Three Sisters Lit the Way
Massachusetts, Barnstable County, OrleansThese three lighthouses were part of the Nauset Beach Light Station, which originally stood a quarter mile away, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. Nicknamed the...
View ArticleDrake House
New Jersey, Union County, PlainfieldBuilt by NathanielDrake, 1746. Washingtonvisited here in 1777,while his army campednearby at Bound Brook. (War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 6...
View Article“Littell Half Way House”
New Jersey, Union County, Scotch PlainsBought about 1785 by Capt. Gershom Littell for bride Phobe Terry, uniting two very early settlers families.Built about 1750. (Colonial Era • War, US...
View Article“Dolbier House”
New Jersey, Union County, Scotch PlainsHome of Jessie Dolbier, wheelwright and blacksmith to the revolution. (Colonial Era • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS...
View Article“Osborn House”
New Jersey, Union County, Scotch PlainsBuilt in 1770. Home of MaryDarby and Revolutionary patriotJohn B. Osborn who “Bearded theBritish lion under Washington.” (War, US Revolutionary) Includes...
View ArticleHistory Of The Dolphin Head Area
South Carolina, Beaufort County, Hilton Head Island(Left column) ¤ 15,000 to 4,000 Years Ago: The rising sea level flooded the deep basin now known as Port Royal Sound. ¤ 1531: Spanish explorers...
View ArticleHomestead Farm at Oak Ridge
New Jersey, Union County, ClarkHomestead FarmatOak RidgeCirca 1730Township of ClarkNew JerseyHistoric Landmark( Lower Marker : )Homestead Farmat Oak RidgeCirca 1730has been placed on theNational...
View ArticlePatriots and Soldiers of the American Revolution
New Jersey, Union County, Scotch PlainsIn honor ofthe Patriots and Soldiersof the American Revolutionat rest in this cemetery.Ceasar TMS 1806 • Noah Clark 1801 • James Coles 1812 • John Darby,...
View ArticleCeasar
New Jersey, Union County, Scotch PlainsHere rest the remains ofCaesar, an African,who died February 7th, 1806aged 104 years.He was more than half a century,a worthy member of the Church inthis place;...
View ArticleColonel William Wofford
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa General Andrew Williamson's Brigade - American Revolution - S.C. Colonial Soldier - Pioneer Ironmaster - Raised full regiment, 1775 - S.C. Provincial Congress 1775-6 -...
View ArticleIn Loving Remembrance
Georgia, Stephens County, ToccoaIn loving remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Flood November 6, 1977 Karen Anderson Joseph Anderson Rebecca Anderson Gerald Brittin William L. Ehrensberger...
View ArticleKelly Dam Disaster
Georgia, Stephens County, Toccoa On the morning of Nov. 6, 1977, the dam holding back the lake above the falls broke. The forty acres of water surged down over the falls, through the park, down the...
View ArticleDrake House Flag Pole
New Jersey, Union County, PlainfieldFlag polepresented toHistorical SocietyofPlainfieldandNorth PlainfieldbyFraternal Order of EaglesPlainfield Aerie No 866Flags presented byJr. Order United American...
View ArticleThe Weber-Schulte House
Missouri, Gasconade County, Hermann is a contributing building to the United States Department of Interior's Hermann Historic District (Notable Buildings) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS...
View ArticleThe First National Bank of Hutchinson
Kansas, Reno County, Hutchinson The First National Bank of Hutchinson, Hutchinson's first bank, has been located on the corner of Sherman and Main since 1876, when the first building was purchased from...
View ArticleColiseum Hotel and Saltwater Natatorium
Kansas, Reno County, Hutchinson Buildings that once stood here were constructed in 1909 as the Coliseum Hotel and Saltwater Natatorium. The Coliseum Hotel was designed on a European plan offering 75...
View ArticleHutchinson Gas Crisis
Kansas, Reno County, Hutchinson Gas escaping under pressure from storage facilities 4 miles away traveled underground and emerged through the open well inside the building. The gas ignited, producing a...
View ArticleSturgis One Room School
Maryland, Worcester County, Pocomoke CityOriginally located on Brantley Road east of Pocomoke City, the Sturgis School is one of the last remaining one-room school buildings erected to educate...
View Article"Big Hatchie" Steamboat Disaster
Missouri, Gasconade County, Hermann In memory of the early pioneers who perished in the explosion of the steamboat "Big Hatchie" at the wharf at Hermann in 1842, the thirty-five dead that lie buried...
View ArticleGeorge F. Bayer
Missouri, Gasconade County, Hermann In Memory Of My Beloved Husband George F. Bayer Born: Sept. 27, 1800 Died: March 18, 1839 And Our Son Charles H. Born: May 16, 1837 Died: Jan. 29, 1839 Wife and...
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