New Jersey, Union County, Cranford
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During the bitter winter of
1779 – 1780
troops of General Washington’s Army
were cantoned at
Crane’s Mill
here, General William Irvine
established headquarters of
the Forward Defense Line
January 1, 1780
Placed by
Crane’s Ford Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1977
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
During the bitter winter of1779 – 1780
troops of General Washington’s Army
were cantoned at
Crane’s Mill
here, General William Irvine
established headquarters of
the Forward Defense Line
January 1, 1780
Placed by
Crane’s Ford Chapter
Daughters of the American Revolution
1977
(War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Dedicated to
On September 11,2001
12th Mo Infnt'y
This pioneer historian, author and soldier was born in Queenston. His family moved to Amherstburg about 1802, and at the outbreak of the War of 1812 Richardson joined the British army. Retired on half pay in 1818 in London, England, he published the epic poem "Tecumseh" and the celebrated historical novel "Wacousta" which established his literary reputation. In 1838 Richardson returned to Upper Canada where he published two weekly newspapers, "The New Era" (1841-42) and "The Canadian Loyalist" (1843-44). His later works "Eight Years in Canada" and "The War of 1812" provide invaluable historical information. In 1848 he moved to New York City where he died in poverty.
"... a lonely and forgotten reminder of the hopes of men and of the lusty lumber industry which did much to build an expanding America."
World War II
The Welfare Building was constructed in 1906 as a recreation facility for the workers of the Glazier Stove Company. It featured a swimming pool, a billiard hall, a basketball court, a theatre and a reading room. Chelsea native Frank P. Glazier, who was Michigan state treasurer from 1904 to 1908, founded the stove company in 1891. Because Chelsea, a predominantly rural community, lacked skilled labor, most of the company's workers commuted weekly via a special train from Detroit. In 1907 Glazier declared bankruptcy. The building was sold to the Lewis Spring & Axle Company, which manufactured the short-lived Hollier Eight automobile. Since 1960 the building has housed the Chelsea Standard.
Road to Genesee Valley Canal landing and the warehouses of I. Carpenter and Philip Carbutt
Frank Jiosi, Sr., USMC • Robert Sammarone, USMC • Robert Bozik, USMC • Scott Devlin, • Michael Brown, USA • Michael Tooey, USN • Carmine Giangeruso, USAF • Doug Dowson, USMC • John Thompson, USA • Christopher Heller, USNR • Daniel Murphy, USA • Jennifer Johnson, USA • Anthony Cicero, USAF • Antonio Sousa, USA • John Cordone, USMC • Ryan Lee, USN • L. Michael Zollo, USA • Armando Acosta, USMC • James Bonas, USA • Damaso Rosa, USA • Anthony DeMarco, USA • Kathleen Merkl, USA • Erik Bilis, USA • Steve Batista, USMC • Richard Olenhaus, USN • Vincent Annunziato, USA • Eric Dwyer, USMC • Joseph Scaglione, USAF • Anthony Alexander, USN • Ed Wengerter, Jr., USAF
[Text on the base of the Cairn];
Lock, dam and toll house of Genesee Valley Canal located approximately one hundred feet east
For generations, in seasons of low water, the bateaux of traders and of the armies were here removed from the Mohawk (as the river then flowed) and conveyed across the Oneida carrying place to be re-launched in Wood Creek.
