Memorial to Our Sons and Daughters Who Served Their Country in t

Memorial to Our Sons and

Daughters Who Served Their Country

in the World War 1914-1918

Dedicated in grateful recognition by the

People of Watertown May 30th 1921

[Names on the northwest face:]

Earl D Anderson • J H Haydn Bryan • John J Egan • Nelson ...

The Stoneman Raid

Closing in on Atlanta in July, 1864, Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman found it "too strong to assault and too extensive to invest". To force its evacuation, he sent Maj. Gen. Geo. Stoneman’s cavalry [US] to cut the Macon railway by ...

Robert Carlton Downs

1828 – 1905

Associate of Leland Stanford, Pioneer, Miner, Legislator, Businessman. Sailed around Cape Horn on clipper ship Tahamaroo in 1849. Established the first deep quartz mine, The Union, with E.B. McIntyre, S. Hanford & N. Drew in 1851. Became Superintendent ...

A Good Duty Station

The lifespan of most Western military posts was measured in months, or several years. Accordingly, their structures were temporary, and many have long since vanished from the landscape. Fort Yellowstone was unusual because of its permanence and the corresponding substance ...

Fort Richardson

Historical Site

Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

Fort Richardson

Here is what is left of Fort Richardson, a detached redoubt constructed in September, 1861, to cover the left flank of the newly built Arlington defense line, It was named for General Israel B. Richardson, whose ...

Old Mt. Zion Church

In 1864, Mt. Zion Baptist Church stood on the site of the North Side Park Baptist Church.

July 20. The skirmish line of Walthall’s div., Stewart’s A.C., [CS] was astride Howell Mill Rd., just N. of the church. When Reynolds’ ...

The Drill Field

Gathering place, site of ceremonies and parades, training ground - the drill field was the focal point of daily life at Fort Yellowstone.

Each day began with a bugler sounding Reveille. Gradually, the Fort came to life and another bugle call ...

The Capture of Alexandria

Oxon Cove Park

“It was indeed a day and night of horrors, the fleet … lay directly before our house.”

Mary DeButts, writing to her sister Millicent on March 18, 1815.

From this farm, Mary DeButts saw a small fleet ...

The Battle of Great Bridge

Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center

In the early morning of December 9, 1775, two opposing forces faced each other across the Great

Bridge, the British on the north end and the patriots to the south. The battle lasted ...

Old Court House

Designed by Jacob Graves and built

by John Damron, Newberry County's

fourth court house was erected in

1852. It replaced an earlier building

on this site which was probably designed

by Robert Mills. The Old Court House

is now used as a community hall.

The ...