Battle of the Crater - Covered Way

At this place located by participants in the Battle of the Crater, this road, known as the Jerusalem Plank Road, was crossed by a covered way leading eastwardly to the ravine in rear of the Confederate breastworks which run northwardly ...

Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead

Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 - This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United States ...

Red Jacket

Red Jacket, a small brass cannon, was first used in firing a salute of 500 guns when Georgia seceded from the Union. In custody of the Columbus Guards, it fired salutes at the inauguration of Jefferson Davis as President of ...

Linwood Cemetery

A part of the 1828 plan of Columbus, Linwood contains graves of pioneer citizens and their descendents, as well as the tombs of some 200 Confederate soldiers. Among those buried here are Anna Caroline Benning (1853-1935), who formed the “Columbus ...

Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

Greenwich. To her loyal sons who fought for the Union, 1861-1865.

Marker is at the intersection of Maple Avenue and East Putnam Avenue (U.S. 1), on the right when traveling north on Maple Avenue.

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Christ Church Burial Ground

1719

Christ Church Burial Ground is most famous as the final resting place of Benjamin Franklin, a man who captured the spirit of his age and of the city. Franklin's genius touched nearly every aspect of Philadelphia's life and produced ...

Providence Methodist Church

(Front text)

This church grew out of services held in the area by circuit riders as early as 1806. Its first church, a log building, was built on what is now Vance Rd., 1/2 mi. SW. About 1810 Timothy Shuler donated ...

Murder of C. M. Taylor

Baxter Springs Historic Walking Tour

In 1872, the Mayor of Baxter Springs, J. R. Boyd, shot and killed C. M. Taylor, marshal, near this spot. Bad blood had existed between the two for some time.

The marshal approached Boyd to serve him ...

Hard Labor Creek State Park

On the occasion of its Bicentennial, Morgan County placed this marker here to commemorate

Hard Labor Creek State Park

This park was built in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program sponsored by President Roosevelt. It was administered ...

13th Bomb Squadron

in the Vietnam War 1964 - 1971

May their courageous actions in

defense of freedom never be forgotten

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