Weatherly War Memorial

Dedicate to the honor and sacrifice of our men and women who served their country.

"Let none forget they gave their all and faltered not when came the call."

World War I

1917 - 1918

Francis Deitrich •

Christ J. Luhman •

David G. ...

U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.

1961-1973

Dedicated to the U.S. Secret Army in the Kingdom of Laos.

In memory of the Hmong and Lao combat veterans and their American advisors who served freedom's cause in Southeast Asia. Their patriotic valor and loyalty in the defense of liberty ...

Maritime Casualties of the American Civil War/Loss of the USS Mo

Side A:Maritime Casualties of the American Civil WarAfterJan. 15, 1862 - The Graveyard of the Atlantic claims the lives of Colonel J.W. Allen and Surgeon Weller, officers of the 9th N.J. Volunteers, and the second mate of the Ann E. ...

The Deercreek Frontier / Williamsport and Deercreek Township

The Deercreek Frontier

In 1772-73 missionary David Jones visited Blue Jacket's Town, a settlement of 12 cabins downstream on the east bank and Pickaweekee, a Shawnee town, on the west bank. Deercreek Methodist Circuit Deacon, Dr. Edward Tiffin, met settlers after ...

The Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle

has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Construction begun in 1893, dedicated 1913.

Built to replace the earlier Church of

St. Matthew located at 15th and H Streets NW

from 1840 to 1910. Site of funeral ...

The 500 Volunteer Soldiers of the Mormon Battalion

1840 - 1848

In the midst of preparations for their exodus to the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, the Mormon pioneers were asked by the United States government to enlist a battalion of 500 volunteers for service in the war ...

Services of the Mormon Battalion

The historic march of the Mormon Battalion -- -- More than 2000 miles through the wilderness -- -- was made in fulfillment of official U.S. orders. Brigham Young, Prophet – Leader of the Mormons, personally recruited these troops. The Battalion ...

The Mould Loft (1917)

Design is the first step in shipbuilding, and it took place in a mould loft. Skilled modelers shaped the schooner's hull in miniature by carving a half-model. They scaled the model's lines full-size on the loft floor, then transferred these ...

The Camp

"We intend to be comfortable while we are here."

Wilbur Wright, November 23, 1903

These replica buildings mark the location of the Wright brothers' hangar (left) and living quarters (right) of their 1903 Kill Devil Hills Camp. They also established camps at ...

Wyboo Swamp: The Beginning of the Bridges Campaign

In March 1781, Lord Francis Hastings Rawdon, the British commanding officer in Charleston, designed a two-pronged assault against the forces of General Francis Marion. From Camden, Col. Welbore Ellis Doyle and the Volunteers of Ireland moved east and south to ...