Wilmer McLean after the Civil War

After nearly four years at Appomattox Court House, Wilmer McLean and his family returned to Prince William County in 1867. McLean still owned the 985-acre Yorkshire Plantation and lived there, but wartime devastation and the end of slavery brought hardships. ...

Welcome to the Site of The Battle of the Windmill

[ On the Right - In English ]:

You are standing on a battlefield where men fought and died. This battle took place in November 1838, during the Canadian rebellions. One side fought to "liberate" Canada from British rule. ...

American Gold Star Mothers Tribute

[North Face]:

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World War I

In loving memory

of our sons who gave

their lives

[East Face]:

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World War II

Dedicated to the glory of God

and to the men of all

wars.

Erected By ...

People of the Mountains

The rugged terrain of the Smoky Mountains determined patterns of human settlement. Residents of the Smokies - be they native Cherokees or European emigrants and their descendants - gravitated to valleys or coves. Settlement was confined to areas far less ...

The Braddock Campaign

In early 1755, England ordered General Edward Braddock along with the 44th and 48th Regiments to Virginia with plans to join the colonial forces in an effort to expel the French from Fort Duquesne. Due to considerations other than military, ...

The Rt. Rev. Monsignor James Martin Kirwin

(July 1, 1872 - January 24, 1926)

A native of Circleville, Ohio, young Catholic priest James Martin Kirwin arrived in Galveston in 1896. He was soon appointed Vicar General of the Diocese of Galveston by Bishop Nicholas A. Gallagher. As ...

The Prettyman House

This house was built on a 13.5-acre lot on the outskirts of Rockville in 1842. A stone marking the southwest corner of the original 1803 Rockville Plan is between this house and the adjacent Rockville Academy grounds. Matilda Holland, widow ...

The Woodson Farm

Battle for the Bridge Historic Preserve

Anthony Woodson's fields and woods felt the ravages of war. Yet before and after, and even during the strife, the daily life of a central Kentucky farmstead carried on. As you wander the paths ...

Bethlehem Lutheran Church

[Marker Front]:

This church, with its origins in services held in the 1780's at nearby Wicker's Camp Ground, was formally organized in 1816 with Rev. Godfrey Dreher as its first pastor. A log meeting house was built on this site ...

Academy of the Sacred Heart

Second oldest institution of learning in Louisiana, opened in 1821 by Mother Audé and Sister Layton, Religious of the Sacred Heart. The Society was brought to America in 1818 by Blessed Philippine Duchesne.

Marker is on Academy Street, on the ...