Even though the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 had been signed on December 24, 1814, and the British had sustained a stunning defeat at the Battle of New Orleans January 8, 1815, the war still came to St. Marys. On January 13, 1815, an . . . — — Map (db m145246) HM
St. Marys has been occupied since the mid 1500s and was founded in 1787. Within historic Oak Grove Cemetery is the final resting place of the Arcadians who were driven from Arcadia by the English. After years of sorrow, fear and loss they found . . . — — Map (db m144901) HM
Put in place in 1810, U.S. Navy gunboats, small row-able riverboats placed in service by President Thomas Jefferson to defend home waters of the U.S., were stationed at Naval Station St. Marys/Pt. Peter. In September 1813, a Category 3 hurricane . . . — — Map (db m144924) HM
It was relocated from near Centre, Alabama by W.O. Kilgore Construction with funds provided by the Department of Natural Resources and private sector funds raised by the Abraham Baldwin Chapter, NSDAR as requested by Carroll County, Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m110846) HM
This mill pond marks the site of Major Archibald Clark's sawmill, the oldest industry in what is now Charlton County. Built about 1802, this mill with upright saws was operated by water power, and lumber shipped down the St. Marys River.
Major . . . — — Map (db m14476) HM
(Panel one)
British Military Force Threatens the United States In the early years of the 19th century, the United States was a fledgling nation with
a population of 7,700,000, a standing army
of 6,700, and a navy of only 12 ships. . . . — — Map (db m25014) HM
Fort James Jackson has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 2000 National Park Service United States Department of the . . . — — Map (db m190846) HM
Starting in the Summer of 1812, Fort
Jackson was garrisoned by various
units of the United States Army and
Georgia Militia. These troops included
the 8th U.S. Infantry, 4th U.S. Artillery,
and the Chatham Artillery. — — Map (db m24999) HM
During the early months of the Civil War,
Fort Jackson's Garrison was composed
of local militia units which served rotating
tours of duty at the fort. One of these
units was the Republican Blues commanded
by John Wayne Anderson.
The . . . — — Map (db m25097) HM
On the front, south side is inscribed:
Dedicate May 4, 1986
To honor the members of the
Chatham Artillery
Servants of God, Country,
State and Community
—
Soldiers in War
Patriots in Peace
On the east side . . . — — Map (db m163909) HM
James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the War with Mexico. In 1814 he saw considerable action on the Canadian border, he was severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Col. McIntosh was . . . — — Map (db m81621) HM
This bell, which is believed to be the oldest in Georgia, bears the date 1802. Imported from Amsterdam, it hung in the cupola of the City Exchange from 1804 until a short time before that building was razed to make way for the present City Hall. . . . — — Map (db m4913) HM
As infantry the Corps fought in the War of 1812, Indian Wars and as a battalion in 1861, serving with distinction in defense of Savannah and Charleston. In the spring of 1864 joined Lee's Army at Petersburg. On April 3, 1865 serving in the rear . . . — — Map (db m5767) HM
1814 Boundary
The boundary line defined in the Treaty of Fort Jackson (August 1814) between the confederated Creek tribes and the United States extended eastward from the mouth of Cemochechobee Creek south of here to a point near Jesup, . . . — — Map (db m47225) HM
Oketeyeconne
Oketeyeconne, or Okitiyakani, was a Hitchiti-speaking Lower Creek town located near here on the east bank of the Chattahoochee River south of Sandy Creek during the late frontier period. Described in 1799 by Benjamin Hawkins, . . . — — Map (db m47227) HM
Named in honor of Brig. General William McIntosh, U.S. Army. Chief of the Coweta Tribe of the Creek Nation, he negotiated a treaty ceding this territory to the United States, which included the land on which the Depot now stands. The son of a . . . — — Map (db m59345) HM
Oldest grave is on this plot for Wm. Harris' son, William Capers G. Harris (1823-1831). Mr. Harris, a wealthy planter, was a devout Methodist and champion of education. In War of 1812 he served in Capt. Jett Thomas' Co., 2nd, Regt., Ga. Militia. He . . . — — Map (db m15202) HM
In Memory of
General Daniel Newnan
Veteran of the War of 1812
Major-General Georgia Milita 3rd. Div. 1817
Secretary of State 1825–1827
United States Congressman 1831–1833
Newnan . . . — — Map (db m94647) HM
To commemorate
the courage and fidelity of
the Creek Indian Chief
William McIntosh
In his youth he shielded pioneers, during
the Revolution, from hostile tribes.
