The Lowcountry Seaman’s Memorial

The Lowcountry Seaman’s Memorial

In memory of those who lost their lives while working the coastal waters of South Carolina.

Dedicated to Chet Anderson (1965 ~ 1999) “No man has greater love than he who lays down his life for ...

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park is situated on granite hills covered with conifer and hardwood forests and streams. The 2,884-acre park is located northwest of downtown Atlanta. The park preserves a Civil War battleground of the Atlanta Campaign, during which ...

This Tablet Commemorates the First Visit of

Abraham Lincoln

This tablet

commemorates the first visit of

Abraham Lincoln

who arrived at this point

on Feb. 14, 1861 remain-

ing in Pittsburgh a few hours

enroute to Washington for

his inauguration.

Marker is at the intersection of Federal Street and South Commons, on the right when traveling ...

Fort Massachusetts

After the War of 1812, Third System forts were built along the American coastline to create an armed presence and to deter foreign invasions. Located on present day West Ship Island, Fort Massachusetts is a brick and masonry fort commissioned ...

Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica

With its more than 60,000 titles, the Isser and Rae Price Library of Judaica is the largest in the Southeast, concentrating on the political, social, economic and intellectual history of Jewish culture in all historical periods. At the time of ...

Hillel Foundation (University of Florida)

Hillel Houses provide a focus for Jewish social, cultural, and religious life on campuses throughout the nation. Founded in 1937 as the first Hillel in Florida, the present building was dedicated in 1952. This Hillel became a center not only ...

Congregation Sons of Israel (Conservative)

This congregation was founded in 1908 and the synagogue was dedicated in 1923. For decades before that, the Jews of St. Augustine and Fernandina Beach met in homes for religious worship. The synagogue was built in 1923 using stained glass ...

Congregation Sons of Israel Cemetery

The oldest unmarked grave in this cemetery is that of a Jewish peddler killed by Indians in 1840. His grave, supposedly beneath a large tree, was the reason why the surrounding land was designated a Jewish cemetery in 1911. The ...

Archer Train Depot, Archer Community Museum, Archer Historical Society

Archer celebrates the second Saturday of each June as David Levy Yulee Day in honor of the June 12, 1810, birthdate of Florida's first senator. Yulee named the town in 1855 to honor his friend, James T. Archer, Florida's first ...

Ahavath Chesed and B'nai Israel Cemeteries, Gate 5 Evergreen Cemetery

Because the Jewish section at the Old City Cemetery was running out of space in 1890, the synagogue acquired three acres adjoining Evergreen Cemetery for Jewish burial. A makeshift fence was placed around the cemetery to set it apart from ...