Historic Harlem Academy School #2

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The historic Harlem Academy, known as "The Mother of African- American Schools," was the first public school erected for African- American children in Tampa.

The first classes were held in 1868 in the Hillsborough County Courthouse. In the early 1870s, ...

Jasper County World War Memorial

To honor those who went

from

Jasper County

to serve in

The World War

Dedicated November 11, 1927

Marker is at the intersection of McKinley Avenue (U.S. 231) and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on McKinley Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Bodie Island Light Station

Bodie Island Light Station

has been placed on the

National Register of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker can be reached from Bodie Island Lighthouse Road 0.9 miles east of North Carolina Route 12.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Dinwiddie Court House

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In Memoriam

Battle of Dinwiddie Court House

Dedicated to the Confederate and Union soldiers who gave their lives in the Battle of Dinwiddie Court House, sometimes called Chamberlain’s Bed, in the last brief victory of the Army of Northern Virginia, March 31, ...

Shady Grove Community

In the 1850s and 60s families settled on this farm and ranch land along the Middle Gabriel river. The Old Austin-Lampasas and Burnet-Belton roads intersected here. Six acres deeded by Alexander M. Barton in 1877 later became the site of ...

The Russell-McFarland Homestead

William H. and Mary Russell built this Victorian residence in 1883-84. Russell, a veteran of the Civil War (1861-65), headed the Burnet school system about 15 years. Sold in 1895, the house had such tenants as J. W. Edgar, later ...

Dinwiddie Courthouse

Sheridan advanced to this place on March 29, 1865, while Warren was attacking Anderson about three miles north. On March 31 Sheridan moved south but was checked by Pickett and driven back to the courthouse. That night Pickett withdrew to ...

Montgomery County's Tribute to her Heroic Dead

[Front Side - in Stone]:

Montgomery County's

Tribute to her Heroic Dead

Mexican War 1846 - 1948

Men Enrolled 98

War for the Union 1861 - 1865

Men Enrolled 2,971

Spanish American War 1898

Men Enrolled 264

[Under Both Statues:]:

"Lest We Forget"

[Back Side - ...

Spirit of Roanoke Island

Recreating History

The Spirit of Roanoke Island, completed in 2000 by volunteers of the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island, is a fine example of the shad boat. A traditional work boat built of juniper (Atlantic white cedar) and fastened ...

Wisconsin's Lime Industry

Lime production was an important nineteenth century industry in southeastern Wisconsin, primarily because the region’s geology provided abundant Silurian dolomite rock that was easily quarried. High quality lime, used mainly in mortar and plaster, was produced by burning dolomite in ...