Dizzy Gillespie Birthplace

[Front]:

John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was born in a house on this site on Oct. 21, 1917. His family lived here until they moved to Philadelphia in 1935. A founder of modern jazz, Gillespie was an innovative trumpeter and bandleader known ...

Magoffin Homestead

Joseph Magoffin (1837-1923), son of James Wiley Magoffin, one of the founders of the city, settled in El Paso in 1856. He held many offices: Collector of Customs, County Judge, and Mayor for four terms. In 1875, six years before ...

Candler County

Candler County was created by an Act of the Georgia Legislature July 17, 1914,out of portions of Bulloch, Emanuel and Tattnall Counties, and named for Gov. Allen D. Candler (1834-1910). Gov. Candler is famed for the preservation of Colonial and ...

Pee Dee Union Baptist Church

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This church, formally organized in 1867, had its origins in Cheraw Baptist Church, founded in 1837. Shortly after the Civil War 285 black members there received permission to organize a separate church. Rev. Wisdom London, the first pastor here, preached ...

Delaware County Civil War Memorial

In memory of the soldiers and sailors of Delaware County, Ohio, who served in the War of 1861 to 1865

“Their heroic valor ensured our lasting peace”

Marker is on Sandusky Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Donelson Confederate Monument

(Front):This shaft is dedicated

as an altar of remembrance

to the Confederate soldiers

who fought at Fort Donelson

February, 1862

by the

Daughters of the Confederacy

of Tennessee

"There is no holier spot of ground

than where defeated valor lies"

(Left):

"______________ here was the place of battle. You who have ...

Mariner’s Bethel United Methodist Church

During the spring of 1779, Methodist pioneer Freeborn Garrettson visited this area to bring the message of his faith to the people. Garrettson’s efforts were favorably received, and a number of local Methodist “societies” were organized. Among these was the ...

Old St. David's

St. David's, authorized by the General Assembly in 1768, was the last parish established in colonial S.C. Said to be buried in its churchyard are soldiers of British forces occupying the Cheraws in 1780. The steeple and vestibule of this ...

United States Naval Training Station

Great Lakes, Illinois

Land donated, 1905,

by

The Commercial Club of Chicago,

Theodore Roosevelt, President,

Paul Morton, Secretary of the Navy,

F. A. Delano, President, Commercial Club, Chicago,

Graeme Stewart, Member, Commercial Club, Chicago.

Station Dedicated 1911.

William H. Taft, President,

George Von L. Meyer, Secretary of the Navy,

George C. ...

Alamance County Confederate Memorial

To Commemorate With Grateful Love the Patriotism, Valor, and Devotion to Duty, of the Brave Soldiers of Alamance County.

(Back):

"On Fame's Eternal Camping Ground, Their Silent Tents are Spread, and Glory Guards, with Solemn Round, the Bivouac of the ...