Here Was Born Nicholas Herkimer

40 mile route taken by Gen. Herkimer Aug. 3-6, 1777 for the relief of Fort Stanwix. The Battle of Oriskany Aug. 6, between Herkimer's men and St. Leger with his Indians was the turning point of the Revolution.

Here was ...

Fort Meade Veterans Memorial

This memorial is to honor all

U.S. military veterans

for serving our country with honor & self sacrifice

to insure the freedom of the greatest country in the world

United States of America

Dedicated Nov. 11, 2006

American Revolution

1776 ...

Brandon Family Cemetery

The earliest marked grave, dated 1857, was that of Susan Carson, mother of Martha Carson Brandon. Traveling by wagon train, John Brandon, his wife Martha (cousin of Kit Carson) and six sons left Mississippi and arrived at Fort Brooke (Tampa) ...

Pamplin Historical Park

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier

“Walk along these fortifications, take the time to learn something about the story of what happened here, use the museum to understand who these men were, and the past ...

Petersburg National Battlefield

Beginning on June 15, 1864, less than three miles east of where you are standing, 18,000 Union troops attacked the Confederate line of defensive fortifications surrounding the city. When all attempts to take the city by direct assault failed by ...

Chase's Mills

Also known as Fox Hollow.

Site of c.1808 Grist-Mill.

Mills here provided lumber,

textiles & food, creating a

center for commerce and trade

Marker is at the intersection of Mill Street and Maple Street, on the right when traveling ...

Prairie Land

The vast prairies of Illinois intimidated the frontier settlers that arrived here in the early 1800's. Pioneers worried about horrendous grass fires, bitter winter winds, scarcity of water, and deadly fumes seeping from the ground. The early settlers gradually learned, ...

New Salem

The historic village of New Salem lies two miles to the north. The founders of New Salem believed it would someday become a great river port like St. Louis or Cincinnati. ironically, the town vanished after just ten years, being ...

Petersburg’s Natural Parks

Lee Park

Typical of the uniquely American “wilderness” tradition of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Lee Park was developed with an emphasis on natural scenery and native flora as a symbol of local pride and a refuge from the ...

Illinois State Military Museum

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on North MacArthur Blvd. just north of West Oak Ridge Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org