He attained distinction in the War of 1812
and . . . — — Map (db m94643) HM
Blackshear Trail, made by General David Blackshear during the War of 1812, was used by General Andrew Jackson when he led his troops from Fort Hawkins, now Macon, through Hartford, now Hawkinsville, to Fort Early in 1818. The section was roadless . . . — — Map (db m53208) HM
This boulder marks the site of Fort Early constructed by Gen. David Blackshear during the War of 1812 after wards used by Gen. Andrew Jackson in 1818 — — Map (db m197177) HM
Fort Early, built by General David Blackshear in 1812, was named for Peter Early, Governor of Georgia at that time. It was used by General Blackshear during the war of 1812. On February 13, 1818 General Andrew Jackson and his army arrived at the . . . — — Map (db m197002) HM
Just East of the railroad from here and 200 yards North of Wauhatchie Spring and Branch, stood the home of Wauhatchie, Chief of the Cherokees. In the War of 1812 he served in a company of Cherokees under Capt. John Brown, Col. Gideon Morgan and Maj. . . . — — Map (db m57996) HM
At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained fame as the alternative route used by General David . . . — — Map (db m14295) HM
Hopeful Primitive Baptist Church Est. 1825 The oldest church in Fayette County. The cemetery is the final resting place of veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, WWI & WWII. Placed by Thomas Wingfield Chapter National . . . — — Map (db m120067) HM
At this house’s core is the 1790s log home of Major Ridge (c.1771-1839), a leader in the Cherokee Nation. His 223-acre plantation supported numerous outbuildings, orchards and slaves while the family served as ferryboat operators and merchants. It . . . — — Map (db m14981) HM
The town of Cumming (incorporated 1834) is named in honor of Col. William Cumming, distinguished Georgian, born July 27, 1788, son of Thomas Cumming and Ann Clay, daughter of Joseph Clay, of Savannah. William Cumming graduated from the College of . . . — — Map (db m33581) HM
This was the Courthouse of Milton County at the time it was merged with Fulton County Jan. 1, 1932. When the County was created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 18, 1857, it was named for Homer V. Milton, General in the War of 1812, though some claim . . . — — Map (db m21434) HM
With Creek Indians as British allies & Cherokees loyal to U.S., in War of 1812, it was expedient to locate a fort at Standing Peach Tree on the Chattahoochee - the boundary line. Lt. Geo. Gilmer (later, twice Gov. of Georgia) was sent here (1814) . . . — — Map (db m22091) HM
One of a line of forts hastily constructed during the War of 1812 to control the Creek Indians who were in alliance with the British, of the Chattahoochee River and Peachtree Creek, and overlooked the Creek trading-post town of Standing Peachtree. . . . — — Map (db m9688) HM
On the hilltop, 100 yards to the south, is the cemetery for the village of New Echota. The marked graves are those of Pathkiller, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation until his death in 1827 and a colonel in Morgan's regiment in the War of 1812, . . . — — Map (db m11570) HM
Fort Daniel was completed in 1813 to protect the frontier from Indians aroused by the British during the War of 1812. Presumably named for General Allen Daniel, the fort was garrisoned by the 25th Regiment of Georgia Militia. To further protect the . . . — — Map (db m26485) HM
This road was built about 1800 by the State as a military road for the movement of troops between Milledgeville and Fort Hawkins (Macon) during the Indian Wars. It was strongly garrisoned to afford protection on this side of the Ocmulgee River, and . . . — — Map (db m57868) HM
One half mile due east lies the site of Fort Perry, along the Old Federal Road. A stockade fort, defended by block houses, this post was ordered erected by General John Floyd, of Camden county, as he led a body of 400 Georgia Militiamen through this . . . — — Map (db m27255) HM
About one mile from this spot, at Fairhope, the adjoining plantation, Colonel John McIntosh, a hero of the American Revolution, was buried in 1826.
It was Colonel McIntosh, in command of Fort Morris at Sunbury, who, when the British Lieut. Col. . . . — — Map (db m16184) HM
Thomas county was created by legislative acts of Dec. 23 and 24, 1825 introduced by Thomas J. Johnson, and named for Gen. Jett Thomas, War of 1812 hero. First settlers included John Parramore, Shadrick Atkinson, E. Blackshear, N.R. Mitchell and . . . — — Map (db m174311) HM
This settlement was named for the Tarver family who settled here more than a century ago. In 1826 a post office was opened as Tarver's Store and in 1831 the name was changed to Tarversville.
