Lewisfield Plantation

This land, part of Fairlawn Barony and known as Little Landing, was bought in 1767 by Sedgwick Lewis. His daughter Sarah married Keating Simons. They acquired the land in 1774 and are presumed to have built the present plantation house. ...

Bethany Indian Mission & School

The Norwegian Lutheran Synod dedicated an Indian mission and boarding school on this site in 1887, the same year Congress passed the Dawes Severaty and General Allotment Act. The school boarded as many as 159 children at a time from ...

Beatrice's Own - Civil War and the Spanish-American War

We Answered the Call

April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter, South Carolina was fired on by Rebel forces. On the 18th of May, Nebraska Territory Governor Alvin Saunders issued a proclamation calling for volunteers to either answer the call from President Lincoln ...

The Ice King, the Castle Captain, and the She-Merchant

Located against the back fence of the burying ground is the Tudor family tomb, marked by a gravestone for John Tudor, Esquire (1709-1795),. The Tudor family legacy began with John Tudor, a baker and deacon of Second Church, who chronicled ...

Dedicated to You, A Free Citizen in a Free Land

This reproduction of the Liberty Bell was presented to the people of

Iowa

by direction of The Honorable John W. Snyder

Secretary of the Treasury

As the inspirational symbol of the

United States Savings Bonds Independence Drive

from May 16 to July 4,1950, ...

Veatch's Brigade

Hurlbut's Division

U.S.

Army of the Tennessee

25th Ind., 14th Ill., 15th Ill.,

Veatch's (2d) Brigade,

Hurlbut's (4th) Division.

On Monday, April 7, 1862, these regiments were in reserve behind the 1st brigade until noon. They were then moved via Ross' headquarters, Duncan House, to McCook's ...

Site of Pierce Academy

Site of

Pierce Academy

In 1792 Sarah Pierce

Opened First Academy

For Girls in America

Marker is at the intersection of North Street (Connecticut Route 63) and Westwood Lane, on the left when traveling north on North Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Confederate Victory

"The Rebels were all around us and our only refuge was the open canopy of heaven."

Sgt. Charles E. Smith

32nd Ohio Infantry

September 14, 1862

Thousands of Federal soldiers huddled in ravines on Bolivar Heights to escape the Confederate ...

A Union Predicament

"Do all you can to annoy the rebels should they advance on you...You will not abandon Harpers Ferry without defending it to the last extremity."

Maj. Gen. John G. Wool, USA

Telegraph message to Col. Dixon S. Miles, USA

September 7, 1862

The first ...

Fort Adams

History you can Touch

Explore the casemates where the big guns once roared.

Discover how 8 soldiers worked together to load and fire each cannon.

Step into the quarters where the soldiers and their families lived.

Ascend to the scenic overlook for a breathtaking ...