| Alabama (Barbour County), Eufaula — White Oak United Methodist Church |
| | (Front): First Known as white Oak Chapel this church was dedicated on October, 18, 1859 by Rev. Issac L Tatum of the Alabama Conference Methodist Episcopal Church South. The Society was organized by Rev. John J. Cassady who served as pastor in 1860. A log schoolhouse, constructed prior to 1859, served as the church building. The church is situated on land donated by Ezoklel Alexander (1803-1879). The grave of his son Asa who died in 1861 is the earliest marked burial in the cemetery. . . . — Map (db m19741) |
| Georgia (Barrow County), Jefferson — Jackson Trail |
| | This is the same road over witch marched the famous Gen. Andrew Jackson.
This marker erected April 1926
By Georgia Daughters of The American Revolution.
Atlanta Chapter Atlanta and Sunbury Chapter Winder. — Map (db m19769) |
| Georgia (Butts County), Jackson — Butts County Confederate Monument |
| | In memory of the Confederate Soldiers of Butts County, whose undying devotion to duty and self sacrifice in their country's service, we cherish; and whose heroic deeds and patriotism, we embalm in stone, as they are enshrined in our hearts. — Map (db m24591) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 68 — Biltmore House |
| | Designed for George W. Vanderbilt by Richard M. Hunt. Constructed, 1890-1895. Opened to public, 1930. Three miles west. — Map (db m12704) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — Buncombe County Court House 1927 |
| |
1927
Buncombe
County Court House
Erected by the People of
Buncombe County
Board of County Commissioners
Hon.E.M.Lyda
Chairman
Hon.W.E.Johnson~Hon.W.E.McLean
Burgin Pernnell
County Attorney
L.E.Jarrett
County Draftsman
Milburn Heister & Co.
Architects
Angle-Blackford Co.
Contractors — Map (db m18694) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — Civic Pride |
| | Asheville's central square has long served the
needs of government and commerce. From
1892 to 1926 a massive city hall with a bell
tower dominated the east end. The building
housed police and fire departments in addition
to municipal offices. In stalls downstairs
African-American and white merchants
operated a public market. — Map (db m17062) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 57 — Confederate Armory |
| | Manufactured Enfield-type rifles. In 1863 Plant moved to Columbia.S.C. Building was located 1/4 mi.SE.Burned in 1865. — Map (db m12705) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 32 — Jeter C. Pritchard |
| | United States Senator, 1895-1903.
Republican leader, newspaperman, federal judge. His home is 3/10 mile east; grave is 1.3 mi. west. — Map (db m12708) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 79 — Lillian Exum Clement Stafford 1894 - 1925 |
| | First female legislator in the South. Elected to N.C. House, 1920. Her law office was 400 yds west; home 1/2 mi. NE. — Map (db m12707) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 38 — Rutherford Trace |
| | The expedition led by
Gen. Griffith Rutherford
against the Cherokee,
September 1776, passed
nearby. — Map (db m17056) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 9 — Stoneman's Raid |
| | On a raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry occupied Asheville on April 26, 1865. — Map (db m12768) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P-53 — Sulphur Springs |
| | Health & social resort during the nineteenth century; patronized by low-country planters. Springs are 600 yds. S. — Map (db m17093) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — The County of Buncombe |
| | Near and West of this spot at Gum Spring The County of Buncombe
was organized on April 16, 1792
under act of the
General Assembly of North Carolina
Erected by The National Society of the Colonial Dames Of America
In the State of North Carolina
1922 — Map (db m12831) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — P 17 — Thomas Wolfe |
| | Author of "Look Homeward Angel" (1929)."Of Time and the River", and other works. Home stands 200 yards N., birthplace 500 yds. N.E. — Map (db m12706) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Asheville — Thomas Wolfe House / Dixieland Old Kentucky Home |
| | Dixieland
Asheville native Thomas Wolfe achieved international fame with the publication of his first full-length novel, Look Homeward, Angel, in 1929. Many of the incidents in the book took place in his mother's boardinghouse, "Old Kentucky Home," which he called "Dixieland." A large man, both in stature and in accomplishment, Wolfe left big shoes to fill.
Placed by the Four Seasons Garden Club
Another marker, immediately in front of the house, reads]:
Thomas . . . — Map (db m12757) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Ashville — To Honor the Revolutionary Soldiers Buried in Buncombe County, N.C. |
| | James Alexander
Zebulon Barid
Willian Brittain
Adam Cooper
Samuel Davidson
Willian Davidson
Lot Harper
Joseph Harrison
William Moore
John Patton
Daniel Smith
Valentine Thrash
David Vance
Robert Williamson
And Others — Map (db m18705) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Ashville — War with Spain |
| | This marker is erected
in loving memory of the
men of Boncombe County
who volunteered and served
in the War with Spain,
the insurrection in the
Philippines and the
China Relief Expedition,
1898 - 1902 — Map (db m18707) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Hominy — P-39 — Rutherford Trace |
| | The expedition led by Gen. Griffith Rutherford against the Cherokee, Sept., 1776, camped near-by along Hominy Creek. — Map (db m17094) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Weaverville — Brothers In Service Zebulon and Robert Vance Brithplace |
| | Here were born two notable Buncombe County brothers, Zebulon Baird Vance (1830-1894) and Robert Brank Vance (1828-1899).
