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The Earliest Inhabitants: Native Americans

Based on artifacts excavated in and around Port Royal, archaeologists estimate that the area was inhabited as early as 11,000 years ago. At the time the English arrived, the area was occupied by tribes united in a confederacy ruled by ...

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The Fox Tavern: A Colonial Landmark

Until the coming of the railroads in the 19th century, the Rappahannock River town of Port Royal was the commercial center of what is now Caroline County, Virginia. Like many ports, it was a raucous place and boasted a disproportionate ...

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Second Seminole War

1835-1842

The Second Seminole War was the most costly war, in lives and money, ever fought by the United States government against Native Americans. This second of three wars resulted from the Treaty of Payne's Landing in 1832 which required ...

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Kansas Korean War Memorial

1950 - 1953

This memorial is dedicated as a lasting tribute to all the service men and women of the United States Armed Forces from the State of Kansas and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice with their ...

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Bournedale's Yesterdays

You are standing in the center of the Old Nye Estate. Before construction of the canal, this was the finest home in Bournedale, a sleepy Cape Cod village complete with post office, village hall, general store, and its own industry ...

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Two Rivers War Memorial

World War I

World War II

Korean War

Vietnam War

Dedicated in honor and loving memory of

Army Spc. Shaun A. Novak

Killed Aug. 27, 2006

Taji, Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Marker is at the intersection of Mishicot Road (Wisconsin Route 147) and 39th Street, on the right when ...

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John Mitchell, Jr., "Fighting Editor"

Born enslaved near Richmond in 1863, John Mitchell, Jr. came of age in the tumultuous post–Civil War era. In 1883, he launched a daring journalism career, becoming editor and publisher of the black-owned Richmond Planet once located near here. Known ...

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The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn

Text in Estonian: …

[Seals of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention]

Text in English:

The Historic Centre

(Old Town) of Tallinn has been

inscribed upon the World Heritage

List of the Convention concerning

the protection of the World

Cultural and Natural Heritage.

Inclusion ...

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J.P. Schreihart Building

J.P. Schreihart

Building

901 Washington Street

c. 1883

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 10) near South 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop

J. Jarchow Blacksmith Shop

909 Washington St.

c. 1895

is listed in the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

8th Street Historic District

Manitowoc, Wisconsin

Marker is on Washington Street (U.S. 10) east of South 10th Street (U.S. 10), on the right when ...

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