58 Tradd Street   Cleland - Wells House

circa 1760

This three-story stuccoed single house was constructed circa 1760 by Charleston Physician Dr. William Cleland

as a residence for his son William. After William's death the property was purchased in 1778 by Scottish émigré

Robert Wells, the largest bookseller ...

Putnam County World War I Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Putnam County

Remembers

Michael A. Ader • Fred Adkins • Levi F. Aker • Ralph E. Arnold • Homer B. Austin • Ralph D. Boone • Lee R. Collins • Dwight Ford • Millard E. Gibson • Andrew ...

Voluntarios Internacionales de la Libertad

This memorial is dedicated to the 45,000 international volunteers who fought in the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939. Among them were 2,800 United States veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, many of whom came from Wisconsin. Their memorable struggle against the ...

The Indian Wars

1790 - 1795

When American Pioneers attempted to settle the area north and west of the Ohio River, following the Ordinance of 1787,the Indians aided by the British in Canada, fought valiantly and fiercely for their homes in the Ohio Country. ...

Greenwich Ninth District Veterans Memorial

Erected In Memory Of The

Men From The Ninth District

Greenwich, Connecticut

Who Served In The Armed

Forces And Paid The Supreme

Sacrifice For Their Country

Anthony J. Balco • Joseph T. Borowiec • Domenico S. Crucitti • Harold A. Granholm • John T. ...

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company

The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (RF&P) ran from Richmond to Washington, D.C. With only 113 miles of track, it was one of the shortest in the nation but it was the link between the North and the South. Train ...

Defending From Land Assault

Think about how difficult a land attack against Fort Adams would be. First, you would have to capture the Redoubt, located a quarter mile to the south. You would then have to charge up the sloping glacis to the Southern ...

Grace Methodist Church

Organized December 24, 1797

Since that date four sanctuaries have burned, 1803–1843–1886–1947. Present imposing and lovely church was dedicated to the glory of God and service to mankind May 15, 1955. Body of Reverend Wm. Meredith, founder of Methodism in Wilmington, ...

Battle of Jonesboro The First Day

Aug. 31, 1864. This immediate area was occupied by the Army of the Tenn. [US], commanded by Gen. O. O. Howard. These troops, Logan’s 15th, Ransom’s 16th & Blair’s 17th corps, marched to this position from Fairburn the previous day; ...

Half-Breed Tract

Nebraska Historical Marker

It was an accepted custom for many early fur traders to marry into Indian tribes. As the Indians ceded their lands, the rights of the half-breed descendants were not always identified. This situation was recognized by the government ...