Zebulon Vance was a Whig and supporter of the Union who opposed secession until the last moment. At the outbreak of war in 1861, he reigned his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, returned home, and raised the "Rough and Ready Guards" (Co. F, 14th North Carolina Infantry) for the Confederate army. Elected colonel of the 26th North Carolina Infantry, Vance served in . . . — Map (db m23138) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), Weaverville — P 2 — Zebulon B. Vance |
| | Governor, 1862 - 5, 1877 - 9;
U.S. Senator, 1879 - 94.
Birthplace 6 Miles Northeast. — Map (db m22782) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), West Asheville — "End of Car Line" 1890-1934 Built by Edwin G. Carrier |
| | The west Asheville & Sulphur springs electric railway ran from the springs to Government Street, at what is now Pritchard Park
Fare 5’ — Map (db m17055) |
| North Carolina (Buncombe County), West Asheville — P-86 — Electric Streetcars |
| | First electric trolley
system in N.C. opened,
Feb. 1, 1889, bolstering
regional tourism. Served
train depot 1/4 mile S.E. — Map (db m17058) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Morganton — N 41 — Cane Creek |
| | Prelude to the Battle of
Kings Mountain. Site of
a skirmish on Sept. 12,
1780, between Loyalists
and "Overmountain Men" — Map (db m20339) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Morganton — Morganton Rocky Ford Engagement Stoneman's Raid |
| | (Preface): On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North Carolina Railroad, and the Piedmont Railroad. He struck at Boone on March 28, headed into Virginia on April 2, and returned to North Carolina a week later. Stoneman's Raid ended at Asheville on April 26, the day that Confederate Gen. . . . — Map (db m20348) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Morganton — N 40 — N.C. School for the Deaf |
| | Opened 1894 under superintendent
Edward McKee
Goodwin. Main building
designed by A.G. Bauer. — Map (db m20338) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Morganton — N 13 — Stoneman's Raid |
| | On their raid through western North Carolina Gen. Stoneman's U.S. cavalry skirmished with Confederates near here on April 17, 1865. — Map (db m20346) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Rutherford College — N 29 — Rutherford College |
| | Evolved from private
school opened c. 1853 by
R.L. Abernethy. Operated
1900-1933 by Methodist
Church. Closed 1935. The
original site 1.3 mi N. — Map (db m20391) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Rutherford College — N 29 — Rutherford College |
| | Evolved from private
school opened c. 1853 by
R.L. Adernethy. Operated
1900-1933 by Methodist
Church. Closed 1935. The
original site 8/10 mi N. — Map (db m20393) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Valdese — Historic Valdese Foundation Heritage Millennium Clock Tower |
| | For the European Waldensian settlers of Valdese, a clock tower served as a landmark or beacon for a town's inhabitants. This landmark honors and memorializes all these founders, leaders, citizens and organizations who have greatly contributed to the development of Valdese. Special acknowledgment of educators who have molded our future can be found here as well as inside the Old Rock School on this campus.
Grateful appreciation is extended to those listed below for their substantial donations . . . — Map (db m20406) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Valdese — The Waldensian Colony |
| | To the Waldensian Colony
from the Cottian Alps.
who settled here first
in 1893
numbering in all 427,
in recognition of their
Christian ideals, integrity, industry and good citizenship
this monument is erected,
by the Town of Valdese.
And Burke County
Commemorating the
fiftieth anniversary
of their arrival — Map (db m20336) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Valdese — Valdese Centennial Park Legend of Plaques |
| | First Marker:Centennial Seal
Official Seal of the 100th
Celebration of the founding
of Valdese
Future
From an agrarian beginning
through Industrial growth,
comes a bright horizon
Civic
Citizens Band together
for a better Community
Religion
Religious Freedom for all
"Faith of our Fathers living still"
Armed Forces
Citizens of Valdese
Served in all branches
of Military Service
Second Marker:Heritage
Founded on the . . . — Map (db m20396) |
| North Carolina (Burke County), Valdese — N 2 — Waldenses |
| | A religious body dating
from the middle ages.
The town of Valdese was
founded by members of
this group in 1893. — Map (db m20335) |
| North Carolina (Caldwell County), Lenoir — N 11 — Stoneman's Raid |
| | On a Raid through western
North Carolina Gen.
Stoneman's U.S. Cavalry
Passed through Lenoir.
