83rd Pennsylvania Infantry

Second Battle of Manassas

August 30, 1862

3:30 p.m.

3rd Brigade (Butterfield), First Division (Morell)

Fifth Corps (Porter), Army of the Potomac, USA

83rd Pennsylvania Infantry

Capt. Thomas F. McCoy

"The whole brigade went back pell mell together. It is probable that as many men were lost ...

Randolph Settlement

Side A: Randolph Settlement

In 1833, John Randolph from Roanoke, Virginia, died leaving three wills that requested that all of his slaves be set free and that land be purchased for them. Although contested for thirteen years by his ...

The New Devon Inn

The New Devon Inn

Has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

By the United States

Department of the Interior

1926

Marker is on 2nd Street near Market Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Old Town Triangle

Chicago Landmark District

Old Town Triangle

Settled in the 1850s by German immigrants, this area was virtually destroyed by the Fire of 1871. Most of these wood cottages and brick and stone townhouses date to the last decades of the 19th century. ...

Pennsylvania Railroad "BF" Tower

The Bradford or "BF" Tower was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad circa 1929, at the important site of Bradford Junction. It replaced an earlier wooden tower that stood to its west. From this building, operators controlled the movement of ...

Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons

[Front Side of Marker]: "Army Lodge No. 24 Free and Accepted Masons"

Settlers and soldiers moving west brought with them familiar institutions such as the Masonic Lodge. Here at Camp Meigs, military officers were authorized by Ohio Militia Captain Henry Brush, ...

Second City

50th Anniversary

Congratulations to The Second City on Serving up Chicago-style humor in this Old Town neighborhood for 50 years and to all who have helped make The Second City an institution that has been copied but never equaled.

Vi Daley, Alderman

Chicago’s ...

The Old National Road

You are now traveling U.S. 40, the Old National Road, used in the westward expansion of our country. In 1837 notice was given that this section of the road would be constructed. A toll house was located at the ...

Hamilton County (Indiana) Honor Roll

[Large Stone Benches]

(Left Bench) ““ From these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which. . .”

(Right Bench) “. . .they gave the last full measure of devotion”“

(Signature) - Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln’s Address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ...

The De Roin & Oregon Trails

Byway 136 was designated the Heritage Highway in part because of the many historic trails that are now part of it. You are standing on the historic De Roin Trail. The De Roin Trail began at the Missouri River ...