Duke Homestead

Prosperity from War

When North Carolina became the last state to secede from the Union in May 1861, Washington Duke’s small farm and homestead here consisted of more than 300 acres. He grew typical crops such as corn, wheat, oats, and ...

Deacon Nathaniel Ingersoll

1634 - 1719

gave this land to the inhabitants of

Salem Village as

A Training Place Forever.

To the memory of him and of the brave

men who have gone hence to pro-

tect their homes and to serve

their country, this stone

is erected by the town.

1894.

Marker ...

Overland City

Original home station

Apr. 3, 1860 - Nov. 20, 1861Reverse

"The Leavenworth & Pike's Peak Express Company" started using the Platte River route from Leavenworth, Kansas to Denver, Colorado by August of 1859. A new station was built here at the Junction ...

Village Training Field

1671

Defense was a prime necessity to the early settlers of Salem Village, and as early as 1671 the male inhabitants began meeting here for military drill. This preparation was heightened in 1675 during the King Philip War in which many ...

Famine Museum and Granuaile Centre, Louisburgh

Clew Bay Archeaological Trail site 12

Cluain Cearbhán - Meadow of the Buttercups

The Famine Museum in Louisburgh recounts local memories of the famine, presents coverage of the famine in the media, nationally and locally, and shows how links have been established ...

Site of Columbia Female Academy

Authorized by legislature 1792, the Columbia Female Academy was located here from about 1820 to 1883, when this property was leased to Columbia Public School Commissioners, two of whom still represent the Academy Board. The remodeled academy became the first ...

A Bustling Household

Martin Van Buren Nat’l Hist Site

Lindenwald seems quiet today, but when Martin Van Buren lived here there was a stream of family, friends and political colleagues constantly coming and going. There was also an ever-changing mix of agricultural and ...

Blowing in the Wind

Gap-toothed and grumbling, the old windmill keeps vigil over the valley where a gravel road has replaced horse and wagon trails. The windmill is more than a machine - it symbolizes survival.The windmill grew up with the American West, supplying ...

Hardaway Alabama Artillery

Artillery Reserve - Hill's Corps

Army of Northern Virginia

Hill's Corps Artillery Reserve

McIntosh's Battalion Hurt's Battery

Hardaway Alabama Artillery

Two Whitworth 3 inch Rifles

July 1 The Whitworths were in position to the right of the Chambersburg Pike near the position of Pegram's Battalion. Opened ...

Hard Duty on the Plains

Military records, diaries and letters of those who survived life at the post reveal a

saga of fraud and corruption, bravery and daring-do...triumph and tragedy...where conditions were considered unlivable, pleasures were few and the nearest bath was the South Platte River." ...