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Combahee River Raid

Combahee River Raid  On June 1-2, 1863, a Federal Force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African- American unit) and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery conducted a raid up ...

Combahee River Raid  On June 1-2, 1863, a Federal Force consisting of elements of the 2nd S.C. Volunteer Infantry (an African- American unit) and the 3rd Rhode Island Artillery conducted a raid ...

  • harriet tubman
  • 1863
  • civil war
  • african america...

Thornhill Cemetery

THORNHILL CEMETERY  Thornhill cemetery was started in 1867 as a non-denominational burying  ground. A founding meeting was held on Oct. 26, and a nine member  Board of Directors was elected. Shortly ...

THORNHILL CEMETERY  Thornhill cemetery was started in 1867 as a non-denominational burying  ground. A founding meeting was held on Oct. 26, and a nine member  Board of Directors was elected. ...

    The Detroit Industry Murals

    The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to industry.  ...

    The Detroit Industry Murals has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance as the United State's finest modern monumental artwork devoted to ...

    • typo
    • united state's

    Snake River Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Project

    Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018 I ...

    Why would anyone from Chicago or the San Francisco Bay Area find themselves driving through Warren, Minnesota. In my case, it's because my dad was born there in 1921, and in the summer of 2018 ...

    • minnesota
    • marshall county
    • warren
    • flood control
    • red river of th...
    • snake river

    Meigs' Experimental Railway

    Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10422423

    Much more detail on the marvelous Soonish Podcast.Image by Tim Pierce - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?cur id=10422423