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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QD_15-inch-rodman-smoothbore_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Among the largest cannon used in the Civil WarMonumental in size, these two immense guns remain as sentinels ready to repel an attack on the Nation's capital. With their extended range and commanding location above the river, they were the key def…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QC_the-defenses-of-washington_Fort-Washington-MD.html
At the start of the Civil War, Washington was protected by only one fort, Fort Washington guarding the Potomac River approach. The capital city was uncomfortably close to Confederate forces operating in Northern Virginia.
by 1864, a system of e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QB_georgetown-county-courthouse_Georgetown-SC.html
This courthouse, designed by prominent architect andSouth Carolina nativeRobert Mills (1781-1855),was built in 1823-24 to replace a courthouse which had been damaged by two hurricanes. Mills himself,who also designed the Washington Monument, calle…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4QA_powder-magazine_Highland-Falls-NY.html
Fort Montgomery's powder magazine provided a secure, dry place in which to store the garrison's gunpowder and ammunition. The magazine was located here because of the site's good drainage and because of the protection afforded by the rock ridge be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q9_northwest-bastion_Fort-Washington-MD.html
Protecting the fort against land attackArmed with smaller field and siege guns, the landward bastions could deliver a sustained cannonade of 12- and 30-pounder shells. The long central traverse provided protection and contained magazines and bombp…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q8_the-rev-john-martin-bolzius-the-rev-israel-christian-gronau_Rincon-GA.html
In this cemetery are buried the Rev. John Martin Bolzius and the Rev. Israel Christian Gronau, ministers who came to Georgia with the first company of Salzburgers. In March 1734, the Rev. Mr. Bolzius was Superintendent of the Latin Orphan House at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q7_guard-house_Highland-Falls-NY.html
When excavation of the Guard House was completed in 1969, the site was reburied to protect the feature. Therefore, little is visible today. The Guard House was divided into two rooms that reflected dual uses. The southeastern room was where soldie…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q6_jerusalem-ebenezer-church_Rincon-GA.html
Built in 1767- 69 by Lutheran Protestants who came to Georgia in 1734 after being exiled from Catholic Salzburg in Europe, the church is officially name Jerusalem Church. It stands on the site of a wooden building probably erected soon after the c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q5_8-dr-r-b-hayling-place_St-Augustine-FL.html
The house at 8 Scott Street was built in the 1950s as part of Rollins Subdivision, a new residential area where many prominent black St. Augustinians made their homes. In the early 1960s it was the residence of Dr. Robert B. Hayling and family. A …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM4Q4_156-m-l-king-avenue_St-Augustine-FL.html
The house at 156 Central Avenue was built in the 1950's for Mrs. Janie Price, a nurse at Flagler Hospital. She had taken her nurse's training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta in the 1940s and while there had attended dances with students from Morehous…