W. W. I War Memorial - Livingston County Illinois

1917 – 1919

In memory

of the soldiers sailors and nurses

of Livingston County who made the

supreme sacrifice during the World War

[ Row One:]

George E. Personette • William Durre • Burt McCoy • Victor V. Vahldieck • Charles H. Cullom • Walter G. ...

St. John’s Episcopal Church

During the Civil War this church served as a signal station for both the Confederacy and the Union. On May 5, 1864 Col. Samuel A. Duncan’s brigade of United States Colored Troops (4th, 5th, and 6th U.S.C.T.) occupied City Point ...

Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot

The L&N’s Debut - 1859

Traveling by train was exciting. Steam power locomotives meant a new age for passengers and freight. After nine years of construction, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad made its first run through Bowling Green in 1859. ...

George Taylor

One of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, member of Continental Congress, ironmaster, lived in this house built in 1757 by William Parsons, Surveyor-General. First occupied by Parsons.

Marker is at the intersection of South 4th Street and Ferry Street, ...

David Martin's Ferry

Operated at "The Forks" on grants received in 1739 and 1741. It was an important link on a main route to the west until 1806. Transported troops and supplies in the Revolutionary War.

Marker is on Larry Holmes Drive (Pennsylvania Route ...

Early Mills

Site of Nesselroad's powder mill which operated from 1795 to 1801. To the south on King's Creek stood Hartford's grist mill which served local settlers in early 1800's. In 1823, Swearingen's grist mill and Eaton's saw mill were built near ...

Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski

1748-1779

Native of Poland

General of the Continental Army

Despairing of liberty in his native land he volunteered his services to the American Patriots.

Gave his life at the siege of Savannah.

Marker can be reached from the intersection of ...

Old North Church Cemetery

According to legend, the first burial in this cemetery was that of a young girl whose family, traveling through the area when she died, buried her here before continuing their westward journey. Oral tradition also suggests that William Whitaker was ...

American Legion Post 366 War Memorial

1914 — 1918

Dedicated to those of Bennie Kasierski Post No. 366 who offered their lives in humanity's defense in the war of the nations and in memory of those of the nation who gave their last full measure of devotion.

In ...

Veteran’s Memorial

Warsaw, N.C. is home to the oldest, continuous Veterans Day celebration in America. First held November 11, 1921

This WWII 155mm howitzer is placed in honor of all veterans who sacrificed for our freedom

Erected in remembrance by Duplin County American Legions ...