Hartwell Hill Tarver (1791-1851) was one of the . . . — — Map (db m39991) HM
This comfortable two-story log house was the home of Cherokee Chief John Ross from boyhood until he went west over the "Trail of Tears," losing his Indian wife enroute. Although only one-eighth Indian himself, Ross was the elected "Principal Chief" . . . — — Map (db m12673) HM
Jesse Callaway, soldier of 1812, son of Joseph Callaway, soldier of '76, lived in this house from 1852 to 1867. The house, built with bricks made on the place, remained in the family until after 1900. It is said to have been built about 1814. . . . — — Map (db m10795) HM
Seasonal Migrations
The Nimi’ipuu migrated throughout the region of the Snake River and its tributaries.
They traveled seasonally to take advantage of the food sources: camas bulbs, berries, deer, elk, bear, and salmon.
Their mobility . . . — — Map (db m110541) HM
Disappointed to find that beaver were unavailable in this area, he built only a store and two houses out of driftwood.
Then the War of 1812 and Indian trouble tangled his plans; in May 1813 he abandoned this site, since Astor’s venture had failed . . . — — Map (db m109724) HM
With a population of nearly 13,000 in 1858, Quincy was the Adams County seat and the third largest city in Illinois. Quincy boasted a strong, growing economy based on its transportation, milling, pork packing, and light industry. In 1853 . . . — — Map (db m58755) HM
In 1673 Louis Jolliet and Father Jacques Marquette explored the Illinois country for France. By the 1763 Treaty ending the French and Indian War, this area passed to England. During the American Revolution, George Rogers Clark's men captured it for . . . — — Map (db m161171) HM
Hill's Fort, a War of 1812-era fort that stood on the western perimeter of the Territory of Illinois, was located six miles southwest of this spot. A reconstruction of the original fort is located here at the Farm Heritage Museum. On September 9, . . . — — Map (db m232486) HM
In honor of those brave pioneers who sought refuge & fought valiantly against the attacking Native Americans near Hill's Fort on the foggy morning of September 9, 1814. After being alerted to the hostile presence, 13 men left the fort to scout. They . . . — — Map (db m232492) HM
In memory of the
who are buried in
Bond County
Amos Balch • Ansel Birge
Welshier Buchanan • William Burgess
Allen Comer • John Etzler
Daniel Ferguson • John Floyd
Boling Grigg • Bonham Harlan
T. S. Hubbard • Joseph Hunter . . . — — Map (db m34127) HM
In 1824 Cornelius Vandeventer a native of Ohio, became the first permanent settler in this area. Additional pioneers came over the next few years from Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina. In 1829 Alexander Curry purchased a claim on . . . — — Map (db m149875) HM
Thomas Lincoln, like most adult white men in the United States, was obliged to serve in his state's militia. In 1795, at the age of seventeen, he served a few months "for the defense of the frontiers of Washington County" Kentucky against Indian . . . — — Map (db m188286) HM
From roughly 1620 to 1820, the territory of the Potawatomi extended from what is now Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Detroit, Michigan, and included the Chicago area. In 1803, the United States government built Fort Dearborn at what is today Michigan . . . — — Map (db m67806) HM
Defense
Fort Dearborn stood almost on this spot. After an heroic defense in eighteen hundred and twelve, the garrison together with women and children was forced to evacuate the fort. Led by Captain Wells, they were brutally massacred by the . . . — — Map (db m47670) HM
Chicago Landmark
Fort Dearborn served as the major western garrison of the United States until destroyed during an Indian uprising in August of 1812. A second fort, erected on the same site in 1816, was demolished in 1858.
Designated a Chicago . . . — — Map (db m47681) HM
Josette Beaubien, a survivor of the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was buried here in 1845. She was married to Jean Baptiste Beaubien, one of Chicago's first settlers. Her brother was Claude LaFramboise, a chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Chief Alexander . . . — — Map (db m55452) HM
About 1812 the settlers in this area built Fort LaMotte for protection from hostile indians.
The pioneers farmed the adjoining land but stayed within easy reach of the protective walls.
After the War of 1812 the Indian threat diminished and . . . — — Map (db m23308) HM
In the early 1800's Shabbona was a principal chief of the Ottowa, Potawatomi, and Chippewa group of tribes which banded together to form "The Three Fires." Shabbona camped briefly in a large grove one-half mile south of here. He fought with the . . . — — Map (db m31672) HM
Moses Stacy, soldier in the War of 1812, arrived here in 1835. This inn, built in 1846 and his second home, was a halfway stop between Chicago and the Fox River Valley and a probable stage stop for Rockford-Galena coaches. For many years the . . . — — Map (db m97573) HM
Thomas Carlin, sixth elected Governor of Illinois (1838-1842), was an early settler of Illinois and a prominent figure in organizing Greene County and establishing Carrollton as its county seat in 1821.
