A.T. & T. Building

Built 1930

This building has been placed on

The National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States Department of the Interior.

A.T.&T. Building

Built 1930

A good example of Spanish Colonial Revival style with Federal Modern influences, the stucco ...

Ida Ella Ruth Jones

(1874 – 1959)

African American self-taught artist who depicted life in rural Chester County in the first half of the 20th century. The daughter of a former slave, Jones completed more than 300 works in her 70’s and 80’s. She ...

Presidents Attended Service Here

(top):

Abraham Lincoln attended services at this church on November 19, 1863, the day he dedicated the National Cemetery and delivered his Gettysburg Address. The pew he occupied has been retained in the sanctuary.

(lower):

Dwight D. Eisenhower was a member of this ...

Battlefield Burials

The depressions to the right of the trail probably represent former graves of Confederate soldiers. The dead of both armies received hasty battlefield burials. Most were disinterred after the war, with the Union dead going to Glendale National Cemetery and ...

David Reynolds Tavern/Joseph Van Syckel Residence

David Reynolds

Tavern

-- 1763 --

Joseph Van Syckel

Residence

-- 1839 --

Union Township Historic Site

Marker is on Charlestown Road (County Route 635) near Van Sickel Road, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Bird Dog Field Trials

Tennessee State Sportsmen's Association hosted America's first public bird dog field trial near Memphis in 1874. Field trials began at Grand Junction in 1881. Various clubs hosted annual trials here. Grand Junction hosted its first National Field Trial Championship in ...

Nacogdoches Federal Building / Post Office

Designed by U.S. Treasury Department architect James A. Wetmore, this building was erected in 1917-1918 and housed the main city post office until 1964. Sold to the city in 1973, it was the public library until 1997, when it became ...

First Armed Resistance

Leslie's Retreat

In the revolution the first armed resistance to the Royal authority was made at this bridge 26 Feb. 1775 by the people of Salem. The advance of 300 British troops, led by Lt. Col. Leslie and sent by Gen. ...

Sanding Tower

A locomotive's motion depends on the friction between its wheels and the steel rail. When rails are wet or slick, friction can decrease to the point that the wheels slip or spin, like an auto on an icy road.

To increase ...

In Commemoration of Arnold's Expedition to Quebec

One of the most strategic and daring exploits of the patriot cause during the revolution. Part of the troops encamped in the Town of Danvers on the night of September 14, 1775 on their way to Newburyport where they embarked ...