Christmas in Savannah 1864

For, Savannah, Christmas 1864 was anything but a time

for merriment. Almost four years of war had taken the

lives of thousands of Georgians, destroyed millions of

dollars in property and left the state in chaos. As the

holiday approached, so did the relentless ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Raid on Jefferson

In June and July of 1863, about 7500 Confederate and Union soldiers passed through Jefferson, taking horses, livestock, supplies, and food from local residents. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's rebel troops occupied the town on June 30. Plundered by ...

Site of Bivouac and Banquet for The New Orleans' Greys

Led by Adolphus Sterne, citizens of Nacogdoches helped outfit a volunteer force, the New Orleans' Greys, to fight in the Texas War for Independence. One company of Greys traveled overland to San Antonio by way of Nacogdoches in Nov. 1835. ...

The Ohio River Bridge

Cairo, Illinois - Wickliffe, Kentucky

Completed November 11, 1933

Freed of Tolls November 11, 1948

by

The Cairo Bridge Commission

The Ohio River Bridge was conceived and built in the public interest by the Cairo Bridge Commission with the cooperation of the Federal Emergency Administration ...

Marysville

Marysville was a home station for the Pony Express and the original building stands on its original site one block west. There, Pony Express Riders were changed as they carried the Overland Mail through 1966 miles of territory, now eight ...

The Beginning of the Third Principal Meridian

The beginning of

the Third

Principal Meridian

is located

in the Ohio River

1,810 feet

directly north

of this point.

In November, 1803,

this was the mouth

of the Ohio River.

At this location,

the Lewis & Clark

Corps of Discovery

encamped for

six days.

Marker is on Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62), on the right when ...

Hardscrabble

The term "Hardscrabble" was created during the 1700s when two men of Irish extraction engaged in a rough fight where Sussex 473 and 446 cross. The skirmish ended in a stalemate, even when the first structured store was built in ...

Home of Adolphus Sterne

A pioneer citizen of Nacogdoches. Born in Cologne, Germany, April 5, 1801. Alcalde at Nacogdoches under the Mexican Government, member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas. Died March 27, 1859. Buried in Nacogdoches. Here General Sam Houston made ...

16 Bank Street

c. 1900

Figureheads in cornice reflect New

London’s maritime tradition.

Originally housed the New England

Cigar and Tobacco Company.

Historic Waterfront District Heritage Trail

New London Main Street 2006

Funded by City Center District &

City of New London, Maritime Heritage Park Grant

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Lewis and Clark in Illinois

On November 14, 1803, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party landed at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, the site of the present day Cairo. They spent nearly a week here, learning how to determine longitude and ...