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Camp Sumter (Andersonville)
Although Antietam and Gettysburg have reputations as ...
Missionary Ridge - Westminster
In the fall of 1863, during the Civil War, Union General G...
Tanyard Creek Park, Memorial Park & The Battle of Peachtree Creek
In the fourth year of the Civil War, as the...
General Walker’s Monument, the end of the Battle of Atlanta’s Night March
In the final year of the American Civil War...
The Death of General McPherson
General James Birdseye McPherson was one of...
New Manchester Mill at Sweetwater Creek
Influenced by the Roswell Mill 30 miles to ...
Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins
Sope Creek was one of the first water ways...
Tall Trees Redwood Grove
Redwood National and States Park has been a popular locati...
Redwood Highway
The Redwood Highway was created as a State Highway by a bo...
Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park
On September 11, 1929, the family of the late Frank D. Sto...
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Camp Sumter (Andersonville)
Although Antietam and Gettysburg have reputations as the “bloodiest battles of the Civil War,” it was the Confederate prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia that proved most lethal. Although the camp only operated from February of 1864 to May of 1865, the ...
Missionary Ridge - Westminster
In the fall of 1863, during the Civil War, Union General George H. Thomas’ Army of the Cumberland joined the armies of Generals Grant, Sherman, and Hooker to assault the Confederate held Missionary Ridge, near Chattanooga. The Union targeted Chattanooga ...
Tanyard Creek Park, Memorial Park & The Battle of Peachtree Creek
In the fourth year of the Civil War, as the Union Army continued to surge into Confederate territory their victory seemed assured. With General William Sherman leading the Union march towards Georgia, it appeared as if no Confederate forces ...
General Walker’s Monument, the end of the Battle of Atlanta’s Night March
In the final year of the American Civil War, having fought their way through Georgia, the Union faced Confederate defenses in Atlanta. Both sides understood that the fall of Atlanta would mean a major turning point in the war.
...The Death of General McPherson
General James Birdseye McPherson was one of the most beloved generals of the American Civil War. His death caused “sincere sorrow” to Confederates and Union soldiers alike. One of his colleagues described his death outside modern-day Decatur during the ...
New Manchester Mill at Sweetwater Creek
Influenced by the Roswell Mill 30 miles to the east, Col. James Rogers and Charles McDonald, a former Georgia governor, built a cotton mill in 1845 on a tract of land that would later become a village called New ...
Sope Creek Paper Mill Ruins
Sope Creek was one of the first water ways that Union troops would need to cross in order to reach Atlanta during the Civil War. General John M. Schofield had to cross Sope Creek at its mouth in order ...
Tall Trees Redwood Grove
Redwood National and States Park has been a popular location for many films. The Endor scenes for Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi were filmed in the Tall Trees Redwood Grove in the northern part of Humboldt County. ...
Redwood Highway
The Redwood Highway was created as a State Highway by a bond issue in 1909. On October 19, 1917, the Board of Supervisors announced plans to secure the right-of-way for the Redwood Highway between Wilson Creek and Crescent City. In ...
Jedidiah Smith Redwoods State Park
On September 11, 1929, the family of the late Frank D. Stout, a former president of the Del Norte Company, Ltd., gave to the State of California 44 acres of redwoods at the confluence of Mill Creek with Smith River. ...