Born in Kentucky in 1789, Carlin came to . . . — — Map (db m142746) HM
Much of the nation's history has unfolded along the Mississippi River. During the War of 1812, this location provided a commanding view of the river, and was the site of strategically important forts.
The First Defense
The region's first . . . — — Map (db m243903) HM
This plaque is placed in memory of the Patriots who gave their lives for their country. Soldiers of the American Revolution, and soldiers and sailors of the War of 1812.
Original flag staff and plaque dedicated September 6, 1913
by
The . . . — — Map (db m207607) WM
One quarter-mile to the west stood Fort Russell, a wooden stockade which served as a base of supplies and operations for the Illinois Militia during the War of 1812. From here, for months at a time, Governor Ninian Edwards administered the affairs . . . — — Map (db m202080) HM
John Reynolds, Illinois' fourth governor, was born in Pennsylvania in 1788 to Irish immigrants. His family moved from Pennsylvania to Tennessee to Kaskaskia, IL, and in 1807 to an area known as the Goshen Settlement near Edwardsville. Reynolds . . . — — Map (db m182842) HM
Ninian Edwards, Illinois' third governor, was born in Maryland in 1775. Edwards attended college in Pennsylvania but left to study law in Kentucky, where he became chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals in 1807. Edwards moved to Illinois in . . . — — Map (db m182844) HM
"He was not a perfect man, but the leading aim of his long life was to do right and benefit his fellow men, and in this he was eminently successful." - Article titled "Capt. Benjamin Godfrey." The Alton Telegraph, August 29, 1862
. . . — — Map (db m144941) HM
Oakwood Cemetery was developed by William H. Randolph in 1857, on land settled by his wife's family, the Brookings, in 1834. It was laid out by surveyor Charles Gilchrist - later a Civil War colonel and brevet brigadier general. A former sheriff and . . . — — Map (db m181706) HM
In memory of
Major General
Alexander Macomb
Commander-in-Chief
of the United States Army
1825-1841
Hero of the Battle of Plattsburg, N.Y.
September 11, 1814
Born April 3, 1782
Died June 25, 1841
He served his country during . . . — — Map (db m229621) WM
By the late 1700’s, the Kickapoo people had established a major settlement here, close to fertile fields, abundant game and timber, and important trade routes. Opposed to American expansion, these Native Americans allied with the British during the . . . — — Map (db m157154) HM
Fort Piggott
Revolutionary War Captain James Piggot (1735-1799) was a native of Connecticut who later moved to Pennsylvania and commanded a company of Pennsylvania troops in the battle of Brandywine and Saratoga, among others. After an . . . — — Map (db m244293) HM WM
1775 • 1918
Memorial
in honor of
our sons and daughters
who served their nation
in freedom's cause and in memory
of who gave their those of our number
who gave their last full measure
of devotion in
the six great wars . . . — — Map (db m143598) WM
Robert and Mary McGowan Kidd. Robert Kidd served in Revolutionary War 1774-1778. He settled in this area 1781 with Mary McGowan. Robert Kidd was born 1749 and died 1836. He was buried a half mile south of this Monument. Son John Kidd born . . . — — Map (db m174409) HM WM
These mounds are the timeworn remains of a fort designed to protect the village of Kaskaskia. The town, founded in 1703, was the southern anchor of France's colony in the Illinois Country. During the 1730s, French officials planned to replace the . . . — — Map (db m163784) HM
[East face] In memory of ten U.S. regulars, four Illinois rangers, one woman and one child killed July 19, 1814 in a battle between U.S. soldiers under Lieut. John Campbell and Sac and Fox Indians under their war chief Black Hawk.
