Haymarket During the Civil War

“Pass Around Their Army Without Hindrance”

On June 25, 1863, Confederate Gen. J.E.B. Stuart and about 5,000 of his cavalrymen approached

Haymarket. They acted on orders from commanding Gen. Robert E. Lee, who was on the western side of the Bull Run ...

The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry Company

F. I. L. I.

[Front]

Whereas in obedience to President George Washington's Militia Act and the threat of war with European powers, the F.I.L.I. was organized on or near this spot on August 23, 1793, under the leadership of Captain Robert Adam, ...

Southeast Asia Memorial

In memory of our classmates and other members of the United States Armed Forces who fell in battle in the Vietnam Conflict.

Their sacrifice represents their full commitment to Duty, Honor and Country.

This monument erected by the West Point Classes of ...

The Pittsburgh Platform

This defining document of American Reform Judaism was signed by eighteen rabbis at the Concordia Club near here, November, 1885. The 8-point statement encouraged ecumenical dialogue, emphasized the progressive nature of Reform Judaism, and identified Judaism as a religion.

Marker is ...

The Lukens Mill - Late 1800s

The Lukens National Historic District

A new rolling mill was constructed in 1870 powered by a steam boiler to drive the larger rolls, which were 25" in diameter and 84" in length. The old mill was then converted to Pudding ...

This is the Place Monument

This is the Place Monument, dedicated July 24, 1947, commemorates the arrival of the Mormon pioneers into the valley of the Great Salt Lake one hundred years before, and also the role of others—Spanish Catholic fathers, trappers and fur traders, ...

The James I. Perkins Family Home

Attorney James N. Thomas (b. 1816) erected the one-story portion of this residence before 1851. James I. Perkins (1847-1923) built the two-story wing and added Victorian detailing after he purchased the property in 1883. Head of a leading Rusk family ...

St. James the Apostle

Catholic Church 1940

St James has been a vital force in meeting the needs of this underserved, segregated but expanding community.

The second Catholic Church in Las Vegas, St. James opened in 1940 in a small concrete building at H and Morgan ...

The House of Samuel Powel

Erected by the Pennsylvania Society of Colonial Dames of America to mark the house of Samuel Powel (1738–1793) Mayor of Philadelphia from 1775 to 1776 and after the Revolution from 1789 to 1790.

Washington and Lafayette were frequent visitors in ...

African American Sailors in the Battle of Lake Erie

These skilled seamen were among those who enabled Oliver Hazard Perry to defeat & capture a British Squadron, Sept. 10, 1813. Their participation - critical to victory - secured a place for African Americans in the region's history.

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