Mar. 28, and there
again, Apr. 15-17 1865. — Map (db m20388) |
| North Carolina (Catawba County), Hickory — 210MM German Howitzer Surrendered to U.S. 1918, |
| | Placed here in Memory of the
Men from this community who
participated in the World War
Insert Rededicated by American Legion Post 48 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1957 to all veterans man and women of this area May 24, 1998 — Map (db m18540) |
| North Carolina (Catawba County), Hickory — Frame Church |
| | To your right stood a frame church built by First Presbyterian Church. The first service was Nov. 2, 1878, and was their house of worship until 1905, when it was purchased by Christ Lutheran Church. The Lutherans worshiped here until 1926. It was then used for commercial purposes until 1948 when it was raised. — Map (db m18567) |
| North Carolina (Catawba County), Hickory — Henry Weidner Robinson |
| | Commemorating the memory of Henry Weidner Robinson
This marks the town of Hickory Tavern as incorporated December 12, 1863. The city of Hickory Commemorates Henry Weidner Robinson who in 1859 gave this site as a public common. The citizens of Hickory Further acknowledge his heirs who in 1971 relinquished their reversion rights to any claim of this public common to facilitate the redevelopment of Hickory.
Placed by order of The city Council of Hickory in the Year 1976
Julian G. Whitener, . . . — Map (db m18544) |
| North Carolina (Catawba County), Hickory — Old Hickory Tavern Birthplace of Hickory |
| | To the rear of this spot stood a log house known in 1799 as Hickory Tavern. This tract of 640 acres was surveyed by Col. Christopher W. Beekman on June 8, 1779 and was granted to William McMullen Oct. 28, 1783 on the south side of this tavern ran the following road
"on May 10, 1769 the Worshipful Court of Rowan County, N.C. Met:
Present
William Temp. Coles John Ford John Oliphant, Esquires"
On Petition of sundry inhabitants of the upper part of the Cataba River for . . . — Map (db m18538) |
| North Carolina (Catawba County), Hickory — Tower of Miracles 2001 |
| | Maryrose Carroll
Millennium Art Committee
City of Hickory — Map (db m18542) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Anderson — The Wilton E. Hall Bridge |
| | Named in honor of
Wilton E. Hall
Publisher of
The Anderson Independent
and
Daily Mail
For his dedicated service
to Anderson County
and South Carolina — Map (db m19493) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Pendleton — Tanglewood Mansion |
| | This property was this site of a private residence as early as 1830's.In 1860, John Baylis Earle Sloan and his wife, Mollie Seaborne Sloan, established a home that became known as Tanglewood.
The columns and the ruins seen today are all that remain of the site, which was first destroyed by fire in 1908. It was a piedmont plantation-style house, resting on tall piers and having large rooms.
The family re-built the home as a classical colonial mansion in 1910, reusing the columns in the . . . — Map (db m16616) |
| South Carolina (Anderson County), Pendleton — Thomas Green Clemson Parkway |
| | Dedicated in 1979
in Honor of
Thomas Green Clemson
1807-1888
A Native Philadelphian and Leading Agriculturist. Mr. Clemson was U.S. Charge D'Affaires to Belgium, U.S. Superintendent of Agriculture, and the 1868 President of Pendleton Farmers Society. An advocate of The National Land Grant Movement, he left his estate to establish Clemson University. He married the daughter of John C. Calhoun, Anna, and later bought the Calhoun Home, Fort Hill. He is Buried in St. Paul's Episcopal . . . — Map (db m16617) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Calhoun |
| | This Monument was erected by
the women of South Carolina in
1896 to John Caldwell Calhoun
in commemoration of his eminent
Statesmanship during the many
years of his public life - it replaces one formerly on the same
spot which proved unsatisfactory.
The funds for its construction
were raised soon after his death
in 1850 by the Ladies Calhoun
Monument Association. Its
treasurer Mrs. M. A. Snowden having
charge of all its assets secured
them about her person and thus
saved them . . . — Map (db m19133) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — 1948 — Charleston Gas Light Company |
| | This Building, erected in 1878 by the Charleston Gas Light Company, A pioneer in Public Service, was Designed by Edward Brickell White Soldier-Engineer-Architect The South Carolina Power Company is the outgrowth of the Charleston gas Light Company, The oldest member body in its corporate history, which was founded 102 years ago on December 18, 1846.
Placed by the South Carolina Power Company 1948
Approved by The Historical Commission of Charleston, S.C. — Map (db m19218) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — City Hall |
| |
This building, designed by
Gabriel Manigault
and built in 1801 for the
Charleston branch of
The First Bank of the United States,
Stands upon the site which was set
apart as a market place in 1672
and used for that purpose until
1796 when the old "Beef Market",
as the place was then known, was
destroyed by fire...purchased
by the city in 1818, it has been
occupied as the City Hall since
that time. . . . . . . . . . . — Map (db m19539) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — City Market |
| | Here was erected between
1788 and 1804 a public market on
land ceded to City Council by
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Et Al...work of filling in low
ground and creek completed
in 1807; and six blocks of buildings
constucted extending from
Meeting Street to the Cooper
River: in order, the beef market,
three buildings for vegetables,
fruit and other provisions, a
market for small meats, and the
fish market. . . . . . . . . . .
