Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
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"Give Me Holiness"
Born March 28, 1811
Ordained priest June 25, 1836
Became a Redemptorist January 16, 1842
Consecrated Bishop March 28, 1852
Died January 5, 1860
Declared heroic in virtue December 11, 1921
Declared Blessed October 13, 1863
Canonized 1977.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
"Give Me Holiness"Born March 28, 1811
Ordained priest June 25, 1836
Became a Redemptorist January 16, 1842
Consecrated Bishop March 28, 1852
Died January 5, 1860
Declared heroic in virtue December 11, 1921
Declared Blessed October 13, 1863
Canonized 1977.
(Notable Persons) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
On the night of April 18-19, 1775, on his famous ride to Lexington, Paul Revere tethered his horse here and awakened Captain Hall of the Medford Minute Men to tell him that “The Regulars are out.”
If you could have walked along the towpath here in the 19th and early 20th century, your senses would have been overwhelmed by industrial pollution. The dust from coal being unloaded from canal boats fogged the air. The stench of animal fat being mixed with lye at Hoffmyer's Tannery and Soap Factory would have overpowered you. The groan of water wheels powering four, grist, and paper mills would have been thunderous. A noisy, dusty and sometimes dangerous place, the canal brought raw goods such as coal, grain, wood, and stone to fuel Georgetown's bustling manufacturing district.
Forest Marbury House
Clarence L. Knowlton and Vertura Mae Knowlton
came to Bellefontaine in 1917 when Clarence L. Knowlton had contracted to build the first phase of the Mary Rutan Hospital. During this time Clarence and
Vertura Knowlton liked the people of Bellefontaine,
Logan County and the vicinity and made Bellefontaine
their permanent home at that time.
Through the Austin E. Knowlton Foundation,
contributions were made so the new Logan County
District Library would become a reality for
Bellefontaine and Logan County. The Knowlton
Library is in honor of Clarence L. Knowlton and
Vertura Mae Knowlton.
Site of first bridge crossing the Aberjona River over against the Edward Converse House, also site of the King's Ford located at lower side of bridge from 1638 to 1845.
Cuba
Has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This building possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
Designed for Harvey M. Vaile, operator of Star Mail routes, by Asa Cross of Kansas City, this Second Empire style house was described in 1881 as "one of the most costly and beautiful residences" in the county. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
You are standing in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania.
Since 1924 this mansion has housed representatives of the Republic of Lithuania, even during the 50 years when the country was occupied by the Soviet Union.
Built in the 1840's by Sherbourne Piper. Many prominent Lewiston families have resided here. Purchased by the Catholic parish in 1953 and renamed for Father Hennepin, a Catholic priest who accompanied LaSalle to this area in 1678.
Settled about 1750, known then as Raystown. Site of an early trade post and Fort Bedford, 1758. Base for Forbes, Bouquet expeditions. In 1794 Washington here reviewed forces in Whiskey Rebellion.
In early September 1863, a major Federal army entered Georgia for the first time since the outbreak of war. A division of Union Major General William S. Rosecrans' Army of the Cumberland arrived here on September 4th, the first of at least 25,000 troops to pass through Trenton. They traveled here from northeast Alabama and southern Tennessee, crossing over Sand Mountain, with an ultimate goal of capturing Atlanta.
George Diven, a farmer and wagoner, who lived in what is now Fulton County, was the earliest inventor of the friction brake for Conestoga wagons in the 1840's. His brake shoe design has influenced friction type brakes ever since. In 1926 representatives of the Westinghouse Air Brake Company, the American Brake Shoe & Foundry Company, and the Mack Truck Company came to this cemetery to lay a wreath upon his grave recognizing him as the earliest inventor of the friction brake shoe system.
Three times occupied by Southern invaders, chiefly cavalry: June 19, 1863, by Gen. A.G. Jenkins; June 24-26, by Gen. G.H. Steuart; and June 29, after a brief clash with Union troops, by Gen. J.D. Imboden.
Founded 1738 by pioneer Scotch-Irish Presbyterians. Until 1781, the church was at the old cemetery which is about one-tenth mile NW from here. Present church built, 1847; parsonage built, 1855.
Burial ground for slaves and free blacks since the early 19th century and site of Shippensburg's first African American church, established 1830s. Edward Shippen Burd granted the land to Shippensburg’s African American community in 1842. It was the only public cemetery open to African Americans in the area until the late 20th century. Graves of veterans from the Civil War to the Vietnam conflict include those of twenty-six Civil War soldiers.
On September 18, 1863, the Confederate forces began a preliminary push against Reed's Bridge and Alexander's Bridge on the extreme left of the Federal position. Colonels Minty and Wilder, stationed at these bridges, had given General William Rosecrans repeated warnings of a Confederate buildup that threatened these positions. By the end of the day on the 18th General Rosecrans realized that he was in danger of being cut off from Chattanooga. General George Thomas was ordered to move the 14th Army Corps up from McLemore's Cove to cover the Federal left.
Founded in 1751 as the seat of Cumberland County. Historic old frontier town. Supplied a contingent for the first regiment of the Continental Army in 1775. March against the Whiskey Rebels began here, 1794.
