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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T8_site-of-old-fort-severn_Annapolis-MD.html
Erected 1808. Transferred to the Navy Department 1845.Demolished 1909.In memory of men who served at Fort Severn during the War of 1812.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T7_soldier-hut_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
At Fort Lee, "hutting" - the building of permanent huts - was started at General Greene's command to:
"Fix proper places for barracks, none to be nearer the fort than 50 rods?build timber huts?boards are to be had only for the roof. The huts we…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T6_cannons_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
The word "cannon" is derived from the Latin canna, meaning tube, pipe or gun and dates back to the 13th Century. In the 1400's, the term described a cylinder made from iron bars "soldered" together and fortified with iron hoops.
By the 18th Cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T5_abatis-construction-at-fort-lee_Fort-Lee-NJ.html
Fortifications were protected by obstacles, such as an abatis, or other major hindrances to assaulting troops. They were easily placed before a parapet, or breastwork, wherever trees were plentiful and were used to supplement defensive rampart wal…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T4_le-petit-fort_Chesterton-IN.html
At Le Petit Fort, near this site, a battle was fought on December 5, 1780, between American forces under command of Lt. Thomas Brady and Jean Baptiste Hamelin and British forces under command of Dahreau de Quindre.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T3_1st-sgt-leonard-g-lomell_Point-Pleasant-Beach-NJ.html
Dedicated to 1st Sgt. Leonard G. Lomell, a former member of Company D, 2nd Ranger Battalion, United States Army, World War II, in recongnition of his Distinguished Service to his unit and country. On June 6, 1944, D-Day, 1st Sgt. Lomell, as an act…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T2_57-chapin-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
57 Chapin Street was once the home of Willie Galimore (1935-1964), the most famous athlete to come from St. Augustine. A three-time Pittsburgh Courier All-American football player at Florida A & M University under the legendary coach Jake Gaither,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T1_kingsley-bend-indian-mounds_Wisconsin-Dells-WI.html
The mounds of this group are a fairly representative sample of those built by the people of the Effigy Mound Culture between A.D. 700-1000. It has been through excavation of other burial mounds quite similar to these that archeologists have learne…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4T0_washington-monument_Baltimore-MD.html
The Washington Monument, constructed between 1815 and 1829, was the nation's first formal tribute to the leader of the United States. Following the custom of the day, the design was chosen in a competiton and the cost defrayed by a public lottery.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4SZ_leesylvania_Woodbridge-VA.html
This historically important property was part of a land grant dating back to 1658 and was the site of "Leesylvania," the home of Henry Lee II (1729-1789). The Neabsco Iron Foundry, which was located nearby, furnished "pig iron and shot" to the Vir…