Market Hall erected 1841, now
houses the Confererate Museum — Map (db m19178) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Col. Othneil Beale's House 99 - 101 East Bay C. 1723 - 1740 |
| | Othneil Beale, sea Captain from New England, Colonel of Provincial Troops, Engineer, Successful merchant, built this house about 1740, with ground floors for mercantile use, and living rooms above Finely Cypress Paneled.
The previous owners, Justice and Mrs. Lionel K. Legge, who purchased it in 1931 were the Pioneers in Restoring this block of East Bay, then a slum, after a lapse of six years, others inspired by their example, carried the restoration forward, and house by house this degraded . . . — Map (db m19665) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Farmers and Exchange Bank |
| | has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
1980
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
United States Department of the Interior — Map (db m19673) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Historical Sketch |
| | This site was the home of the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. In 1745, Chief Justice of South Carolina Charles Pinckney purchased the property known as Collenton Square. In 1853 Miss Pinckney donated property for a chapel to be built where visiting sailors of all faiths could worship. In 1915, the chapel and the home for seaman were erected with funds donated by the Charleston Port Society and the Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer was consecrated in 1916 by Bishop Guercy. . . . — Map (db m19177) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Hurricane Hugo |
| | On the night of September 21, 1989, Hurricane Hugo struck the South Carolina Lowcountry. During that night winds reached 125 miles per hour and a storm surge of 15 feet swept over nearby McClellanville. The eye of Hugo passed over Charleston at midnight.
This devastating hurricane caused more than six billion dollars damage in South Carolina and left thousands homeless.
The greatest cost was the twenty-six lives lost to the storm and its aftermath.
This plaque is dedicated to their . . . — Map (db m19171) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — John P. Grace Tower |
| | The John P. Grace Memorial Bridge
Named to Commemorate
The former Mayor of Charleston
And President of the Cooper River Bridge CO.
The Grace Bridge (Modeled Here)
Spanned Charleston from 1929 to 2005.
Built by the Cooper River Bridge Company
Designed by Waddell and Hardesty
Constructed by McClintic-Marshall Co.
Demolished by Jay Cashman Inc / Testa Corp.
Steel for this model
Came from the old Bridge — Map (db m19216) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Marion Square Named in Hounor of General Francis Marion |
| | At the time of the revolution the town-gates stood near this spot across what is now King Street, originally the high way into Charles Town and formerly called the "broad path", in 1780 these gates were enclosed in the "horn-work", the post of honor in the city's land defenses extending from river to river and known as 'the lines". the "tobacco inspection"-warehouses established for the inspection and storage of tobacco before exportation - stood north of the square between tobacco and Hutson . . . — Map (db m19198) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — One Broad Street |
| | This building is one of America's finest crafted Italianate structures.
First opened in 1853 as State Bank of South Carolina, it has survived Bombardment, Hurricanes and a Major Earthquake, and Twice been restored along its original plans - First in an extensive rebuilding after Civil War damage and second in a 1978-80 restoration. It has served as the Main Charleston Office of Bankers Trust since 1969.
This site has been almost continuously occupied since the city's founding over 300 . . . — Map (db m19668) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Ordinance of Secession |
| | This Building stands on the site formerly occupied by S.C. Institute Hall where, on December 20, 1860, was signed and ratified the Ordinance of Secession Which withdrew the state of South Carolina from the Union and led to the formation of the Confederate States of America and to four years of war between the north and the south.
The building was totally destroyed in the Conflagration of December 1861. — Map (db m19240) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Richard Hutson 1745 - 1795 |
| | Herein Lie the Remains of Richard Hutson 1747 - 1795 son of Rev. William and Mary Woodward Hutson
South Carolina Patriot, Statesman and Jurist Graduated Princeton 1765
Founding Body The College of Charleston 17-72 - 1794 Member S.C. general Assembly and Legislative Council 1776 - 1790
Served in Militia and Imprisoned by The British during The Revolutionary War
Delegate to Continental Congress 1778 - 1779
Signer Articles of Confederation
Lieutenant Governor 1782 - 1783
Author of Act . . . — Map (db m19238) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — St Michael's Episcopal Church |
| | has been designated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States — Map (db m19105) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — 10-5 — St. Michael's Church |
| |
Here in the churchyard of
St. Michael's lie buried
two Signers of the
U.S. Constitution
CHARLES COTESWORTH
PICKNEY
(1746-1825)
Lawyer and Legislator
Major General, U.S. Army
Minister to France
Presidential candidate
JOHN RUTLEDGE
(1739-1800)
Lawyer and Statesman
Governor of South Carolina
Chief Justice of the U.S.
