view gallery |  Santa Fe RR Station Master's House - Ropesville, TX
in Signs of History Driving by we thought it was a depot so we stopped to check it out. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Still Defending Virginia’s Shores Gloucester Point Today - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History When Robert Tyndall sailed past Gloucester Point in 1608, the York River and the Chesapeake Bay were unspoiled worlds. His fellow explorer, John Smith, boasted that Virginia was a “fruitful and delightsome land.” posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The British Safety Valve An Attempted Escape from Gloucester Point - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History On the night of October 16, 1871, after almost three weeks of the American-French siege, the British defenses at Yorktown were crumbling. In a last ditch effort to save his army, General Cornwallis decided on a desperate plan. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Attacking with “Decisive Vigor” The Battle of the Hook - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History One of the largest cavalry battles of the Revolution was fought a few miles north of Gloucester Point. The Battle of the Hook set the stage for the American victory at Yorktown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Natives, Explorers, Tobacco and Buccaneers - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History In 1600, this tidewater land was part of a vast American Indian empire ruled by the Powhatan nation. English mariner and mapmaker Robert Tyndall found a narrow entrance to the York River in 1608. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  A Vital British Outpost at Gloucester Point - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History In 1781, large armies and important events came to Gloucester Point and to Yorktown across the river. An 8,300 man British army, commanded by General Charles Lord Cornwallis, marched to the Virginia coast to establish a naval base. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Gloucester Point The 1781 Siege of Yorktown - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History While the earthworks in front of you date to the Civil War, during the 1781 Siege of Yorktown, the British also constructed extensive fortifications in this area. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  After the Surrender at Yorktown - Gloucester Point VA
in Signs of History Near this place on October 19, 1781, a surrender occurred one hour after the Surrender at Yorktown. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Development Of Olde Wythe - Hampton VA
in Signs of History In the years prior to the Civil War, the area known today as Olde Wythe was simply country farm land, with no special designation. After the war it remained the same for quite a while as there were no roads in the area, just country lanes. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Hampton Roads – World’s Greatest Harbor - Wythe VA
in Signs of History The body of water before you, named Hampton Roads, is one of the world’s biggest, deepest, natural harbors. It is formed at the mouths of the James, Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers and empties into the Chesapeake Bay. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/1/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  1829 Cantonment Atkinson 1832 - Lake Charles, LA
in Signs of History A historical marker in Veterans Memorial Park in Lake Charles, LA placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution. posted by: ggmorton location: Louisiana date approved: 10/31/2020 last visited: 8/24/2007 |
view gallery |  Fort Saint Simons - St. Simons Island GA
in Signs of History Was erected on this site in 1736 by British Forces under Oglethorpe. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Georgia date approved: 10/30/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  To Arms - Savannah GA
in Signs of History The 800 stones before you have three meanings: *They represent the approximate number of soldiers killed or wounded in Savannah on the foggy morning of October 9, 1779. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Georgia date approved: 10/30/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Battle of Savannah - Savannah GA
in Signs of History The 1779 Battle of Savannah was one of the deadliest of the entire American Revolution. The overwhelming defeat of French and American forces resulted in an allied withdrawal and in approximately 800 wounded or killed, with British losses totaling 55 wounded or dead. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Georgia date approved: 10/30/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Locomotive Bell from the Nancy Hanks - Hampton GA
in Signs of History Running between Atlanta and Savannah, the first trial run of the Nancy Hanks was made in October of 1892. With its cars originally painted vermilion red with gold trim, and finally royal blue with gold trim. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Georgia date approved: 10/30/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cherokee Heritage Trails Tsalagi Usdi Nvnohi - Vonore TN
in Signs of History Cherokee Heritage Trails (Tsalagi Usdi Nvnohi) wind through the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, in the heart of Cherokee homelands that once encompassed more than 140,000 square miles. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Unicoi Turnpike Trail A Path Through Time - Vonore TN
in Signs of History The path now known as the Unicoi Turnpike Trail has existed for over 1,000 years. The earliest European maps of the area note the trail as a connector between Cherokee Territories and the coastal ports of Charleston and Savannah. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Built 1914 Winchester City Hall - Winchester TN
in Signs of History Between the 1850s and 1911, a livery stable and stone works occupied the north end of this site. With the John Custer Family home on the south corner, the present building was constructed for the US Post Office and various government offices. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Tennessee Overhill Experience-From Furs to Factories - Vonore TN
in Signs of History From the beginning of the eighteenth century until the American Revolution, Cherokee hunters and trappers traded tens of thousands of animal pelts for manufactured goods imported by licensed British traders. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/29/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Cherokee Heritage Trails-Tsalagi Usdi Nvnohi - Tellico Plains TN
in Signs of History Cherokee Heritage Trails (Tsalagi Usdi Nvnohi) wind through the mountains of North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia, in the heart of Cherokee homelands that once encompassed more than 140,000 square miles. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Red Caboose - Tullahoma TN
in Signs of History The car displayed here is a side bay window model caboose built in 1964 by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad at the company’s South Louisville yards. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Thompson's Station Train Depot - Thompsons Station TN
in Signs of History The depot was called Thompson’s Station in honor of Dr. Elijah Thompson, who donated the land on which the village was built. Farmers drove their animals and products down the gravel roads to this depot for shipment to far away markets. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Tennessee Overhill Experience From Furs to Factories - Tellico Plains TN
in Signs of History Tellico Plains’ first industrial venture, the Tellico Iron Works, started around 1825 with the construction of a foundry by an early white settler. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Unicoi Turnpike Trail Path Through Time - Tellico Plains TN
in Signs of History The path now known as the Unicoi Turnpike Trail has existed for over 1,000 year. The earliest European maps of the area note the trail as a connector between Cherokee Territories and the coastal ports of Charleston and Savannah. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
view gallery |  The Tennessee Overhill Experience From Furs to Factories - Sweetwater TN
in Signs of History Prosperous farmer, railroad investor, and legislator, I. T. Lenoir deeded a track of his farm in 1858 for the location of a railroad depot on the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad which bisected the fledging town of Sweetwater. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Tennessee date approved: 10/28/2020 last visited: never |
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