Old City Cemetery
Old City Cemetery, also known as the Methodist Cemetery, was established as a public burial ground in 1806 on land donated by John Lynch, founder of...
Union Army Enters Richmond
Here Maj. Gen. Godfrey Weitzel, commander of the Army of the James, entered and took possession of Richmond at 8:15 A.M. on 3 April 1865 after...
The Lynching Of John Humphries
On July 15, 1888, a mob of 25 to 40 white men lynched John Humphries, a Black teenager. Previously, on July 14, the daughter of a white planter...
Oswego County Historical Society
The Oswego County Historical Society was founded in 1896 and officially incorporated through an act of the New York State Legislature. It is subject...
Battle of Ironsworks
This site marks an important battlefield where a crucial skirmish was able to divert British troops from providing immediate support at Washington's...
Newtown Cemetery
African Americans established the community of Newtown in this area after the Civil War. In 1869 five trustees purchased land here for a cemetery open...