The Parade Grounds

For more than thirty years during the mid-1800s, soldiers drilled on the large parade ground before you. Flanked by the officer’s quarters to the right and the enlisted men’s barracks on the left, the parade ground was the center of ...

NAS Pensacola Parade Ground

This parade ground is the location for the graduation ceremonies for the Aviation Officer's Candidate School.

The ceremony includes marching units, a band, and an occasional fly-over by Naval aircraft.

The frequency of the graduation ceremonies depends on their the number of ...

Parade Ground

This parade ground appears on a map from the 1830s, when the second Fort Trumbull was still standing. Its use dates back at least that far. The army conducted drills and inspections of troops on this stretch of land ...

The Parade Ground

The Parade Ground

Few things better symbolize the history and evolution of a New England town than the town green. Set aside as the town "common" in the original 1670 plan of development, Wallingford's town green, or"Parade Ground," is as old ...

The Parade Ground of Fort Cumberland

Occupied this site 1755

Here the Indian envoys were received before Braddock left for his defeat. In 1756-58 the garrison under Col. Washington was still reviewed here.

Marker is at the intersection of Washington St. and Prospect Square, on the left when ...

Parade Ground

This large open field between Officers' Row and the enlisted men's Barracks Row was used by the army for drill practice, training, and review. When called to action, troops would assemble here prior to departure. It also provided a prime ...

Vancouver Barracks Parade Ground

On May 13, 1849, from the deck of the USS Massachusetts, the first U.S. Army troops in the Pacific Northwest spotted the Hudson’s Bay Company’s Fort Vancouver. “Mr. Douglas, the resident Governor received us very politely and Major Hatheway [U.S. ...

Site of Parade Ground

During Federal military occupation of South Carolina 1865-1877, this square was part of the parade ground used by United States troops. The barracks were located on this and adjacent squares.

Marker is on Greene Street, on the right when traveling east. ...

Parade Ground

Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry

The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry is North Carolina's oldest military unit and the second-oldest militia organization in the U.S.

At the start of the Civil War, after North Carolina seceded, the company enrolled in active service for six ...