Elizabeth City Confederate Monument

Our Heroes

1861 1865

To our

Confederate Dead.

Erected by

The D.H. Hill Chapter

United Daughters

of the Confederacy

Elizabeth City

North Carolina,

May 10th, 1911.

Marker is on East Main Street east of North Elliot Street, on the left when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Battle of Elizabeth City

“Dash at the Enemy”

After Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside captured Roanoke Island on February 8, 1862, he dispatched Commander Stephen C. Rowan to destroy the Mosquito Fleet, which had been annoying U.S. naval vessels. Confederate Commodore William F. Lynch’s fleet ...

Battlefield House

[Text on First Historic Marker]:

Battlefield House

and

Fifteen and one-half acres of

Parkland

Property of

The women's Wentworth Historical Society

1899-1962

Given by this society to the

Niagara Parks Commission

as a National Historic Site

January 19, 1962

[Text on Second Historic Marker]:

Battlefield Park

Battlefield House (circa 1796)

Battlefield Monument (1913)

Designated under the ...

The Battlefield of Stoney Creek

The Battlefield of Stoney Creek

6th June 1813

In memory of 20 good and true King's Men who,

in fighting in defence of their country, died

and were buried on this knoll.

This revised inscription and stone re-dedicated

June 6th 1956

By

Her Majesty's Army & Navy Veteran's ...

Catch the Mules

Here, at the barn, the day started early.

During the ... seasons all the workers arose early each morning at 4:00 a.m...., wakened by the ringing of a large farm bell. We would go to the barn and catch the mules ...

Battle of Stoney Creek

[English Text]: Battle of Stoney Creek

During 1813 the Americans planned to invade Upper Canada from Detroit and the Niagara Peninsula. In late May, an American force crossed the Niagara River, seized Fort George, and with about 3500 troops moved ...

Battle of South Mills

Fight for the Canal

Early in 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside led an expedition to secure the coast of North Carolina and occupy strategically important sites such as New Bern and Elizabeth City. After Burnside learned of the March 9 ...

1854 Treaty Oration Excerpt

Chief Seattle of the Suquamish

When the last red man has vanished from the earth, and his memory is only the shadow of a cloud moving across the prairie, these shores and forests will still hold the spirit of my People, ...

Dave Stratford 1945 – 2001

This is dedicated to Dave Stratford & his contributions to the Emergency Medical Services, without which many lives would have been lost. For 22 years, Dave worked everything from the ambulance to the O.R., from EMT to Paramedic. He recruited ...

Valatie Santa Claus Club

First in the Nation

The Valatie Santa Claus Club was founded on Christmas Eve, 1946. Veterans of World War II pooled their discharge pay to bring gifts to every child in Valatie.

These Santas and their successors prove the truth ...