Been A Long Time

I know it has been a long time since I have posted, but I am coming back to this blog in 2016. I plan a revamp. Stay tuned!

Battle of Fort Sumter Google Earth File

This is a repost about a Google Earth File I created that highlights the Battle of Fort Sumter which occurred 152 years ago today.













To commemorate the start of the Civil War on this 150th anniversary I have created a Google Earth file of the Battle of Fort Sumter

This file contains:

• 3D version of Fort Sumter before it was attacked
• 3D version of the Floating Battery of Charleston that was used to fire on Fort Sumter
• Historical map overlays of the locations of various Confederate Batteries that fired on Fort Sumter.
• These maps come from Library of Congress and the National Archives 
• Geo-located Civil War Era photos of the damage Fort Sumter endured and the locations of the Confederate batteries. These photos also come from Library of Congress and the National Archives
• Twitter Feeds of the Washington Post's twitter campaign of the Civil War
• Links to Qwiki and Wikipedia articles and media about the Battle and various locations

Created by Darian Robbins of 3D Serves U (www.3dservesu.com). See it here in Google Earth here

If you just want to see Fort Sumter only. See it in Google Earth here

Poffenberger Farm House on Antietam Battlefield

Poffenberger Farm House on Antietam Battlefield:

Poffenberger Farm House on Antietam Battlefield 3D model by drobbins

Sherrick Farm House on Antietam Battlefield

Sherrick Farm House on Antietam Battlefield:

3D model by drobbins

Sherrick Farm House on Antietam Battlefield

Otto Farm Housae on Antietam Battlefield

Otto Farm Housae on Antietam Battlefield:

3D model by drobbins

Otto Farm House on Antietam Battlefield

JC3D Studio: The Arlington Inn - Desoto, Missouri

JC3D Studio: The Arlington Inn - Desoto, Missouri: Several weeks ago I did a Facebook search and found an old college buddy from Pearl River Jr. College that I had not seen for 50 years.  Ne...

JC3D Studio: The Arlington - a brief video of its history

JC3D Studio: The Arlington - a brief video of its history: This video uses the 3D model of The Arlington Inn to illustrate its 150 year history, dating back to the Civil War.

Antietam Battlefield Visitor Center

Antietam Battlefield Visitor Center:

3D model by drobbins

Antietam Battlefield Visitor Center in Sharpsburg, MD. www.nps.gov/anti

Peterson House

Peterson House:

3D model by drobbins

The Petersen House is a 19th-century federal style rowhouse located at 516 10th Street NW in Washington, D.C. On April 15, 1865, United States President Abraham Lincoln died there after being shot the previous evening at Ford's Theater, which was located across the street. The house was built in 1849 by William A. Petersen, a German tailor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petersen_House_(Washington,_D.C.)

The Monitor in 3D by Andy Hall of the Dead Confederates blog

Andy Hall has really insightful views about the Civil War, please check out his blog here at Dead Confederates

Check out his latest blog about a 3D model he is building of the USS Monitor: I posted some of it here
.

New post on Dead Confederates, A Civil War Era Blog

U.S.S. Monitor Modeling by Andy Hall

With the sesquicentennial of the Battle of Hampton Roads just a few days away, I'm hoping to get my digital model of U.S.S. Monitor finished soon. (Good thing the U.S. Navy was depending on Ericsson's Monitor, and not mine.) It still needs a fair amount of work -- especially at the stern, where I haven't even started with the rudder assembly -- but she's starting to look good topside. It's hard to see in most images, but all the deck porthole covers and coal scuttle covers are removable. The finished model, I hope, will be configurable to the different stages in her very brief naval career. A few more images in higher resolution are available here.

A Thank You...I will be back!

I want to thank everyone that supports this blog. It has been an amazing year couple years since I started this endeavor, and I continually receive positive feedback about this site and the models that it showcases.

I have not updated for a while because I have focused my attention on other important projects like my family and work life. This site is not going away! Although I have not been posting frequently, I wanted to let you know that I am still here making or finding great models to show where history took place. I have big plans for this site, its content, and other methods of  how we can use Google Earth and Sketchup to educate people about the American Civil War and its various locations. So please stay tuned!

One of the big plans that I am working on right now is a huge Google Earth .kmz file about the 150th Anniverasy of the Battle of Antietam. This file will mirror my "Battle of Fort Sumter" file. It will be filled with old and new battle maps, geo-located photos, 3D models, and links to a variety of media. It will be released in September 2012.

Again, Thank you for all the articles (Google Earth Blog, Free Tech 4 Teachers Blog ), the follows (here on my blog, twitter and, facebook), and sharing that has occurred about this site. See you soon! In the mean time, if you have an opportunity.....

Edwards Cabin at Wilson's Creek Battlefield

Edwards Cabin at Wilson's Creek Battlefield:

3D model by drobbins

Edwards Cabin at Wilson's Creek Battlefield

Steve Job's Garage, The house that built Apple

Steve Job's Garage, The house that built Apple:

3D model by drobbins

Thank you for your vision Steve! I honor you by using technology ultimately inspired from your vision to model the place where you and Woz literally changed the world, and my daily life!

Camp Dennison

Camp Dennison:

3D model by drobbins

Camp Dennison was a military recruiting, training, and medical post for the United States Army during the American Civil War. It was located near Cincinnati, Ohio, not far from the Ohio River. The...

Stone Bridge at Manassas

Stone Bridge at Manassas: "

3D model by drobbins

Stone Bridge at Manassas

"

Crockett - Porterfield House on Falling Waters Battlefield

Crockett - Porterfield House on Falling Waters Battlefield: "

3D model by drobbins

Crockett - Porterfield House on Falling Waters Battlefield. The Battle of Falling Waters, fought on July 2, 1861, has several names and is frequently confused with an 1863 engagement. However this...

"

Exact model of 1865 union repeating gun

Exact model of 1865 union repeating gun: "

3D model by sketchup god

It is not known who invented the union repeating gun, only that it was in 1865. this gun was nick named the coffee mill gun beacause it resembled a coffee grinder. it could only fire about 126 rpm...

"

Independance Hall in Wheeling West Virginia

Independance Hall in Wheeling West Virginia: "

3D model by drobbins

Independance Hall in Wheeling West Virginia. The 1861 Wheeling Convention was a series of two meetings that ultimately repealed the Ordinance of Secession passed by Virginia, thus establishing the...

"

Philippi Covered Bridge

Philippi Covered Bridge:

3D model by jcoreysharp

Constructed in 1852 by Lemuel Chenoweth. It is the oldest and longest covered bridge in West Virginia. It is also, located in the town of Philippi, WV where "the first land battle" of the Civil War took place. Follow the link to The Civil War Daily Gazette to find out what role this bridge played in this conflict. Philippi – The First Land Battle

Fairfax County Couthouse

Fairfax County Couthouse:

3D model by drobbins

Fairfax County Couthouse, where some fighting took place during the Civil War on June 1, 1861