Col. John Stuart/Mathew Arbuckle

Col. John Stuart Col. John Stuart built Stuart Manor, 1789, near Fort Stuart. He was a military and civil leader and led a company in the Battle of Point Pleasant. As clerk of Greenbrier County, he left many historic records. ...

Reaffirming the Miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe

San Antonio Express News, December 13, 1956

One of the largest demonstrations of its kind ever witnessed in Southwest Texas took place in the area surrounding San Fernando Cathedral Wednesday night. An estimated 35,000 to 40,000 Roman Catholics from 140 parishes ...

Remains of the Alamo Heroes

The remains of the Alamo Heroes

are entombed in the chapel at the

left-hand side of the entrance to

this cathedral

Visitors Welcome

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg

The bloodiest conflict of the War Between the States occurred September 17, 1862, a few miles from this point (turn left in the center of Boonsboro).

Marker is on South Main Street (Alternate U.S. 40) west of Rohresville Road (Maryland Route ...

The John Dickinson Campus of Dickinson College

Named for John Dickinson President of Pennsylvania and of Delaware. "The penman of the Revolution," and first president of the Board of Trustees of this college.

Marker is at the intersection of W. High Street and West Street on W. High ...

History of the Fort Mojave Tribe

In first times, there was chaos, and from the union of earth and sky was born the Great Spirit Matavilya.

Before he could teach his people all they needed to know about their world, he was killed by his sister, Frog ...

The Luse Ditch Flume

The Luse Ditch Flume. (1900–1924) On this site stood the Luse Ditch Flume carrying water from Placerville to the ranching and mining operations in the eastern Gold Hill area. The ditch and flume system was managed by George and John ...

Getting Water from Here to There

To secure a safe and reliable water source, Greenville needed a reservoir. City leaders hired American Pipe Company, which, under the name Paris Mountain Water Company, bought Mountain Creek's forested watershed and built this dam around 1890.

From this altitude, gravity ...

Legion of the United States Encampment

On the plateau, southwest of this spot, was

situated the camp of the army of

General Anthony Wayne. This army, known

as the Legion of the United States, encamped

at this place when on the expedition

against the Indians west of the Ohio from

November 1792 ...

The Grave of Meshack Browning

(1781–1859) Born at Damascus, Maryland. Garrett County's most famous hunter, Browning wrote the book, "Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter". During this time he killed two thousand deer and five hundred bear.

Marker is on Friendsville Road (Maryland Route ...