. . . — — Map (db m230228) WM
Black Hawk, famous Sauk warrior, was born in 1767 at the Sauk town of Saukenuk on the Rock River, located about one mile west of this spot. Black Hawk was not a chief. He was a warrior and leader of a political faction within the Sauk nation. Black . . . — — Map (db m202051) HM
Migration into Illinois began with the French from 1690 and reached its' peak about 1750 mostly along the Mississippi. English settlement began in Ernest in 1790 but these settlements had important differences in the way they were begun. The French . . . — — Map (db m146830) HM
To Honor the Soldiers of the War of 1812
who lie buried in Sangamon County
First Column:
Roswell Abel • James Adams • William Archer • James Baker • Jacob Baker • Eli Barbre • Isaac Bates • Oliver Bates • Amor Batterton • Philo Beers . . . — — Map (db m46175) WM
An important trail in the history of Illinois ran atop this ridge. Called the Edwards Trace, an early word for trail, its use reaches back to antiquity when herds of bison and other large mammals traveled along its path. For millennia, prehistoric . . . — — Map (db m156781) HM
On the Pillar
1776 - 1781
1812 - 1814
1846 - 1848
1861 - 1865
1898 - 1898
On the Base
Erected in
1907
in memory of the
Soldiers and Sailors
of
Shelby County
Individual . . . — — Map (db m11131) WM
Center PanelEtched in the monument are the emblems of the six services (in order), US Air Force, US Army, US Coast Guard, US Marine Corps, US Merchant Marine, and the US Navy
Revolutionary War (1) · Blackhawk War (2) · War . . . — — Map (db m11778) WM
This Memorial Hall, the first of its kind in the United States, dedicated to our Veterans of all wars, was completed in the year 1903 with dedication ceremonies on June Third of that year by our twenty-sixth President Theodore Roosevelt with these . . . — — Map (db m95722) HM WM
The "Old Well," an important factor in the existence of the fort and its people, saved the fort from Indian fire brands in 1812. Fort Wayne was first built, near by, in 1794. It was rebuilt, on this site, in 1804, and 1815.
Research by . . . — — Map (db m21210) HM
The Last Two American Forts
In 1798, Col. Thomas Hunt began construction on this site of the second American fort at the Three Rivers. this fort, which was completed in 1800, replaced the first, hastily built one erected nearby to the . . . — — Map (db m21219) HM
Wayne Trace
Once the Indian trail to Cincinnati
The route
Of General Harmer's Army in 1790
Of General Wayne's
When leaving the stockade
Christened by Major Hamtramck
"Fort Wayne" in 1794
Also of General Harrison's Army . . . — — Map (db m52749) HM
A tract of 320 acres of land extending west of the St. Joseph River (the modern Bloomingdale and Spy Run neighborhoods) was set aside by an act of Congress in 1808 for the Indian agent William Wells in recognition of his many services to the U.S. . . . — — Map (db m168274) HM
The first Presbyterian minister to conduct services at Fort Wayne was the Rev. Matthew Wallace, an Ohio pastor who served as chaplain to the army under General William Henry Harrison during the War of 1812 and accompanied the troops in the relief . . . — — Map (db m197192) HM
To the memory of
Gen. John Tipton
1786-1839
Founder of Columbus, Indiana
Gen. Joseph Bartholomew
1766-1840
Our county bears his name
Both heroes at Tippecanoe — — Map (db m242302) HM WM
Patrick H. Sullivan, 1794-1879, was the first white settler in Boone County, 1823, and built the first log cabin. In 1857, he bought this site and lived here until 1872. He served in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m67190) HM
Pyrmont. John Wagner built a dam, race and saw mill about a mile South in 1833 and added a grist mill. He sold to John Fisher who sold to John Fetterhoff who built a large frame mill. Joel Wagoner, James Allen, Elias Morkert, J. J. Cripe, Wm. . . . — — Map (db m40455) HM
Built on this site by civilians to protect approximately ten families during War of 1812. Named for landowner David Flora. Ten such forts were built circa 1811-1813 in area that became Daviess County. Area was Knox County, part of Indiana Territory . . . — — Map (db m23211) HM
The Early Inhabitants of the Valley
Centuries before the area was settled by whites, at least two different native tribes inhabited the St Joseph Valley.
The Miami
The Miami were the first recorded tribe known to have lived in . . . — — Map (db m69777) HM
1801 Licensed to trade with the Indians in pelts.
1808 Established here a fur trading post.
1812 Interpreter and guide for Gen. William Henry Harrison prior to and during The War of 1812.
1813 Founded . . . — — Map (db m152032) HM
Twelve members of
Lt. Col. John B. Campbell's command
gave their lives
in the campaign
against the Indian villages
of the Mississinewa
in the War of 1812. — — Map (db m215306) HM
Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell. — — Map (db m208561) HM
On Dec. 17, 1812, Lt. Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru.
The destruction of the village on . . . — — Map (db m1512) HM
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