Belview Heights Neighborhood

The Corey Land Company, a group of prominent local businessmen headed by Robert Jemison, Jr., developed Belview Heights as a neighborhood for the professional employees of U.S. Steel in the 1910's. Extending the grid system being used in Ensley over ...

George Washington Boyhood Home Site

has been designated a

National Historic Landmark

This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of AmericaKnown as Ferry Far, the primary home of George Washington from 1738-1754, this site is uniquely associated with Washington's formative years and the ...

Hood's Retreat

Dec. 16, 1864

In this neighborhood, late in the evening of his decisive defeat at Nashville, Hood reorganized his army for withdrawal southward. Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee's Corps, supported by Chalmers' Cavalry Division, covered the withdrawal, fighting continuously until the ...

James Walker Hood

Asst. Superintendent Public Instruction, 1868-70; a founder Livingstone College, 1885; Bishop A.M.E. Zion Church; founded St. Peters, 1864. One blk. N.

Marker is at the intersection of Broad Street (U.S. 17) and George Street, on the right when traveling west on ...

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command

C.S.A.

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command.

Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding.

(September 16, 1862.)

On the afternoon of September 16, Hood's Division was in the fields east of the Dunkard Church. On the approach of the First (Hooker's) Corps, Army of the Potomac, the ...

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command

C.S.A.

Hood's Division, Longstreet's Command.

Brig. Gen. John B. Hood, Commanding.

(September 16, 1862.)

On the afternoon of September 16, Hood's Division was in the fields east of the Dunkard Church. On the approach of the First (Hooker's) Corps, Army of the Potomac, the ...

Thousand Oaks Neighborhood and Urns

Circa 1909-1910

Berkeley History

In the early 1900s, the natural beauty of this undeveloped district, with dramatic rock outcroppings and ancient oaks made it a favorite destination for picnickers and hikers.

After a campaign to make the area a city park failed, real ...

On The Bloomington Road / The Clark Neighborhood

On the Bloomington Road

The Fort Clark Road, later known as the Bloomington or State Road, was an important artery for commerce between Danville and Urbana. The road was first approved in 1826 by the Illinois Assembly. It was the first ...

Newburgh's Neighborhood Preservation Began on This Street

The first 5 brick houses on the east side of the street were saved from demolition by Ellzabeth Lyon in 1974. Newburgh's neighborhood preservation began on thls street.

Marker is on Montgomery Street 0.2 miles from South Street, on the right ...

Here was Madison’s first African-American neighborhood

The Madison Heritage Series

John Hill first set eyes on Madison while visiting a relative who was attending the University of Wisconsin. He moved his family here from Atlanta in 1910 to join a modest community of about 140 African Americans.

In ...