Christ Church and Its Parishioners

Tour of Duty

This is Christ Church, Washington Parish, the first Episcopal church established in Washington City (1794), and attended by Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Quincy Adams.

At first Christ Church met in a nearby tobacco warehouse. In 1806 ...

Historic Farm Road

The armies fought the Battle of Malvern Hill across several very large and productive farms. That agricultural landscape helped shape the course of the battle. Stacks of recently harvested wheat offered feeble shelter to men of both sides. Farm buildings ...

Vice Admiral James H. Flatley Jr.

"Reaper Leader"

June 17, 1906

July 9, 1958

Navy Cross May

7 - 8, 1942

Distinguished Service Medal

July 1953 - June 1958

Legion of Merit W/Combat "V"

Dec. 1944 - May 1945

Distinguished Flying Cross W/Two Gold Stars

Nov 1942 - Aug 1943

Bronze Star ...

Gordon County

This county was named for William Washington Gordon, of Savannah (1796-1842). The first Georgian to graduate at West Point, he entered the practice of law and was a pioneer in the railroad field in this State.

He was the founder and ...

Confederate Futility

The Confederate plan called for dozens of cannon to gather here and on the Poindexter Farm, nearly a mile to the east (your left). Their combined fire, directed at the Union batteries atop Malvern Hill, would clear the way for ...

The McCarty Neighborhood

William Scott and Frances Brown McCarty began laying out a neighborhood here in 1927. By 1950, influential Dalton residents had established one of the city’s earliest subdivisions. McCarty residents pioneered and maintained the Dalton carpet and textile industry whose products ...

The Civilian Conservation Corps and Forestry in Texas

Continuing efforts started in the 1920s by the Texas Forest Service (TFS),the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established through the Emergency Conservation Work Act (1933) during the Great Depression, aided in efforts to preserve Texas forests. CCC enrollees offered fire protection ...

2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry

2nd Regiment South Carolina Infantry

Commander

Lt. Col. Franklin Gaillard.

Marker can be reached from Glenn-Kelly Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Maritime Annapolis: An Enduring Legacy

From its earliest history until the 1920s, log canoes, merchant sailing ships, workboats, ferry and steam boats, comprised the majority of vessels in these waters. But after local businessmen developed marinas to accommodate pleasure craft, the landscape of the harbor ...

Railroad Cats

Cats have been a part of the railroad scene almost since the first rails were laid. Many railroad facilities, such as yard offices, rural stations, and interlocking towers, have had resident cats who have adopted (or let themselves be adopted ...