Defending the Cannon

5th Maine Battery

Picture Longstreet's advance - gray lines of Confederates as far as you can see, driving Ohio troops from the rail fence across the field toward this position. Here four gun crews from Maine were trying to load and ...

Death of Major William Montgomery

The death of

Major William Montgomery

while leading the British

attack on the Fort at

this point.

Sept. 6th 1781

Marker can be reached from the intersection of Park Avenue and Monument Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Harkey’s Chapel United Methodist Church Founded Circa 1829-1830

Original log house of worship built St. Clair

Co. near Broken Arrow Creek, six miles from

Coosa River. Named Harkey’s Chapel for first

Minister, the Rev. David Harkey of Cahawba Circuit.

Present church built 1903-04 by A. I. Abels with

Community helpers. Preserved by ...

Planters Path to their Landing Place

1630 - 1930

The old planters, Roger

Conant, John Woodbery and

John Balch used this path

from their homesteads to the

cove at the head of Bass river.

Marker is on McKay Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Land Between The Rivers

Surveyors’ maps of 1824 and 1846 of Tipton County marked the Indian Portage Trails through Tipton, the junction between the Indiana water ways.

[[ Maps on Left Side of Plaque ]]

To Wabash River Waters

Kokomo Trail - - - (Northwest)

Peru Trail - ...

The Midnight Riders

Minute Man National Historical Park, Mass

In September of 1774, Patriot leaders initiated a system of alarms and express riders to warn all towns whenever British troops marched out of Boston.

On April 18th, at about 10:00 in the evening, two riders ...

Augusta College Three Original Arsenal Buildings

East face

In 1973, Augusta College named three of the

original arsenal buildings in honor of

commandants of the arsenal. Payne Hall,

storehouse and later headquarters for the

arsenal and administrative building for the

university, was named for Matthew Payne,

first commandant of the arsenal ...

El Paso International Airport / The Butterfield Trail / Refinery

[Left:]

El Paso International Airport

One of the nation's finest and busiest major airports and general aviation centers, dedicated in 1928. Elevation is 3,936 feet with a total area of 3,878 acres and tremendous runways measuring up to 12,000 feet. Strict liaison ...

Base Realignment and Closure

On many occasions during its history, Great Lakes Naval Training Center has fought to remain an important training location for the Navy. The Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) decision of 1993 finally seems to have put an end to that ...

South Bass Island Light

Constructed and first lit in 1897, the South Bass Island Light was in continuous operation until 1962 when the U. S. Coast Guard built an automated light tower to replace it. Significant for its contribution to transportation and commerce on ...