The First Campaign

Civil War Begins in the Mountains of (West) Virginia

West Virginia, born of a nation divided, was the setting for the first campaign of America’s Civil War. Although still part of Virginia in1861, many citizens of the west remained loyal ...

On The Campaign Trail

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Clifton H. Moore, DeWitt County’s first resident attorney, built this stately brick home in 1857-58 on an eighty-acre tract of land purchased from Judge David Davis. The original house suffered damage from a windstorm and ...

The Main British Camp

During the siege of

Fort Stanwix Aug. 1777

The Main British Camp

was between this point

and the bluff to the south

Marker is on East Bloomfield Street west of Harding Boulevard, on the right when traveling east.

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Camp of the Pioneers

This tablet marks the camp

of the pioneers constructing

the Williamson Road.

Weather conditions delaying the

construction. Canoes were built

and used from this camp to

Apple Island

1792-93

Placed by

Wellsboro Chapter

Daughters of the American

Revolution

1930

Marker is at the intersection of Susquehanna Trail (Business U.S. 15) and Spencer ...

The Last Encampment

The Dickson House

(Preface, upper left): The Carolinas Campaign began on February 1, 1865, when Union Gen. William T. Sherman led his army north from Savannah, Georgia, after the “March to the Sea.” Sherman’s objective was to join Gen. Ulysses S. ...

Campsite of The Army of Louis XVI, King of France

Commanded by

General de Rochambeau

during their march

to victory

at Yorktown

August 31, 1781

Marker is at the intersection of Stockton Street and Bayard Street on Stockton Street.

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The Revolution in the Backcountry/ Sumter's Camp at Clems Branch

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The Revolution in the Backcountry

After British forces took Charleston in May 1780, they set up outposts in the backcountry and attempted to control the state by encouraging Loyalists. Backcountry Patriots organized a resistance in response, with an important camp ...

Rear of the Camp

You are standing at the rear of the camp where the wagons were parked. The steeple of the Baptist Church marks the approximate location of Picket Post #3, which guarded the right flank.

Lieutenant Samuel Brady was with Picket #3: ...

The Frank Lloyd Wright Campus of Florida Southern College

At Florida Southern College is located the largest collection of buildings on one site ever created by Frank Lloyd Wright, one of America's foremost architects. Wright's plan for the campus is the only tangible example of his community planning ideas, ...

The Sullivan Campaign

July 31 to October 15, 1779

Congress and General George Washington planned a major offensive campaign against the Seneca, Cayuga, and loyalists in 1779. Washington chose Major General John Sullivan to lead the expedition up the Susquehanna River, while Brigadier General ...