Commander In Chief's Personal Flag

Bicentennial Flag Memorial

During the 1700’s, the political and economic interests of the colonists began to enlarge and disputes began to develop with Great Britain. After the defeat of the French and their expulsion in 1763, the colonists could focus even ...

Monongahela River Navigation System

One of the nation's earliest and most successful river navigation systems, its series of locks and dams, begun in 1838, has provided year-round navigation between Pittsburgh and Fairmont, WV. Millions of tons of coal shipped through the locks supplied Pennsylvania's ...

Guilford Soldier's Monument

In Memory Of

The Men Of Guilford

Who Fell

And In Honor Of Those Who Served

The Grateful Town Erects This Monument.

That Their Example May Spread To Coming Generations

Uriah N. Parmelee 1st Cav • Henry B. Bullard 1st Lt Bat • Fairfield Cook 1st ...

Union Flag

Bicentennial Flag Memorial

In 1603, St. George’s Cross was joined with St. Andrew’s Cross, the Scottish Flag, to form the famous Union Flag or “Union Jack” of Great Britain. It was this flag which flew over the first British colonies in ...

Columbus Standard

Bicentennial Flag Memorial

European interest was first represented in the “New World” by the Viking Banner of Leif Ericson and other intrepid Norse adventurers. This banner, according to tradition, made its way to Iceland, Greenland and presumably North America about the ...

Fluxhouse

1967-1969

Fluxus artist George Maciunas, 1931-1978) founded 16-18 Green Street as a Fluxhouse Cooperative, as artist-in-residence center of avant-garde innovation in living, performance, and creativity

Marker is on Greene Street.

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Bicentennial Flag Memorial

Introduction

Dedicated to the many veterans who sacrificed for the freedoms we enjoy today.

Flags have traditionally been symbols of persons united in some common association or effort. Within the American heritage, there have been many diverse interests and transitory associations and ...

Hamilton - Scourge Project

War of 1812 Naval Memorial Garden

We honour here fifty-three sailors who lost their lives when their ships, HAMILTON and SCOURGE, capsized during a storm in the early morning hours of Sunday, 8th August 1813. These two armed merchant schooners lie ...

Salmon Creek and Eden House: Seedbed of the Colony

Along the banks of the Chowan River and Salmon Creek, the seeds were planted for the colony and state of North Carolina. From these roots in the 1600s emerged the refined plantation life of the ruling colonial gentry in the ...

Battle of Plymouth

Confederates under Gen. Robert F. Hoke, aided by the ram "Albemarle," took the town, April 17-20, 1864.

Marker is at the intersection of West Third Street and Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on West Third Street.

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