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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4S1_bergen-neck-fort_Bayonne-NJ.html
Built by Americans, 1776,at the site of Bayonne.Occupied 1777 - 82 by Loyalistforces, who named itFort Delancey.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4S0_paulus-hook_Jersey-City-NJ.html
Washington's "Flying Camp" here in 1776. Later fort held by British during entire war despite American attacks.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RZ_31-king-street_St-Augustine-FL.html
The Ponce de Leon Shopping Center opened in 1955 as the first downtown shopping center in St. Augustine. It was designated by Morris Lapidus (1902-2001), Florida's most famous mid-twentieth century architect, and is the only example of his work in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RY_effingham-county-veterans-memorial_Springfield-GA.html
[Front]:In grateful memory of those from Effingham County who made the supreme sacrifice in the service of our country that freedom might live and grow and increase its blessings
[Along the base of the memorial are the seals for each military s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RX_silk-culture-at-ebenezer_Rincon-GA.html
Silk culture began at Ebenezer in 1736, when each Salzburger was presented with a mulberry tree and two were instructed in the art of reeling. Two machines were soon in operation in Mr. Bolzius' yard near the church, and in 1749, 762 lbs. of cocoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RW_bradley-clinic_Stafford-VA.html
Dedicated as theBradley Clinicon22 September 1995in honor ofPharmacist's Mate Second ClassJohn H. BradleyUnited States Navywho served with honor and distinction in the Second Battalion, Twenty-Eighth Marines, Fifth Marine Division, Fleet Marine Fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RV_rio-hill_Charlottesville-VA.html
Civil War relic collectors found Stuart's winter camp and skirmish site (shaded area of map) long before the Rio Hill Shopping Center opened in 1989.
Metal detectors were used to search the area and artifacts—bullets, buttons, belt and ha…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RU_belvoir_Fort-Belvoir-VA.html
Belvoir, meaning "beautiful to see," was built about 1741 for William Fairfax, land agent for his cousin Thomas, sixth baron Fairfax of Cameron and Northern Neck proprietor. George Washington was introduced to Belvoir and its gentry culture while …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RT_rio-hill-1864-skirmish_Charlottesville-VA.html
In December 1863, Confederate troops established winter quarters here. The approximately 200 soldiers, under the command of Capt. Marcellus N. Moorman, were from Stuart's Horse Artillery Battalion and were equipped with 16 cannons. The men built h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4RS_fort-belvoir_Fort-Belvoir-VA.html
Fort Belvoir is named for the 18th-century plantation that was owned by William Fairfax. The house burned in 1783. The U.S. War Department acquired much of the Belvoir tract in 1912 as a training center and named it Camp A. A. Humphreys for Maj. G…