Cherry Mine Disaster

Just north of town are remnants of the Cherry Coal Mine, where 259 miners lost their lives in one of the worst mine disasters in United States history.

The St. Paul Coal Company began mining coal at Cherry in 1905 and ...

Wm. G. McAdoo's Birthplace

The house atop hill was one of the few battle-field houses surviving military operations of the Kennesaw Campaign.

McAdoo ownership was Jan. 6, 1863-Feb. 3, 1864. Here, Oct. 31, 1863 was born the Hon. Wm. G. McAdoo. Secy. of the Treasury, ...

The Madison Elk Herd

From an elk's perspective, this valley offers

everything needed for year-round survival.

Food is abundant. These meadows become

snow-free relatively early and stay lush longer

into summer. During May-June calving season,

nearby lodgepole pine forests shelter newborns

from coyotes and ...

USS Gambier Bay CVE 73 and Composite Squadron VC-10

United States Navy

[Panel 1]:

Eternal God who alone spreads out the heavens and rules the raging seas, may this memorial bring continued remembrance to the one hundred and thirty seven men who died defending their country in time of danger, and ...

Fort Harrod

Begun in 1774 by James Harrod and Company, the Fort was crucial to the settlement of Harrodsburg and Kentucky. The present replica was erected in 1927 on Old Fort Hill also known as Seminary Hill. President Franklin D. Roosevelt visited ...

Lewis and Clark Expedition Across Missouri

“we Set out early… Passed the mouth of … Blue water river…[and later]… a bad Sand bar, where our two rope twice…. Came to and Camped in the Point above the Kansas River. I observed a great number of Parrot ...

Lockwood Cemetery

This cemetery was set aside out of land settled by Gordon C. Jennings (1782-1836), his wife, Catherine (1790-1867), and four children who came from Missouri in 1833 as part of Stephen F. Austin’s “Little Colony.” Gordon was the oldest defender ...

Vestal's Gap Road

Vestal's Gap Road is among the oldest remaining segments of colonial highway in America. Initially an Indian trail, it became an important route for commerce from Alexandria to Leesburg and Winchester, westward migration, and troop movements. Lt. Col. George Washington ...

Lt. Richard Wickes

In memory of

Lt. Richard Wickes

who died June 29, 1776 in

an engagement near Cape May

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Lt. Wickes was one of the first naval

casualties of the American Revolution

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Dedicated June 26, 1976

by

Harry Snyder Post 193

American Legion ...

Masonic Temple of Benevolent Lodge No 3, F. & A. M.

This is the oldest Masonic building in Georgia with continuous usage since its dedication on June 24, 1834. Funded through a state authorized lottery and constructed by John Marlor (also one of its architects with Samuel Tucker and James Doyle), ...