house and bank during the Fraser River ...

Camp of Richardson's Battery

W.H.L. Wallace's Division

U. S.

Richardson's Battery,

"D", 1st Mo. Lt. Arty., W.H.L. Wallace's (2d) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This battery occupied this position in the last line from 4.30 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 1862 to the close of the battle.

Marker is on Pittsburg ...

32nd. Mo. INFTY.

32nd. Mo. INFTY.

U.S.A.

Near This Point

Night of Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

3rd. Mo. INFTY.

3rd. Mo. INFTY.

U.S.A.

Near This Point

Night of Nov. 25, 1863

Marker is on Ridge Road north of South Crest Place, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway

Built in 1899 as headquarters for the Arctic Brotherhood Camp Skagway No. 1. The Brotherhood was established February 26, 1899 for the purpose of fraternal enjoyment and mutual aid. Over 30 camps were established throughout Alaska and the Yukon and ...

Old Fort Niagara

Historic New York

The promontory at the outlet of the Niagara River into Lake Ontario was a strategic point for controlling the route to the interior Great Lakes region. The French early recognized its importance, and LaSalle, in 1678, and ...

The Casemate Key to a Fort's Design

Like most other masonry forts built in the United States during the middle 1800s, Fort Popham is made up of a series of casemates. These are large enclosed spaces with high, arched ceilings and places for cannons to fire through ...

The Dalles

On Tuesday October 2nd 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition arrived at Celilo Falls, also known as the Great Falls of the Columbia. These falls marked the beginning of a section of the Columbia River thick with narrows, rapids, and ...