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Such large sites as Adams County, or "Sandy Springs" as it is also known, are rare among Paleo-Indian sites; most discoveries related to the people are isolated finds, [4]: 158 although a comparable archaeological district known as the Welling site has been discovered in Coshocton County, Ohio.
The Battle of Camp Wildcat (also known as Wildcat Mountain and Camp Wild Cat) was one of the early engagements of the American Civil War (Civil War). It occurred October 21, 1861, in northern Laurel County, Kentucky during the campaign known as the Kentucky Confederate Offensive or Operations in Eastern Kentucky (1861).
The Sandy Creek Expedition, also known as the Sandy Expedition or the Big Sandy Expedition, [1] (not to be confused with the Big Sandy Expedition of 1861) was a 1756 campaign by Virginia Regiment soldiers and Cherokee warriors into modern-day West Virginia against the Shawnee, who were raiding the British colony of Virginia's frontier.
Sandy Springs is a city in northern Fulton County, Georgia, United States, and a suburb of Atlanta.The city's population was 108,080 at the 2020 census, [6] making it Georgia's 7th most populous city.
Sandy Spring Museum was founded as a local history museum, preserving the history of the surrounding area of Sandy Spring, MD. Today, by supporting community-driven cultural arts and educational programs, they gather community to build a sense of place and belonging.
San Gregorio campsite at the Borrego Sink in the Borrego Valley, Borrego Springs, California, in San Diego County, is a California Historical Landmark No. 673 listed on February 16, 1959. The San Gregorio campsite was a desert camp for the Spanish Commander Juan Bautista de Anza's expedition of 1775 and 1776.
The fort was completed on May 1, 1699 [1] [2] under direction of French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, who sailed for France on May 4. [1] He appointed his teenage brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville as second in command after the French commandant Sauvolle de la Villantry (c.1671–1701).
The expedition found good grazing land and water sources and he was granted £100 from the Government for the achievement. [2] In 1860 he explored Streaky Bay with three mounted police, reporting that the area was unfavourable for farm use. [2] In 1864 Warburton examined the area around the north-west of Mount Margaret. [2]