Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah
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Robert Walker served with the Pa
Militia and died at or near Valley
Forge, Pa Jan 28, 1778
Fendall Whitworth joined Roebuck's
Battalion, SC Militia prior to King's
Mountain and Cowpens. Later served
in the NC Militia.
Captain John Venable fought with the
NC Militia at Guilford Courthouse.
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Robert Walker served with the Pa Militia and died at or near Valley
Forge, Pa Jan 28, 1778
Fendall Whitworth joined Roebuck's
Battalion, SC Militia prior to King's
Mountain and Cowpens. Later served
in the NC Militia.
Captain John Venable fought with the
NC Militia at Guilford Courthouse.
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
It is perhaps no surprise that Commodore David Porter, hero of the War of 1812, chose Meridian Hill on which to build his estate. From this knoll, Porter had a direct line of sight to the President's mansion. Though no match for the grand buildings it looked down upon, Porter's manor house was a handsome brick and stucco structure with a large front portico.
Who led the 1788 Constitutional Convention of North Carolina to decline to ratify the Federal Constitution until his State and its people were assured that a Bill of Rights would be incorporated in the United States Constitution. Perhaps more than any other person, his devotion to the liberties of the people led to the adoption of those first ten Amendments securing to us the ancient rights of English-speaking peoples.
Established 1840
Oliff, Rushing, Durrence House
In Honor of
Those Who Served Our Country
Presented by
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States
May 30, 1989
The City of Clinton is named after Henry Clinton Young (1794 - 1875) A Laurensville Attorney who planned the original streets. The City of Clinton has been chartered four times 1852, 1864, 1886 and 1890
Young also served as a Major in the South Carolina State Militia. As a member of the State House of Representatives and a State Senator from 1842-1856 and as Director of the Laurens Railroad
Singer, songwriter, musician and one-of-a-kind performer, James Brown has thrilled millions around the world with his hit recordings and electrifying performances. The 1983 Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee, 1986 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and 2003 Kennedy Center honoree has called Augusta "home" since moving here when he was five. It was in Augusta's Lenox Theatre that he first received recognition for his talent by winning an amateur contest. His songs have enriched the world, and his personality and generosity have enriched this city. 
This property possesses National Significance in commemorating the history of the United States. In 1963 it was the staging ground for the Birmingham Campaign Civil Rights Youth Marches and the place where a bomb killed four young girls, "Martyred Heroines of a Holy Crusade for Freedom and Human Dignity."
(South face)
This marks the eastern boundary (the present Greenville-Spartanburg county line) between the Cherokee Nation and the province of South Carolina from the end of the Cherokee War (1759-61) until 1777. In that year, the Treaty of DeWitt's Corner extended the western boundary of South Carolina to the Savannah River.
Built in 1868 for the first mayor of the city
Southern Pacific Caboose # 726 was built in 1916, in the Southern Pacific Oregon Brooklyn Yard. It was then retired in 1965 by the Southern Pacific Railroad Co. This caboose was donated to the City of Salinas by the Gheen Family in memory of Betty Gheen.
Restoration of Baldwin
In Commemoration of
This property
