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Dillwyn, VA
This was the most notable gold-mining region in the country before the California gold rush in 1849. The Morrow Mine here, opened before 1835, was one of the earliest gold mines in which underground mining was employed. Profitably worked fo… more »
Pomaria, SC
Here in 1830, in the house of Colonel John Eigleberger, the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of South Carolina and Adjacent States opened a seminary which grew into the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary now located in Columbia, S.C.… more »
Montgomery, WV
Born in slavery in Monroe Co., Sept. 7, 1848, he worked as servant in the Confederate army. Served as teacher and ordained Baptist minister; estab. West Virginia Enterprise, Pioneer, & Mountain Eagle papers; later a lawyer. First African Am… more »
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Payne Chapel AME Church in Houston's Fifth Ward unveils state historical markerMay 5th 2024 3:40AMPayne Chapel AME Church in Houston's Fifth Ward unveils state historical marker. No views · 2 minutes ago ...more ... |
Payne Chapel AME Church in Houston's Fifth Ward unveils state historical marker - KHOUMay 5th 2024 3:39AMPayne Chapel AME Church in Houston's Fifth Ward unveils state historical marker · Download the Houston News from KHOU 11 App. |
Summer Underground Railroad Tours Start Today - Gettysburg ConnectionMay 5th 2024 2:40AMTours leave from the historical marker at the south end of the former Mulligan MacDuffer Adventure Golf parking lot at 1360 Baltimore Pike in ... |
No Comps on X: "Slavery by another name: New NC historical marker acknowledges post-Civil ...May 4th 2024 11:23PMSlavery by another name: New NC historical marker acknowledges post-Civil War convict laborers The roadside history marker commemorates the Cowee ... |
Kiah House nomination approved for National Register of Historic PlacesMay 4th 2024 10:20PM... historical marker outside the building. HSF will next host a special discussion on May 16 of the nomination effort by Sarah Ward and Becki ... |