Their years of public
service, 1762-1825, saw
both State and Nation well
on the road to greatness. — Map (db m19102) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Stede Bonnet/Richard Worley |
| | Near this spot in the autumn of 1718, Stede Bonnet, Notorious "Gentleman Pirate", and twenty nine of his men, captured by Colonel William Rhett, met their just deserts after a trial and charge, famous in American history, by Chief Justice Nicholas Trott. Later nineteen of Richard Worley's crew, captured by Governor Robert Johnson, were also found guilty and hanged. All were buried off white point gardens in the marsh beyond low-water mark. — Map (db m19172) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — The Independent or Congregational Church of Charlestown Founded 1681 |
| | The brickwork below is thought to be from the second of four buildings to house the church.
Constructed in 1732, it was replaced in 1804 by a Robert Mills designed sanctuary, circular in shape. Said to be the largest domed building in the U.S., it was destroyed by fire in 1861. The present structure, completed in 1891, is of Richardson Romanesque design. — Map (db m19237) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — The Site of Carteret Bastion |
| | The Plan of Charles Town
Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the
location of the several Bastions
A. Granville
B. Craven
C. Cartaret
D. Colleton
E. Ashley
F. Blake
G. The Half Moon
I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon
L. The Palisades
Other Places
H. The Drawbridge in the Line
K. The Drawbridge in the Half Moon
S. The Presbyterian Meeting House
Q. The English Church
R. The French Church
W. The Court of Guard
T. The Anabaptist Meeting House — Map (db m19229) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — The Site of Colleton Bastion |
| | The Plan of Charles Town
Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the Location of the several Bastions
A. Granville
B. Craven
C. Cartaret
D. Colleton
E. Ashley
F. Blake
G. The Half Moon
I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon
L. The Palisades
Other Places
H. The Drawbridge in the Line
K. The Drawbridge in the Half Moon
S. The Presbyterian Meeting House
Q. The English Church
R. The French Church
W. The Court of Guard
T. The Anabaptist Meeting House — Map (db m19231) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — The Site of Craven Bastion |
| | The Plan of Charles Town
Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the
location of the several Bastions
A. Granville
B. Craven
C. Cartaret
D. Colleton
E. Ashley
F. Blake
G. The Half Moon
I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon
L. The Palisades
Other Places
H. The Drawbridge in the Line
K. The Drawbridge in the Half Moon
S. The Presbyterian Meeting House
Q. The English Church
R. The French Church
W. The Court of Guard
T. The Anabaptist Meeting House — Map (db m19228) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — The Site of Granville Bastion |
| | The Plan of Charles Town
Prepared by Edward Crisp about 1704, gives the
location of the several Bastions
A. Granville
B. Craven
C. Cartaret
D. Colleton
E. Ashley
F. Blake
G. The Half Moon
I. Johnson's Cover'd Half Moon
L. The Palisades
Other Places
H. The Drawbridge in the Line
K. The Drawbridge in the Half Moon
S. The Presbyterian Meeting House
Q. The English Church
R. The French Church
W. The Court of Guard
T. The Anabaptist Meeting House — Map (db m19230) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — 10-3 — Thomas Smith Governor of Carolina 1693~1694 |
| |
Planter, Merchant, Surgeon, arrived in Charles Town
in 1684 with his first wife, Barbara Atkins, and sons, Thomas and George. A cacique by 1690, he was
created Landgrave by the Lords Proprietors on
May 13, 1691. He died in his 46th year on November 16, 1694. His brick town house with a wharf on Cooper River was here on the corner of East Bay & Longitude Lane. — Map (db m19107) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — To the Defenders of Fort Moultrie |
| |
[Front of Monument:]
[Upper Plaque:]
Second
South Carolina
Regiment
Army of the
Revolution
Organized
June 17, 1775
[Lower Plaque:]
“To the
Defenders
Of
Fort Moultrie
June The 28th
1776”
[Engraved in Base:]
“No men ever did and it is impossible
that any can behave better”
Gen. Charles Lee
Erected under the auspices of the
Palmetto Guard
June 28, 1876
[Sides and . . . — Map (db m19167) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — U.S. Custom House |
| | Entered on the National Register
of Historic Places
October 9, 1974
U.S. Custom House
Charleston, South Carolina
Ammi Burnham Young
E. B. White
Architects 1853
This property significantly contributes to the Nations Cultural Heritage
Commemorated June 1976
Gerald R. Ford Jack Eckerd
President of the Administrator of
United States General . . . — Map (db m19126) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — USS Pringle (DD-477) |
| | Launched at Charleston, S.C. on May 2, 1942
Lost to Enemy Action off Okinawa on April 16,1945
In Memoriam
Vella Lavella- August 21, 1943
John Villani Ernest F. Whitehead
Mindoro- December 30, 1944
James F. Bennett Thomas F. Fugazzi Roy A.Jackson
Dee C. Clark Jerry Holubicka John Kowalick
Michael Corriero Theophil F. Hudy Clifton R. Liewald Frank Poniatowski Edward L. Wilcox
Okinawa-April 16, 1945
Rex W. Allen Arville B. Clarke Joseph J. Hoffer . . . — Map (db m19170) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company |
| | Distinguished for Achievement as Stationers, Book Binders, and Printers, Since its founding in 1821 by John C. Walker. Appointed Lithographers and Printers to The Confederate Government in 1861. The company in this building produced stamps, Bank notes, Bonds, Certificates of Stock, Executive Documents, Medical Publications, and Military Manuals until 1863, Stock and Machinery then were removed for safety to Columbia, and were destroyed when Columbia was burned in 1865, after the war business . . . — Map (db m19667) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Charleston — William Gilmore Simms |
| |
William Gilmore Simms
1806 - 1879
Author, Journalist, Historian — Map (db m19169) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — 10-46 — Battle of Fort Sullivan |
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[Side A]
On June 28, 1776, a British and Loyalist force seeking to capture Charleston advanced to Sullivan's Island with 9 ships and 2,500-3,000 infantry. The American defenders, 435 men under Col. William Moultrie of the 2nd S.C. Regiment, occupied a fort nearby, built from plametto logs. Still unfinished when the fighting began, it is sometimes referred to as "Fort Sullivan" in contemporary accounts.
