“For God’s sake, why is the Artillery here not being made use of

In front of you is the Upper Works, and inside were two flank batteries, each with large ship guns. Lieutenant John Roberts of the Royal Artillery went to the left battery, nearest the bay, after the first shots of the ...

Oak of the Golden Dream

* ? 6 Miles *

In Placeritas Canyon, March 1842, Francisco Lopez Y Arballo, while gathering wild onions from around an old oak, discovered gold particles clinging to the roots of the bulbs. It is estimated that $80,000 in gold ...

A Memorial to the Inmates Who Died at the Arizona Territorial Pr

In memory of

the inmates, who lost their life

while serving their sentence, at the

Arizona Territorial Prison at Yuma

Aldrete, Simon • Alejandra • Alveres, Thomas • Armbula, Tomas • Arnett, William • Arvizu, Gregorio • Baca, Antonio • Brooks, John • ...

“… the enemy entered the upper work at the barrier at the same t

Here, by the innermost abatis, a British eight-inch howitizer – an artillery weapon that could hurl a 45-pound explosive shell a distance of 1900 yards – was aimed towards the shallow waters of Haverstraw Bay to guard the southern flank ...

River Town / Sails and Steam / The Highway West

RIVER TOWN

"The settlement of the Ohio country, sir, engrosses many of my thoughts... and if I am to form an opinion on what I have seen and heard on the subject, there are thousands in this quarter who ...

Mighty River / Learning the River

MIGHTY RIVER

Although it remains an unpredictable force of nature, the Ohio River was far more volatile a century ago. Thirty-foot floods could wash away everything along the river's edge, only to be followed by dry spells that would lower the ...

Olathe Civil War Memorial

In memory of

our dead comrades

Marker can be reached from North Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Original Milestone 121

Vincennes to Chicago Road

The Original Milestone 121

marked by Barbara Standish Chapter NSDAR 1930

Replaced by them and the

Rossville Historical Society 1984

Marker is on Illinois Route 1 north of Manns Chapel Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Niagara Escarpment

Queenston Heights is part of the Niagara escarpment. A height of land which extends 725 kilometers across Ontario from Niagara Falls to Manitoulin Island. Over 430 million years ago, a shallow tropical sea covered most of central North America. Sediments ...

The First Courthouse of Prince William County

One hundred and fifty yards east of this spot stood the first courthouse of Prince William County organized in 1731. This monument erected by the Bicentennial Committee of Prince William County, September 25, 1931, was presented to the people of ...