The Bushong Farm

Caught in the Crossfire

On June 22, 1791, Henry Bushong patented a 260-acre tract in Shenandoah County that would be home for several generations of his descendants. Henry’s son, Jacob married Sarah Strickler in 1818. They took up residence in a ...

Westernmost Naval Battle of the Revolution

On 25 February 1779 Col. George Rogers Clark captured Ft. Sackville at Vincennes from the British. About 6 miles west at Pointe Coupee on the Wabash River on 2 March 1779 Capt. Leonard Helm commanding 3 boats and 50 volunteers ...

The Honolulu Memorial at the National Memorial Cemetery of the P

In these gardens are recorded

the names of Americans

who gave their lives

in the Service of their Country

and whose earthly resting place

is known only to God

*Indicates Medal Of Honor Award

Marker can be reached from Puowaina Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Harris Music Building

This Italianate structure was built ca. 1876 as the home of Richard Harris, an entrepreneur and owner of Harris Furniture Co. In the late 1880s, he became the first Black trustee of Fisk University. W.G. Waterman, a Fisk professor, became ...

The Manasquan Floodplain

Floodplains – Coastal Habitats

Sediments deposited by the Manasquan River provide moist, fertile soils for plants. Ironwood, ash, and hickory trees flourish. Many of the wildflowers bloom before the tree leaves block the sunlight – producing a striking display of spring ...

The Wars of America

Unveiled and dedicated May 31, 1926. On these historic acres of the “Old Training Place” that lowed by the living memories of personages and events through three centuries of peace and war. The citizens of Newark in 1826 placed the ...

The James Rumsey Bridge / The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg

(West Facing Side):The James Rumsey Bridge

Named in honor of the inventor James Rumsey, who made successful public demonstrations of his steamboat on the Potomac River on December 3 and 11, 1787. Opened and dedicated on July 15, 1939..

(East Facing Side):The ...

The "World Famous" Sultana

Constructed of formed concrete block in 1912, this saloon and billiard hall included a buffet for the townspeople who used it as a gathering place. Named for the famous Sultana Ruby of India. During prohibition the basement speakeasy provided bootleg ...

Crossing the Potomac

Off into the Darkness

After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth and his accomplice, David A. Herold, fled Washington for Southern Maryland, a hotbed of Confederate sympathizers. Concealed for several days in a pine thicket two ...

Marsh-Warthen House

c. 1836

The Marsh-Warthen House, circa 1836, was built by Spencer Stewart Marsh, a prominent and influential merchant and statesman who donated land for John

B. Gordon Hall. Marsh, with two other businessmen, founded Trion Factory, a major cotton mill. In 1863 ...