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[Side B]
(Continued . . . — Map (db m19122) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Channel 2 & Suzie Q |
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[Side A]
In 1954, Drayton Hastie, owner of WUSN, purchased Suzie Q, an Asian elephant, for $2,700 from a New York importer. A gimmick to lure viewers from WCSC, Suzie Q became QUSN's mascot in residence sharing the grounds with an alligator, kangaroo, donkey, exotic birds, and other animals. This pachyderm packed pleasure and adventure in her trunk and imprinted indelible memories on the Lowcountry.
[Side B]
On September 25, 1954, WUSN, the second television station . . . — Map (db m19100) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — 10-27 — CS H.L. Hunley |
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[Side A]
The CS H.L. HUNLEY, the first submarine to sink an enemy warship, left from a point near here on the evening of February 17, 1864, and proceeded out Breach Inlet toward the USS HOUSATONIC, anchored nearby. The HUNLEY rammed a fixed torpedo into the HOUSATONIC's hull below the waterline, sinking it within an hour with a loss of 5 Union sailors. The HUNLEY itself sank as well about 3.5 mi. offshore . . . — Map (db m19124) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Milton's Ferry Tavern |
| | By 1832, Milton's Ferry offered a ferry service to and from Charleston by way of a canal dug through the marsh. The ferry tavern was a two-sided house with stables and carriage houses to serve travelers. A bi-weekly stage ran from the tavern to Georgetown. The first ferry operator was William Matthewes, locally pronounced "Mathis," as in Mathis Ferry Road. — Map (db m19099) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum/The Medal of Honor Museum |
| | Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
The South Carolina General Assembly
passed legislation in 1973 enabling the
establishment of the Patriots Point
Authority to develop a portion of Hog
Island as a national naval museum. The
museum opened on October 27, 1975, the 200th birthday of the United States Navy.
Displayed are ships and aircraft honoring the crews who valiantly served in the defense of our country.
The Medal of Honor Museum
The Medal of Honor is the highest award . . . — Map (db m19200) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Silas N. Pearman Tower |
| | The Silas N. Pearman Bridge
Named to Commemprate
The former Cheif Highway Commissioner
The Pearman Bridge (Modeled Here)
Spanned the Cooper River from 1966 to 2005.
Built by the South Carolina
Dapartment of Transportation
Designed by
Howard Needles Tammen and Bergendoff
Constructed by Bethlehem steel Co.
Demolished by Jay Cashman Inc/Testa Corp
Steel for this model
Came from the old Bridges — Map (db m19215) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mount Pleasant — Talos Missile |
| | The Talos Series of shipborn missiles was one of the most powerful in the U.S. Navy. It's main function was anti-aircraft for fleet defense. But later versions had
surface-to-surface capability.
Range: Over 75 miles
Speed Mach 2.5
Weight: 7,000 lbs.
