Delaying Forrest

"...a decided stand"

(Preface):

In September 1864, after Union Gen. William T. Sherman defeated Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood at Atlanta, Hood led the Army of Tennessee northwest against Sherman's supply lines. Rather than contest Sherman's "March to the Sea," Hood ...

Wakondiota Park

In the 1857 town plat of Frontenac (then called Westervelt), Wakondiota Park was designated as two blocks long, one block wide, and located at what is now the Christ Episcopal Church site. When the town was renamed in 1859, the ...

Edward Grant Barrow

1868- 1953

Moulder of a tradition of victory under whose guidance the Yankees won fourteen American League pennants and ten World Championships and brought to this field some of the greatest baseball stars of all time. This memorial is a ...

Donald Arthur Mattingly

"Donnie Baseball"

American League batting champion 1984

American League MVP (145 RBI) 1985

Nine-time gold glove winner

Six-time American League All-Star

Set record for most grand slams in a season (6) 1987

Major League record for most home runs in ...

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing ...

Gibson County Desert Storm and Desert Shield Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to All

Gibson County service

Men and Women that

served in Desert Storm

and Desert Shield in

support or in combat

from Aug. 1990 — Mar. 1991

[ Obverse Side ]

Erected by

Gibson Navy Mothers

American Legion Post 25

American Legion ...

Site of Columbia Male Academy

Trustees appointed by legislature 1792 were incorporated 1795 and served as trustees for male and female academies. School located here 1827 on land given by Gov. John Taylor. Though publicly endowed, the school was conducted as a private academy until ...

The Ramona Hotel Depot

The Ramona Depot

In March of 1896, the Southern Pacific Railroad officially declared that the Ramona Hotel will be an eating station for passengers heading north and south. ”It is expected that within a few days tickets can be purchased from ...

The Old Powerhouse

The old powerhouse was built in 1908, and is the oldest building on the Cal Poly campus. It utilized student labor in its construction, thus embodying “learn by doing”. From 1910 to 1940 it supplied all of the electricity and ...

Bible Depository

1828

Originally two stories, built as a depository by the South Carolina Bible Society on land purchased from the City for that purpose in 1828.

In 1882 the South Carolina Art Association acquired the building and used it for an ...