New Jersey, Bergen County, Garfield
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To commemorate Washington’s March in 1776 along a route bordering lands now forming the City of Garfield.
This tablet is placed by
The School Children of Garfield
under the auspices of
The Garfield Board of Trade
1928
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
To commemorate Washington’s March in 1776 along a route bordering lands now forming the City of Garfield.This tablet is placed by
The School Children of Garfield
under the auspices of
The Garfield Board of Trade
1928
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
"Lest We Forget"
In honor of
Non Solum Armis
Late in the afternoon of May 15, 1864, Union Gen. August V. Kautz and his cavalry division rode into Lawrenceville, the Brunswick County seat. They were on the second leg of a two-part, two-week-long expedition to destroy railroad bridges and depots in the Southside and frustrate Confederate efforts to supply Petersburg and Richmond from the south. They were en route from Black’s and White’s Station on the South Side Railroad to Belfield on the Petersburg (Weldon) Railroad.
At Birch's Bridge (very near this bridge) the second William Byrd and his party crossed the river, in September, 1733, on their way to inspect Byrd's land holdings in North Carolina. Byrd wrote an account of this trip which he called “A Journey to the Land of Eden.” On his return, he “laid the foundation” of Richmond and Petersburg.
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A few hundred yards east is the site of Ebenezer Academy, founded in 1793 by Bishop Asbury, the first Methodist school established in Virginia. It passed out of the hands of the church but remained a noted school for many years.
A branch of the Nottoway, named for the huge fish once caught in it. William Byrd, returning from the expedition to survey the Virginia-North Carolina boundary line, camped on this stream in November, 1729.
In Memory Of 
A Navarro County native, Frank Neal Drane married Florence A. Bingham in 1885 and had two children. He ran a
hardware store with his father before becoming president of City National Bank. In 1901 Drane formed the
Corsicana Power and Light company. A city alderman and a leader in the Third Avenue Presbyterian church, he
wished to share his personal prosperity with fellow citizens. In 1938 he organized the Navarro Community
Foundation with E. W. Robinson (1891-1967) as the first director. The fund has benefited wide-ranging endeavors,
including Navarro College, founded in 1946.
General Earl Van Dorn and his Confederate troops, marching to Corinth, crossed the Tuscumbia River and camped here on October 2, 1862. At dawn on October 3, they came in on Chewalla Road and pushed the Federals back south into Corinth. Van Dorn's troops returned on October 4 with General John S. Bowen's brigade furnishing rear guard against the pursuing Federals at Young's Bridge on October 5.
The Coca-Cola building on Main Street USA at Disneyland is modeled after the Zurcher Building you see here. Built in 1892, Zurcher Jewelers occupied this site from 1903 to 1973. In the Knights of Pythias hall, located in the second story, Elias Disney held an oyster dinner for local apple growers. He had hopes of organizing them into a local union, but was unable to garner their support. Nevertheless, they happily at the oysters. In 1918 apartments were added to the back of the building. In 2002 these apartments were lost due to fire. After clearing the debris the Coca-Cola sign Walt would have remembered was revealed. We now know why this building was the Coca-Cola building to Walt.
The confectionery located at this site in the Allen Hotel Block, built in 1905, was a favorite stop for Marcelineans with a sweet tooth. When designing Downtown Disney, which is adjacent to Disneyland, the Disney Company included Marceline's Confectionery in this themed area. Downtown Disney opened 2001.
Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline today is much as it was when he lived here. The first plans of Disneyland show a remarkable resemblance to the town, with it's store fronts on main street and locomotives coming and going. All who enter Disneyland travel down the main street Walt created from his memories of his childhood in Marceline. He hoped to give all visitors the impressions and sensations he had in Marceline as a boy. Walt wanted people to feel comfortable, he wanted them to feel like they were coming home. Welcome to the original Main Street USA.
