Battle of Ruff's Mill

July 4, 1864. Early a.m., Brig. Gen. John Fuller’s brigade, 4th div., 16th A. C. [US], moved 1 mi. E. from the Nickajack Cr. Bridge, Concord Rd., to ascertain the strength of Hood’s A. C. [CS]. Finding it strongly posted, ...

Battery Cheves

(Front text)

This four-gun Confederate artillery battery was one of several earthworks built on the southeastern shore of James Island in the summer of 1863. Built between Battery Simkins and Battery Haskell, this battery was named for Capt. Langdon Cheves, ...

The Bull Ring At City Point

A Dreaded Provost Prison

“It was a pen of filth and vermin.” – William Howell Reed, a Sanitary Commission agent

The Bull Ring was the Union provost Marshal’s prison at City Point used for the confinement of Union soldiers convicted or charged ...

South Carolina / North Carolina

South Carolina

Formed in 1712 from part of Carolina, which was chartered in 1663, it was first settled by the English in 1670. One of the 13 original states.

North Carolina

Colonized, 1585-87, b first English settlers in America; permanently settled C. 1650; ...

Fort Erie

Three fortifications occupied this site. The first (1764-1779) and second (c. 1783-1803), located at lower levels, were abandoned when ice and water inundated the works. The third Fort Erie, built between 1805 and 1808, was repaired in January 1814 but ...

Sutter Creek Jail

The jail was built in 1908 to replace the original jail that was destroyed by a fire started when an unidentified inmate set his mattress on fire and burned to death. Sutter Creek and Amador County shared the cost of ...

Porter Building

Santa Cruz County Historical Trust Landmark

1903

Porter Bldg.

Wm. Weeks, Architect

Designed for Warren Porter

Housed the Post Office until 1913

Marker is on Main Street near Maple Avenue, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Georgetown County Veteran’s Memorial

For God and Country

Monument:

Dedicated to the memory of

those who made the supreme

sacrifice and in honor of

all who served their

country in time

of need

Footer stone:

Sponsored by

American Legion

Post 114 Post 173 Post 243

Disabled American Veterans

Chapter 62

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Post 6444 Post 10420

Committee

Bernard T. ...

Seventh Street Develops

Midcity at the Crossroads

In 1864 St. Patrick’s parish opened an Immaculate Conception Church for Catholics living far from its downtown F Street home. This imposing Gothic style building was completed a decade later. Renowned actress Helen Hayes was baptized ...

The Charles and Betty Cruickshank Hosta Garden

Hostas are herbaceous perennials grown primarily for their foliage. There are more than 1500 species, cultivars and hybrids in the genus Hosta, and new ones are introduced every year.

Hosta leaves come in various shades of green, yellow and blue-green. Many ...