Reggie Jackson

"Mr. October"

New York Yankees

1977 - 1981.

One of the most colorful and exciting players of his era. A prolific power hitter who thrived in pressure situation. In five years in pinstripes, he helped lead the Yankees to four ...

John Bricker

In memory of

John Bricker

a private in Captain Mosley Baker’s

company, who was killed just

across the river from this site

April 7th 1836 by a shot from a

Mexican cannon, and was buried

where he fell. He was born in

Cumberland County, Penn.

January 30th 1791

This tablet ...

John Ericsson Statue

Battery Park

This 1903 statue by Jonathan Scott Hartley (1845-1912) depicts the esteemed Swedish-American engineer and inventor John Ericsson (1803-1889), who helped to revolutionize military-maritime technology with his ironclad warship, the Monitor.

Ericsson was born in Langbanshyttan, Sweden to a mining proprietor ...

St. James Episcopal Church

The first home of the oldest Episcopal parish in the Connecticut Western Reserve, the St. James Episcopal Church was built between 1827 and 1828. Philander Chase, first Bishop of the Diocese of Ohio, consecrated it in 1829. The belfry and ...

Robert Taylor 'Bob' Jones

February 8, 1884 – June 11, 1958

Born in Rutledge, Tennessee, he became a self-taught construction engineer and builder of railroads. In 1909, he settled in the mining town of Superior, site of the Magma Copper Company. He opened his first ...

John White Geary

Captain 2d Pennsylvania Infantry December 21 1846. Lieut. Colonel January 7 1847. Colonel November 3 1847. Honorably mustered out July 21 1848.

Colonel 28th Pennsylvania Infantry June 28 1861. Discharged for promotion May 11 1862

Brig. General U.S. Volunteers April 25 1862. ...

Joseph Clay, Patriot

A native of Yorkshire, Joseph Clay (1741-1804) settled at Savannah at the age of nineteen. His uncle, James Habersham, declared that his "industry" was "highly commendable" and "his Abilities for Trade unquestionable." Fulfilling his early promise, Clay prospered in Georgia ...

Falls of the James

The Falls of the James River are the central physical fact of Richmond, having directly influenced its history through their effect upon Trade, Energy, Community and Nourishment.

Trade

As the Falls of the James are a natural barrier between the sea and ...

Joseph Habersham (1751-1815)

John Habersham (1754-1799)

James Habersham, Jr. (1745-1799)

The three Habersham brothers - who here rest beside their distinguished father, James Habersham - were prominent patriots in the American Revolution and outstanding public men during the early years of the republic.

JOSEPH HABERSHAM, ...

James Habersham

Here rests James Habersham -- associate of George Whitefield and a leading merchant, planter, and public servant during Georgia's colonial era.

Mr. Habersham came to the colony in 1738 as a youthful follower of the Rev. Whitefield and collaborated with that ...