The Nottingham Lots

37 lots of approximately 500 acres each given by William Penn to his colonists in 1702 although they lay in Maryland and were part of George Talbot’s “Susquehanna Manor” of 32,000 acres granted him in 1680 by Lord Baltimore.

Marker is ...

The "John S. Martin"

On August 4, 1900, the "Fontana" sank while in these narrows. Several weeks later, on September 25, 1900, the "Martin", a 225 ft. schooner with a load of iron ore, was being towed downbound from Lake Huron by the steamer ...

In Memory of All Bethel Veterans

This monument is dedicated to the brave men and women of the town of Bethel who, in times of war and peace, have faithfully served their country.

We honor and express gratitude for their courage and the sacrifices they made ...

Bethel World War I Monument

Erected By

The

Community

Association

Of Bethel

In Honor Of Her

War Veterans

1928

Marker is at the intersection of Glenwood Avenue (Connecticut Route 302) and P.T. Barnum Square, on the left when traveling west on Glenwood Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The National War Memorial Shrine of the Russian Orthodox Church

Russian Orthodox Church

of

St. Nicholas

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The National War Memorial Shrine

of the

Russian Orthodox Church of America

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This church has been built to serve as a house of worship to the glory of God and as ...

The Great Storm of 1913

Sudden tragedy struck the Great Lakes on November 9, 1913, when a storm, whose equal veteran sailors could not recall, left in its wake death and destruction. The grim toll was 235 seamen drowned, ten ship sunk, and more than ...

The Mine

Begun June 9, 1781

"We shall be in the ditch of the enemies works by tomorrow night or early morning; and the powder is wanting to blow up the works. I beg you will send the powder the moment this reaches ...

The Last Two American Forts/The Siege of 1812

The Last Two American Forts

In 1798, Col. Thomas Hunt began construction on this site of the second American fort at the Three Rivers. this fort, which was completed in 1800, replaced the first, hastily built one erected nearby to the ...

The Chancellorsville Campaign

While General Robert E. Lee engaged the Union army at Chancellorsville, Confederate Maj. Gen. Jubal A. Early confronted a smaller Union force led by Maj. Gen. John Sedgwick at Fredericksburg. On 3 May 1863, Sedgwick overran Early’s lines at Marye’s ...

Site of the First Japanese American Farm on the Palos Verdes Pen

This site was designated a Point of Historical Interest at a meeting in regular session on May 1, 1992 in Sacramento. It particularly honors Kumekichi Ishibashi, who built the first Japanese-American farmhouse in 1906. He was born in Japan and ...