Warhead: Nuclear or Conventional The Talos Missile system was operation on 7 guided missile cruisers from 1959 to 1979. — Map (db m19217) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — 1860 Flanking Caponniere |
| | On the fort wall you can see the outline of a doorway and traces of two walls that tied into the brick on either side of it. This is all that remains of one of two structures built by the United States in garrison in 1860 to protect the fort's low walls. From here, cannon fire could sweep the two adjoining walls. — Map (db m19832) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — Fort Moultrie |
| | Military reservation Named in Honor of Col. William Moultrie who commanded Fort Sullivan (now Fort Moultrie) comprising the 2nd South Carolina Regiment of infantry and a detachment of the 4th South Carolina Regiment (Artillery) during the Revolutionary War — Map (db m19125) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — 10-32 — Rifle Range Road |
| | A U.S. Navy rifle range was built near here during World War I on the site of an old S.C. National Guard firing range. Included were 100 targets, 2 armories, a 600-seat mess hall, 12 barracks and auxiliary buildings. After 1918 the 100-acre site leased from George F. Goblet, now Harborgate Shores, was used by the National Guard, Army Reserves, and Citadel cadets until 1937. — Map (db m19116) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — Sergeant Jasper |
| | A Memorial to the Valor of
Sergeant Jasper
who at Fort Moultrie on June 28, 1776 gallantly rescued his regimental flag during heavy cannonading by the British Fleet under Sir Peter Parker
Erected by the North Carolina Pine Association
G.J. Cherry, President
G.I. Hune, Sec and Treas
Lt. Col R. John West. Chairman
Frederick G. Davies
Hughes Mayo — Map (db m19120) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — Shem Creek |
| | The name of this deepwater tidal creek is derived from the Indian word "Shemee." The creek has been an important site for shipbuilding, fishing, transportation, and milling industries since the early 1700,s.
Shem Creek also was known as Sullivan's, Dearsley's, Parris, and Lempriere's creek. It is now known for its shrimping trawlers, charter boats and restaurants. — Map (db m19108) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — Sullivan's Island |
| | This is Sullivan's Island
A place where...Africans were brought to this country under extreme conditions of human bondage and degradation. Tens of thousands of captives arrived on Sullivan's Island from the West African shores between 1700 and 1775. Those who remained in the Charleston community and those who passed through this site account for a significant number of the African-Americans now residing in these United States. Only through God's blessings, a burning desire for justice, and . . . — Map (db m19123) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt Pleasant — Vaughn Edward Kee August 13, 1960 - December 13, 1985 |
| | On December 13, 1985, at 2:35 am, Mount Pleasant Officer Kee stopped an intoxicated driver near this site. During the traffic stop, a second intoxicated driver struck officer Kee as he stood near his patrol car. Officer Kee gave his life to protect the citizens of Mount Pleasant. This marker is erected by the Mayor and Town Council for the Town of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina as a memorial to Officer Kee's sacrifice. — Map (db m19113) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt. Pleasant — Cold War Submarine Memorial 1947 - 1989 |
| | A Tribute to Professional Excellence
Dedication, Sacrifice, and National Will
Our submarines went to sea a silent invisible force solemnly dedicated to maintaining peace, but ready to fight if necessary to defend our nation and allies
Constructed and Donated by
The Cold War Submarine Memorial Foundation
Vice Admiral Albert J. Bagiocco. Jr.. USN (RET)-Chairman
Captain Thomas A Mayberry, Jr., USN (RET)-Vice Chairman
James R. Fel. P.E. - Secretary
Commander John P. . . . — Map (db m19581) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Mt. Pleasent — Civilian Conservation Corps |
| | Marker Front:Civilian Conservation Corps
March 31, 1933 to June 30, 1942
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was established by the 73rd Congress in order to put young men to work restoring the natural resources of this country during the economic depression of the 1930s. It is estimated that the CCC planted over three billion trees in addition to construction of parks, bridges, dams, and trails.
Between 1933 and 1939 this area serve as the living quarters for the District . . . — Map (db m19119) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Sullivan's Island — African American Cemetery |
| | Marker Front:
In this cemetery are the remains of some of Sullivan's Island's original Islanders, people of predominantly African American descent whose history parallels that of the Island.
Buried here are Carpenters, Cooks, Oystermen, Laundresses, Nursemaids, House Keepers, Midwives, Soldiers, and Seamen. People who rested on Sunday and went to church.
Many helped build the historic structures that have enhanced the fabric of the Island. They helped construct the palmetto log . . . — Map (db m19117) |
| South Carolina (Charleston County), Sullivan's Island — Civil War Armament 1861 - 1865 |
| | The row of cannon in front of you dates from the Civil War, when radical advances in technology increased power, range, and accuracy.
Union armories produced new, larger rifled cannon; the South had few foundries and used existing weapons, often "rifling and banding" older smoothbore cannon to increase firepower. Confederates used a wide variety of weapons at Fort Moultrie. If you look into the cannon barrels here you can see some smoothbores and some that are rifled. Banding cannon . . . — Map (db m19245) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — A Race for the Grasshopper |
| | Near the end of the battle, as the Americans swept forward, two Continental officers sought to capture the enemy's light 3-pounder "grasshopper" cannons.
Captain Anderson of Maryland won the race when he used his spontoon to vault forward onto one of the grasshoppers. Captain Kirkwood of Delaware captured the other. — Map (db m13029) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Battle of Cowpens |
| | The Congress of the United States has caused this Monument to be erected on the site of the Battle of Cowpens as a testimonial to the valor and in appreciation of the services of the American Troops on this field in behalf of The Independence of their country — Map (db m11186) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Cherokee County Veterans Monument |
| | World War I
Allen, Landrum
Allen, Loyd
Bobo, Jesse
Burgess, Arthur
Camp, Oscar
Chesney, Coke T.
