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Opdycke's Brigade TN50
Col. Emerson Opdycke’s Federal brigade was positioned in this area 150 yards north of the Carter House, east and west of Columbia Pike. Without orders, the Federal brigade attacked a portion of Cleburne’s and Brown’s Confederate divisions after they had broken the center of the Federal line. The forces met like “two enormous oceans waves crashing together.” In vicious fighting, Opdycke’s brigade recaptured the line south of the Carter smokehouse and farm office. Repeated attempts failed to recapture a portion of the main line held by Confederates. Maj. Arthur MacArthur of the 24th Wisconsin (fathr of World War II Gen. Douglas MacArthur) went down with several wounds. Als involved were the 125th Ohio and the 36th, 44th, 73r, and 74th/88th Illinois.
Fairview Veterans Memorial KS148
GOLD STARS Bindle, Richard Cyphers, Emerson Irwin, Donald Key, Harold Rogers, Lowell Schug, Ivan Winterscheidt, Lawrence PRISONER OF GERMANY Blocker, Edward PRISONER OF JAPAN Stahl, Wayne
Michael Looney TN24
7.9 miles north was the homestead of this pioneer, veteran of Lord Dunmore's War and of the Revolution, originally from Botetourt County, Va. Among his descendants were Joseph Emerson Brown, governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Joseph Mackay Brown, also a governor. Looney is buried in the family cemetery.
Emerson GA1
EMERSON Named for Joseph Emerson Brown, Gov. of Ga., 1857-1865, U.S. Senator 1880-1891. Known as Stegall's Station prior to 1889; site of the Bartow Iron Works. May 20, 1864: Gen. Joseph E. Johnston's forces camped here after retreating from Cassville and burning the highway and R.R. bridges over the Etowah. Having heard that Sherman's forces had moved southward from Kingston toward Dallas, Johnston resumed his march on roads that converged there, May 23d,24th. Allatoona, scene of Oct. 5, 1864 battle, is 2 mile, east.
Wytheville Training School Marker Dedication
Department of Historic Resources Dedication of Highway Marker for Wytheville Training School RICHMOND, VA -- A new historical highway marker of the Department of Historic Resources will be dedicated to commemorate the Wytheville Training School, which served African Americans in Wythe, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson counties from 1882 to 1951. The public dedication will take place on Tuesday, May 16, at 1 p.m., at the marker’s location on the northeast corner of Fifth and Franklin streets in Wytheville, near to the training school. Event participants will include Trent Crew, mayor of Wytheville; Dr. Albert Armentrout, superintendent of Wythe County schools; Frances Emerson, president of the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center, and John M. Johnson, vice-president and director of the center. The Wytheville Training School traces its roots back to 1867 when the Freedmen’s Bureau began educating African Americans recently freed from enslavement in Wytheville and constructed a building for that purpose. That building was replaced in 1882 by the structure that became known as the Wytheville Training School, which now serves as a cultural center. The training school marker was sponsored by the Department of Historic Resources in collaboration with the Virginia Historical Society as part of the department’s initiative to recognize and educate citizens about Virginia’s diverse historic legacy. For more information about the marker dedication, contact the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center at (276) 625-0042. The Board of Historic Resources approved the Wytheville Training School highway marker in December 2005, and the Virginia Department of Transportation installed the sign. The Virginia highway marker program is one of the oldest in the nation. Currently there are more than 1,800 official state markers. More information about the Historical Highway Marker Program is available on the Department of Historic Resources’ Web site at http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/ .
Alla School TX120
In 1866 Moses and Mary Jane Hubbard and their daughter Alla moved from Missouri to Collin County, where Hubbard was a successful doctor, farmer, and one of the largest landholders in the area. Concerned with the inadequacy of the local school, the Hubbards supplemented Alla's education at home and then sent her to Pritchett Institute in Glasgow, Missouri, where she earned a degree in literature in 1880. A talented writer, Alla Hubbard returned to Texas and married Dr. B.F. Spencer in 1884, but died five years later. In 1895 her parents founded a school in her memory. Named Alla School, it was formed from the consolidation of the nearby Emerson and McWhirter school districts and was completely financed by the Hubbards. With an initial enrollment of 108, Alla School opened in 1896 with nine grades, no scholastic age limit, no tuition, and an eight-month school term. The Hubbards, aware of the benefits of a solid educational background, instituted these uncommon features at a time when there was little support for free public schools. In 1958 the Alla School merged with the Celina Independent School District. Funds from the Hubbard estate, however, continued to serve public education in the Celina Schools.
First National Bank Building TX6153
Entrepreneur Francis Emerson (1815-1905) founded a McKinney banking firm in 1869, which developed into the First National Bank in 1882. First National bought this site in 1912 and built this classical revival style building. Glazed bricks and massive columns support classical details of cast stone and a gilded eagle. Collin County National Bank, founded in 1883, occupied the building from 1935 to 1958. First Savings and Loan Association officed here from 1958 to 1973.
Howard Payne University TX2586
The Pecan Valley Baptist Association was formed by representatives of Baptist congregations in this area in September 1876. Meeting at Indian Creek in June 1889, the association acted on an executive committee resolution calling for the creation of a Baptist college within the organization's boundaries. Brownwood was chosen as the site of the school. The Rev. John David Robnett, first president of the college Board of Trustees, traveled extensively to raise funds for the institution. His brother-in-law, Edward Howard Payne, made a large contribution to the school, which was then named in his honor. Howard Payne College opened its doors on September 16, 1890, the same day the cornerstone was laid for the main school building. Classes were held in Robnett Hall, a building John Robnett had built with plans to provide boarding facilities at the college. Dr. A.J. Emerson served as the school's first president. Over the years the college grew and enrollment increased. Daniel Baker College, a Presbyterian school which opened in Brownwood days before Howard Payne, was incorporated into the Baptist College in 1953. The school was raised to university standing in 1974. The old main building burned in 1984.
James Emerson Whiteselle TX11647
Born in Tennessee on Dec. 31, 1851, James Emerson Whiteselle moved to Texas in 1870 to work in the lumber company of his uncle P.W. Ezell. In 1875 he began working in the local Carruthers Lumber Company which he later owned. Under his management the business was expanded to include the manufacturing and selling of brick. Married to Kate Huey in 1882, Whiteselle became a prominent businessman and banker. As Mayor of Corsicana, 1894-98, when oil was discovered here, he was influential in the development of the field. He died on his birthday in 1915.
Lone Star Canal TX9126
Berriman Richard Garland (1840-1918), a native of Indiana, saw the need for fresh water for rice crops in east Chambers County. Garland and A.L. Williams began in 1902 acquiring land and constructing this irrigation canal. It started at the mouth of Turtle Bay, now known as Lake Anahuac. In 1904, "Lone Star Canal Company" was incorporated. E.O. Emerson and Burt H. Collins directed the business in 1906. Sailing vessels anchored next to the warehouse carried the rice to market. In dry seasons, salt water backed into Turtle Bay and into the canal, killing the rice crops. To prevent the damage, the Trinity River Irrigation District formed in 1911 and built a dam and locks at the mouth of the bay. Thomas S. Ellis changed the name to "Anahuac Canal Company" in 1914. After the 1915 hurricane destroyed the dam, pumping plant, and warehouse, the company changed owners several times, closing from 1927-32. In 1932 four men purchased the canal, resumed the name "Lone Star Canal," and reopened operations. In 1947 the Chambers-Liberty Counties Navigation District purchased the canal. Water is available for industrial as well as agricultural use with the goal of improving the economy of the area. Display # 1 - 10 of 21 |