Midlothian Coal Mines

South of here are the Midlothian Coal Mines, probably the oldest coal mines in America. Coal was first mined here before 1730, and during the Revolution, coal from these mines supplied the cannon foundry at Westham. The first railroad in ...

Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail / Camp 21: El Aqui

Juan Bautista de Anza

National Historic Trail

While the American Revolution brewed on the Atlantic Coast, Spain expanded its New World empire to protect California against the British and Russians. In 1774, Juan Bautista de Anza, commander of the Royal Presidio of ...

The Glass Industry of Findlay, Ohio

In 1884, the first natural gas well was successfully drilled in Findlay, and when The Great Karg Well, then the largest in the world, was drilled in 1886, the boom was on. Many industries, especially glass, were attracted to Findlay, ...

A Memorial To The Soldiers Who Served

[ east side ]

A Memorial

To The Soldiers Who Served

Faithfully and Honorably

In The Civil War

1861 – 1865

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Erected by a Comrade

Major Walter Burnham

[ west side ]

Buried In This Cemetery

Burnham Walter • Barden Jesse A. • Bolles Andrew J. • Brague Edward ...

The Construction of Fort Griswold

Stabilization and Preservation of Fort Griswold

In November 1775, Colonel Jedeiah Elderkin was directed by the Governor and the Council of Safety “to view the circumstances of the harbor at New London and neighboring places, and consider of the most proper ...

Dawson's Georgia Battery.

Eldridge's Artillery Battalion.

Dawson's Georgia Battery.

Two 12-PDR. Napoleons; Two 12-PDR. Howitzers.

Maj. J.W. Eldridge's Artillery Battalion.

Stewart's Div. Breckinridges's Corps.

1st Lieut. R.W. Anderson, Commanding,

1st Lieut. Henry S. Greaves,

2nd Lieut. R.H. Brown, 2d Lieut. W.G. Allen.

Nov. 25th, 1863, 4 P.M.

The battery came into position ...

Daniel White

Settled Here in 1818

Daniel White, native of North Carolina, purchased land here in 1818, a year before Alabama became a state. His home and stagecoach stop, "Wayside Inn" was a large two~ story log house located on the North side ...

The Atlantic Trade

New London Enters the World Economy

English settlers were attracted to the Thames River because it offered a safe harbor and good anchorage with easy access to the sea. This quickly led to a thriving community based on coastal trade.

New London ...

Confederate Burial Trench #2

To the Confederate Dead

in the Trenches

Erected by Tenn. Division

U.D.C. 1935

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Sherman Road and Corinth-Pittsburg Landing Extension Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

30th Indiana Infantry

Burial Place

Burial Place

30th Indiana Infantry

9 Bodies Removed

to

Nat'l Cemetery.

Marker is on Sherman Road 0.2 miles north of Hamburg-Purdy Road, on the right when traveling south.

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