Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Flat Top Manor, once the home of textile magnate Moses H. Cone and his family, presides over the former Cone Estate—3,600 acres of forests, meadows and rolling farmlands. Moses Cone, whose hobbies included road-building and . . .
(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Flat Top Manor, once the home of textile magnate Moses H. Cone and his family, presides over the former Cone Estate—3,600 acres of forests, meadows and rolling farmlands. Moses Cone, whose hobbies included road-building and . . . (Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Roads & Vehicles) Includes complete text, location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
In 1856, Samuel S. Dunlap constructed this house as part of his 400-acre cotton plantation. The plantation was operated by nineteen slaves who lived in three cabins. The Dunlap family also owned a home on High Street in the . . . 
During the Civil War, Macon, Georgia was a thriving city, serving as a major transportation, medical, and manufacturing center. In 1864, Federal officers were being held at Camp Oglethorpe, a prisoner of war camp. Two . . . 
Born in Crisfield. Served Maryland for 37 years. Governor, 1959-1967; Comptroller of the Treasury, 1939-1947 and 1950-1959; First Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, 1969-1971; Treasurer of Maryland, 1973-1975. . . . 
1. Construction of an ice plant on the waterfront allowed seafood packers to ship their products to more distant destinations. Buy boats, described in the next paragraph, are docked at the ice plant after unloading at one of . . . 
1. Commercial sailing ships once travelled the local waterways and frequently docked in the Crisfield harbor, as shown in this 1875 depiction. Watermen sold their seafood, harvested daily in local waters, to the town’s . . . 
An advocate of peace and known for his eloquent words, Chief Ten Bears worked to negotiate harmony between the United States Government and his Comanche people. Tribal members held him in high regard and often chose him as . . . 
Land patented in 1659 to Thomas Stagwell, English immigrant and member of the Maryland General Assembly (elected 1661). Acquired in 1706 by Richard Bennett III (1667-1749). One of the largest landowners and slaveholders in . . . 
This sculpture by George Segal (1924–2000) honors the gay rights movement and commemorates the uprising which took place at the Stonewall Inn opposite this park in Sheridan Square in 1969. The Stonewall Inn at 51-53 . . . 
Hopewell Frog War was just east of here. For more information visit the Hopewell train station.
Imagine you are parched and can’t find fresh water. That’s what happened to John Smith and his crew as they explored the Chesapeake’s Lower Eastern Shore in June 1608. They sailed up the Pocomoke River, recorded on Smith’s . . . 
La V. Congregacion dedica este a su insigne fundador el M.R.P. Dr. D. Juan Antonio Perez de Espinosa en el II Centenario de su muerte 1747-1947 Murio en Cordoba España el 21 de Sep. Su cadaver fue puesto a pia veneracion . . . 
In Memory of the Revolutionary Soldiers Of Orford Parish
Ward Cheney Camp No 13 U.S.W.V. A Memorial to the Boys of Manchester Conn. Who Volunteered and Served Their Country in the Spanish American War
“We arrived here the 14 Decr. Since which we have been imployed in Hutting . . [and] the weather is aceedingly cold and the snow two feet deep on a level . . . ” Captain William Allen, Angell’s Rhode Island Regiment, January . . . 
In Memory Of The Soldiers of Manchester Who Died in The War of The Rebellion 1861 &Mdash; 1865 Dedicated September 7, 1877
Manchester Originally the Five Miles bought by Hartford from the Indians, 1682. First settlement, about 1673. Chartered by General Assembly as Orford Parish, 1772. Incorporated as tow pi Manchester 1823. An early center of . . . 
Americans began to commemorate their past by erecting monuments at the end of the 19th century. Monuments started to appear on the old campgrounds of Washington’s army, long before the 1933 establishment of Morristown . . . 
The land that is now Christopher Park was developed from 1633 to 1638 as a tobacco farm by Wouter Van Twiller, Director-General of New Netherland. Following Van Twiller’s death, his land was divided into three farms: the . . . 
Vietnam Veterans Memorial David M. Quey U.S.A. John G. Curtin U.S.A. Robert J. White U.S.M.C. Robert A. Rhuda U.S.M.N. Keith A. Miller U.S.M.C. Robert K. Mattson U.S.M.C. Donald A. Kirkham U.S.N. . . . 
