Aiken County Confederate Monument

[South Face]

They gave their all in defense of

Home, Honor, Liberty and the

Independence of their native land

They fought the patriots fight

They kept the faith of their fathers

Forever honored

And forever mourned

[North Face]

Erected July 23, 1901

By the

Ladies Monument Association

Of Aiken ...

Site of Neches Indian Village

Here at the opening of the 18th century stood a village of the Neches Indians. Their name was given to the river and later to a mission, San Francisco De Los Neches, established near by. With the Cherokees, the Neches ...

Fredericksburg National Cemetery

Approximately 20,000 soldiers died in this region during the Civil War, their remains scattered throughout the countryside in shallow, often unmarked, graves. In 1865 Congress established Fredericksburg National Cemetery as a final resting place for Union soldiers who died on ...

They Called It “KY & The Curb”

Historic Atlantic City - Kentucky Avenue, 1933-1980's

For more than four decades Kentucky Avenue ruled the East Coast Music scene. The greatest jazz and blues stars of all time filled its many clubs with round-the-clock entertainment - including Ray Charles, ...

Dedicated to all American Ex-Prisoners of War

We exist to help those who cannot help themselves

Marker is on Leonard Wood Drive south of Bundy Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Gettys Crossroads and Tavern

Here the Shippensburg-Baltimore and the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Roads crossed. Near the crossroads, stood the tavern of Samuel Gettys. In 1775, troops gathered here for Continental service.

Marker is on York Street, on the right when traveling west.

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The Confederate Section

In 1885, after the War Between the States, the local veterans of Portsmouth and Norfolk County formed the Stonewall Camp, United Confederate Veterans. This Camp remained active until 1929 when the last three members bequeathed their assets to the Sons ...

Historic Ground --1864

In an area bound by Memorial Dr., Clifton, Glenwood & Moreland, was where the major part of the Battle of Atlanta was fought, July 22d.

In terms of present landmarks, the battle began at Memorial Dr. & Clifton where Hardee's right ...

Death of McPherson

The monument in the enclosure was erected by U.S. Army Engineers to mark the site where Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson was killed during the Battle of Atlanta, July 22, 1864.

McPherson rode S. from the Ga. R.R. when he heard ...

Major General Oliver Otis Howard

(Left):Major General Oliver Otis Howard

United States Army

Born Nov. 8, 1830 Died Oct. 26, 1909

(Right):Erected to the memory of

Major General Oliver Otis Howard

and the citizens of Maine

who served their country in the Civil War

Marker is on Baltimore Pike (State Highway 97), ...