Alexandria Academy
On 17 Dec. 1785, George Washington endowed a school here in the recently established Alexandria Academy "for the purpose of educating orphan children...
Third Baptist Church
Alexandria, occupied by Union troops in 1861, attracted many African Americans escaping slavery. In Jan. 1864, a group of formerly enslaved people...
Landsford Canal State Park
This State Park at the South Carolina Fall Line showcases a canal built during the early 1800s for shipment of goods inland or to the coast. During...
Fort Higley
African Americans helped construct and man Fort Higley, which was part of the Union defenses of Knoxville.
Christiansburg Industrial Institute
In 1866, Captain Charles S. Schaeffer, a Freedmen's Bureau agent, organized a school for blacks on the hill just to the southeast of this location.
Corling's Corner
At this highly visible downtown intersection known as Corling's Corner, local manufacturers, railroad companies, building contractors, and private...