Old Oakland Plantation

Founded 1828 by Henry Wm. Munson, who bought site from Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas. This land joined Peach Point Plantation, Austin's home. Munson, one of Texans in uprising over injustices at Anahuac and Velasco in 1832, died in ...

McKim, Meade & White, Architects of Governors Island

Governors Island

The design and layout of Governors Island National Historic District owes much of its development to changing times and roles. From early Dutch settlement to its incarnations as a military base to the US Army and the Coast ...

Western Terminus South Carolina Railroad

Near the foot of this bluff in the old town of Hamburg stood the western terminus of the S.C. Canal and Rail Road Co. Begun in 1830, it was the first steam operated railroad to offer regular passenger service and ...

The first steam-powered locomotive reached Cheyenne on November

Side A

By 1868 the community boasted 3,000 to 4,000 residents, plus business, schools, churches and newspapers. The UP's stone roundhouse was the first permanent structure (non-wood) built in town. The City's phenomenal growth produced its nickname, "The Magic City of ...

Historic Freedom Plains Church

Town of La Grange

Historic

Freedom Plains Church

- ( Presbyterian ) –

Built 1828 – Restored 1970

Chapel 1914 – Community Hall

Education Building 1956

1973 – Women's

Republican Club

Marker is at the intersection of Freedom Plains Road ...

St. Colman Church and Cemetery

Irish railroad workers founded the Catholic community in Washington Court House in the 1850s, with the first Mass being held in a local shanty in 1852. In 1871, Father John B. O'Donoghue purchased three and 5/8 acres of land adjoining ...

Confederate March From the North Anna River

Following the Union army's departure from the North Anna River on 26 May 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee cautiously moved his army south toward Richmond to stay between the Federals and the capital. Lee's wagon trains, using nearby Ellett's ...

The Union Pacific Railroad / The Union Pacific Railroad

Part 1 (1867 - 1890) / Part 2 (1869 - 1890)

Part i

The story of the Union Pacific Railroad is also a story of Wyoming and particularly Cheyenne. One cannot be told without the telling of the other. It is no ...

Twickenham Historic District

Designated by the City of Huntsville, Alabama March 23, 1972. This district is a living museum of American architectural styles dating from 1814.

It encompasses about one~half of the original Town of Twickenham, Huntsville's first official name.

Approximate boundaries:

North ~ Randolph ...

Military Post / Potter's Raid

Military Post

After the Civil War ended in 1865, a Federal military occupation garrison was located for sometime in this area of Sumter. Known locally as "Yankee Camp," the post contained officers' quarters, barracks, and a guard house. Here sentinels ...