Franklin Street Burying Grounds

Reconsecration

of the

Franklin Street

Burying Grounds

The first Jewish

Cemetery in Virginia

Founded 1791

Commemorating

the 300th anniversary

of the first permanent

Jewish settlement

in the United States

This memorial erected by

Congregation Beth Ahabah

Richmond, Virginia

Unveiling April 24, 1955

Rededication services

under auspices

Richmond Tercentenary Committee

of the

Richmond Jewish Community Council

Marker is at the intersection of ...

73rd Pennsylvania Infantry

1st Brigade, 2nd Division

(Front):73rd Penna Infantry

July 2nd in the morning took position in

the cemetery. At dusk moved hastily to

this position and in a severe contest

assisted in repulsing a desperate

assault on these batteries.

(Left):11th Corps.

Present at Gettysburg

14 officers 318 men

Killed 7 men ...

Homestead of J. Gledhill

1871 - 1920

Twelve Mile Post Office

1874 - 1894

Cawker City

Smith Center

Trail

1871

Marker is on Wisconsin Avenue (U.S. 24) near Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east.

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Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery 1838-1986

This cemetery was developed on its present site. Several gravestones were moved from an earlier location outside the hospital reservation. It was named after Captain Conaway who served 40 years in the Navy, holding every rate and rank from seaman ...

Whittier Cotton Mill and Village

Whittier Cotton Mills of Lowell, Massachusetts opened a new Atlanta factory on this site in 1896. Development of the mill complex included the construction of Whittier Mill Village, a mill-centered residential community for workers and their families, where a physician ...

Columbus - A Town Transformed

The view from these 180-foot bluffs has changed significantly in the last several centuries. The Mississippi River has shifted course. Portions of the bluff has crumbled into the river. The bustling town of Columbus, which once lay just beneath these ...

Roddis Line – Lake of the Falls

Iron County Heritage Area

The felling of Iron County’s great stands of timber began in the late 1870’s. The white pine was the first to be cut. Down the Turtle River and over Lake of the Falls, buoyant pine logs were ...

De Soto In Georgia

In May 1539 Hernando de Soto landed in Florida with over 600 people, 220 horses and mules, and a herd of swine reserved for famine. Fired by his success in Pizarro's conquest of Peru, De Soto had been granted the ...

Civil Liberties at Dorchester Cooperative Center 1940 - present

Dorchester Academy

In an effort to involve Liberty County African Americans in politics, the Dorchester Cooperative Center (DCC) began to help organize

African American Voters. The DCC taught local African Americans the United States and Georgia constitutions, followed the activities of state ...

World's Largest Ball of Sisal Twine

Thrift + Patience = Success

Started by

Frank Stoeber

in 1953

7,801,766 feet

17,886 pounds

2006

1988 circumference 40' 3"

14,687 lbs.

Marker is on Wisconsin Avenue (U.S. 24) near Lake Drive, on the right when traveling east.

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