Ancient Burial Ground

Meriden School For Boys

The 30 to 40 boys buried on this site were forgotten children of their time. Delinquent, orphaned or abandoned they came to live at the Connecticut School for Boys, a reform school that occupied these grounds from ...

To the Memory of General Marquis De La Fayette

In grateful recognition of his valiant service and in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of his visit to our city

Marker can be reached from South Bainbridge Street north of Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Docks

“The Docks” has had a remarkably varied occupational history. Gold Rush immigrants camped along the riverbank. In the following years, a limited number of individuals and families lived in the area in private residences and lodging houses. From the beginning ...

A Nation Divided / Cradle of the Confederacy

The Alabama State Capitol served as the symbol and meeting place for the government of the newly formed Confederate States of America for 4 months in early 1861. Growing controversy over slavery and states' rights, climaxed by Abraham Lincoln's election ...

Carroll's Methodist Church

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Instituted in 1797, this church was named for the William Carroll family, among its first members. Families identified with the church through the years are McWhorters, Osborns, Starrs, Stones, Browns, Burtons, Sewells, Jacksons, Hemphills, Deans, Buffingtons, ...

Mt. Davis

A Geological Feature

Mt. Davis 3213 feet above sea leavel is the highest point in Pennsylvania. The erosion-resistant sandstone at the surface belongs to the Pottsville group formed about 230 million years ago. These layers of sedimentary rock were pushed up ...

The Cox Covered Bridge

The Bridges of Vinton County

The Cox Covered Bridge was built in 1884 by the Diltz and Steel Company and uses a variation of the Vinton County Queenpost truss system. In late August 1992, workers from the Vinton County Engineer's office ...

Old Acoma "Sky City"

Legend describes Acoma as a "place that always was". Archeological evidence shows it has been occupied since at least the 13th century. Established on this mesa for defensive purposes, Acoma was settled by inhabitants of nearby pueblos which had been ...

Railroad History in Bladensburg

In its infancy in America, the railroad came to Bladensburg. In 1833, construction began in Baltimore on the 32-mile-long Washington line of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It originally passed directly through Bladensburg, however, the main line was later altered ...

Historic Bladensburg Waterfront Park - Port Town History

The Ports of Bladensburg and Beall Town

In 1742, the town of Bladensburg was created on the banks of the Anacostia River (also known as the Eastern Branch of the Potomac river) through an act of the Maryland General Assembly for ...