Alex Haley's Boyhood Home

Will Palmer, a prominent Henning businessman, built this house in 1918-19, Palmer's grandson Alex Haley lived here from 1921 to 1929 and later spent many summers with his grand-parents. It was on the porch that he heard the stories told ...

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command

C.S.A.

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command,

Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding.

September 15-16, 1862.

Hood's Division withdrew from its position on South Mountain and marched to Sharpsburg during the night of September 14, acting as rear guard to the Army of Northern Virginia.

It reached ...

Summit–Selby Neighborhood

This area has long been a meeting place of people and ideas. In the 1850s two major overland routes converged just a few blocks from here. By the 1880s the district was a bustling residential area for both the wealthy ...

Boyhood Home of Roy Rogers

"The King of the Cowboys"

One of the most influential icons of American popular culture in the mid-20th century, Roy Rogers was born Leonard Franklin Sly on November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati. He moved to this farm at age 8 from ...

Boyhood Home of Wesley Branch Rickey

Baseball Pioneer, Innovator, Executive

Branch Rickey, a pivotal figure in the history of baseball, was raised in this house with his brothers, Orla and Frank. Rickey started baseball's farm team system while he was president, vice president, and manager of the ...

English Neighborhood Reformed Church

Organized in 1770 as a Dutch Reformed Church, the first building, erected in 1768, was located in Leonia. After the Revolution, it was decided to “Erect a New One in A more Proper Place”. In 1793 the present church was ...

Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

under the provisions of the

Historical Sites Act of August 21st 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of United States.

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1968

Marker is on Sinclair Lewis Avenue, on the ...

English Neighborhood Union School

This former school was originally built in 1818 near the Liberty Pole Tavern. In 1850 it was moved here and rebuilt with the original materials. This part of Englewood was then known as Highwood. The name Englewood School was adopted ...

Site of Childhood Home of Richard Malcolm Johnston

Richard Malcolm Johnston (1822–1898), educator and author, was born at Powelton. Later, his father moved to Crawfordville for better school facilities for his children. The Powelton home was torn down and reerected on this site. Johnston was educated at old ...

General Hood's Narrow Escape

December 26, 1864

Following his tragic defeat at Franklin and Nashville, General John B. Hood managed to escape over the Tennessee River at Bainbridge Ferry, a few miles south of here on December 26, 1864. Two corps under General Benjamin Cheatham ...