Collins, Ed
Crocker, Alexander
Dickson, Leander T.
Dowdle, Glenn
Edwards, Arthur
Ellis, Grier
Gallman, Richard
Godfrey Jay Bee
Grant, Albert P.
Hames, Broadus B.
Hamrick, John G.
Hicks, Richard J.
Hoey, Sam
Huitt, Thomas
Humphries, Summie
Hutchinson, Lorane
Johnson, Hiram J.
Johnson, James H.
Kirby, Walker
Little, Stanley . . . — Map (db m11166) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Colonel Howard's Misunderstood Order |
| | After firing twice, the militia retreated behind the
Continentals who were awaiting the British reinforcements, Fraser's 71st Highlanders, threatened the Continentals' right flank, Lt, Col. Howard ordered his right flank to turn to face them. His center and left flank misunderstood and began an orderly retreat. Sensing victory, the British broke ranks and surged forward. Morgan ordered the Continentals to face about and fire at close range. Raw recruits of the British 7th Regiment panicked . . . — Map (db m13031) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Double Envelopment |
| | On this field, the Continentals blunted the British advance, then charged with bayonets flashing. Cavalry hit the left and right of the 71st. The militia reformed and surged against the right and left. British troops found themselves overwhelmed and surrounded. Morgan had executed a Double Envelopment. In less than an hour, the crucial Battle of Cowpens had been decided.
The classic use of the military tactic of "double envelopment" took place at the Battle of Cannae (in southern Italy) in . . . — Map (db m13030) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Form the Line of Battle |
| | Today Tarleton's force would be called a combined arms task force. It contained all the elements to conduct a quick movement and "engage an enemy." Ranks of redcoated fusiliers, regulars,and raw recruits of the 7th Regiment formed in this immediate area. Westlands impeded the maneuvers of the 7th, and Tarleton initiated the battle before they were completely deployed. — Map (db m13423) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — From Cow Pasture to Battlefield |
| | The view seen beyond was a frontier pasturing ground,known locally as the Cow Pens. The name came from the custom of wintering cattle in the lush area around Thicketty Mountain.
General Daniel Morgan chose this ground for its tactical advantages: a river to discourage the ranks from breaking, rising ground on which to post his regulars, an open forest, and marsh on one side to thwart flanking mancuvers. — Map (db m11354) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — January 17, 1781 |
| | A decisive American victory fought in less than one hour. The British soldiers arrived at the Cow Pens about dawn. The right flank of the British army formed in this general area with the rest of the troops stretching across the Green River Road. Ahead, in the distance, Morgan's army awaited. — Map (db m11356) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Let'em Get Within Killing' Distance |
| | The American second line of defense stood in position here.About sunrise,the British appeared. The militia,though not trained to stand against massed British bayonets,fought well and shot with deadly effect. "At first it was pop, pop, pop [the sound of the rifles,] and then the whole volley. It seamed like one sheet of flame from right to left." Thomas Young Militiaman, Fair Forest Regiment 17 years old — Map (db m13422) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Morgain's Flying Army |
| | Morgan's army came from many states-the two Carolinas, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. They were joined by the militia, some of whom had helped destroy the British army of loyalist Americans under Ferguson at Kings Mountain. They camped nearby without tents and nervously awaited the dawn. — Map (db m13035) |
| South Carolina (Cherokee County), Gaffney — Race to the Dan River |
| | General Morgan's army secured a great victory on the field before you: "Our loss was inconsiderable, not having more than twelve killed and sixty wounded. The enemy's loss was 10 commissioned officers and over 100 rank and file killed and 200 wounded, 29 commissioned officers and about 500 privates, prisoners which fell into our hands, with two pieces of artillery, two standards, 800 muskets, one traveling forge, thirty-five baggage wagons, seventy Negroes and upwards of 100 dragoon horses, . . . — Map (db m13034) |
| Tennessee (Anderson County), Oak Ridge — I D 23 — Oak Ridge |
| | In 1943, Oak Ridge was created as the residential center for the Clinton Engineering Works. Located on the northeast corner of a 59,000-acre reservation acquired by the government in 1942, the community was designed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill. Architects, in 1945. Oak Ridge reached a peak population of 75,000. On January 1, 1947, the Atomic Energy Commission assumed control of the community, in 1959. Oak Ridge became an incorporated municipality. — Map (db m17970) |
| Virginia, Bristol — Civil War Memorial |
| | Presented by Col. J.M.Barker of Bristol, Tenn. to the Chapter of the U.D.C. in memory of the brave men and noble women of Tennessee and Virgina from 1861 to 1865 — Map (db m23143) |
| Virginia, Bristol — 43 - k — Historic Bristol |
| | Evan Shelby, noted Indian fighter, settled here about 1765 on a tract called "Sapling Grove". His home was a neighborhood fort, the refuge of settlers in Indian attacks. Bristol grew around this place and became an early railroad center. — Map (db m24323) |
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