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Campbell's Island State Memorial is a granite monument that marks the site of a day-long battle on July 19, 1814 during the War of 1812 on Campbell's Island, Illinois. Dedicated in 1908, the monument is maintained by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency as a national historic site. [1] [2] The monument was restored in 2018. [3]
Campbell's Island was the site of the Battle of Rock Island Rapids, one of the westernmost battles of the War of 1812, when a band of approximately 500 Sauk warriors allied with the British Army clashed on July 19, 1814, with an American force led by Lieutenant John Campbell of the 1st U.S. Regiment of Infantry.
The Campbell Archeological Site , is an archaeological site in Southeastern Missouri occupied by the Late Mississippian Period Nodena phase from 1350 to 1541 CE. The site features a large platform mound and village area, as well as several cemeteries.
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The transit as seen from Japan by Pierre Janssen Map showing the visibility of the 1874 transit of Venus. The 1874 transit of Venus, which took place on 9 December 1874 (01:49 to 06:26 UTC), [1] [n 1] was the first of the pair of transits of Venus that took place in the 19th century, with the second transit occurring eight years later in 1882.
Mount Dumas is a mountain on Campbell Island, the main island of the Campbell Island group of subantarctic islands, belonging to New Zealand. Campbell Island is an ancient volcano, with steep coastal cliffs that expose some of the lava flows. Mount Dumas is located at the island's southern end.
Don F. Pratt Memorial Museum is an official U.S. Army Museum located in Building 5702 on Tennessee Avenue at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Military artifacts and memorabilia are available to touch and view at the museum which features interior and exterior exhibits that help visitors better reflect on military history.
John F. Campbell of Islay, famous folktale collector. John Francis Campbell (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Frangan Caimbeul; Islay, 29 December 1821 – Cannes, 17 February 1885), also known as Young John of Islay (Scottish Gaelic: Iain Òg Ìle) was a Scottish author and scholar who specialised in Celtic studies, considered an authority on the subject.