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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50R_richardsons-hill_Front-Royal-VA.html
Directly in front of you is the "commanding height" where Union Col. John H. Kenly made his last attempt to hold Front Royal. Atop Richardson's Hill—this "cherty" ridge, asGen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jacksoncalled it—Kenly posted the tw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50Q_fort-lyon_Alexandria-VA.html
In this vicinity stood Fort Lyon, the major fortification on the left flank of the Federal defenses guarding the city of Washington during the Civil War. Named in honor of Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon, the fort covered an area of nine acres with its …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50P_a-place-on-the-high-ground_Centreville-VA.html
In the fall of 1861, after their July defeat at Manassas (Bull Run), Union forces retreated to Washington, D.C. to organize and retrain. Confederate forces concentrated in Centreville to bolster their defense of Northern Virginia and protect acces…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50O_soldiers-national-cemetery_Gettysburg-PA.html
"Here where they fell,Oft shall the widow's tear be shed,Oft shall fond parents mourn their dead;The orphan here shall kneel and weep..."Hymn by Benjamin B. FrenchSung at cemetery dedicationNovember 19, 1863
Soldiers' National Cemetery contains…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50N_gettysburg-address_Gettysburg-PA.html
Nearby, Nov. 19, 1863, in dedicating the National Cemetery, Abraham Lincoln gave the address which he had written in Washington and revised after his arrival at Gettysburg the evening of November 18.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50M_new-york-state-office-building_Albany-NY.html
New York State Office Building Cornerstone Laid By Gov. Alfred E. Smith, 1928.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50L_belle-boyd_Wisconsin-Dells-WI.html
Born May 9, 1844 in Martinsburg, VA.Died June 11, 1900 at Kilbourn, WI.
On May 23, 1862 at the Battle of Front Royal, VA., Belle Boyd, then 18, ran across the battlefield between the firing lines with information for Gen. Stonewall Jackson on t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50K_old-quaker-road_Waynesboro-GA.html
The highway bearing left is the Old Quaker road, on of Georgia's earliest vehicular highways. It was opened about 1769 to provide a direct way from Savannah to a Quaker settlement centering around Wrightsboro in today's upper McDuffie County.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50J_fort-marshall_Mercersburg-PA.html
This settlers' refuge, located near Warm Spring Indian Trail, was built about 1755 on the land of William Marshall. It was used as a station in the daily military patrol to guard the southwestern frontier of the Conococheague Settlement from raids…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM50I_william-findlay_Mercersburg-PA.html
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1817-20; born on this site, June 20, 1768. First candidate for governor nominated by convention. Advocate of State internal improvements; U.S. Senator 1821-27. Died, Nov. 12, 1846, at Harrisburg.