1668-1709

Near this site Catholic missionaries erected houses of worship in the westernmost Seneca villages of the Iroquois Confederacy.

The Chapel of La Conception was built in 1668 at Totiakton (near Rochester Junction) St. Jean Chapel was erected in 1669 at ...

Battle of 1702

In this vicinity was fought the Flint Battle of 1702 between the English under Capt. Antonio with Creek allies from Achito (near Columbus) and the Spaniards under Capt. Francisco Romo Uriza with 800 Indians from Bacuqua (north of Tallahassee). In ...

National Historic Landmark-William Brinton 1704 House

National Historical Landmark-William Brinton 1704 House

Constructed in 1704, this early stone house, built by a Chester County English Quaker, is representative of early manor houses in the Delaware Valley.

It blends English 17th century house design with local Pennsylvania ...

A Remarkable Collection 1670-1700

Who discarded refuse into this ditch and why may never be known. The ditch was full or artifacts dating to about 1670-1700, including 10 “HH” wine bottle seals, over 1,000 clay pipe pieces, three window leads dated 1669, and the ...

The Greate Road – An Early Highway pre-1607-1700s

A few days after he arrived at Jamestown in May 1607, George Percy wrote that he and his party “espied a pathway” and were “desirous to knowe whither it would bring us.” Most likely they discovered a trail used by ...

Louis Hennepin 1626 - c. 1705

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Born and educated in Belgium, Hennepin was ordained a Recollet (Franciscan) friar in France. He was an adventurer at heart and undertook priestly duties in several European countries before being sent to New France as ...

170 & 240 Ton Production Trucks

The giant 170 ton production truck in front of you was donated by Hibbing Taconite in 1998. It was originally purchased in 1975 at a price of $451,900 and operated for a total of 110,000 hours or an equivalent of ...

Henderson Walker c.1660~1704

Acting governor, 1699~1703; attorney general, judge, and vestryman.

Grave is 75 feet west.

Marker is on N. Broad St.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Wesley, 1703- 1791

Founder of Methodism

On the "trust lot" south of President Street and immediately west of this square stood in 1736- 37 the parsonage in which John Wesley resided. In the adjoining garden he read, prayed and meditated. Weekly meetings of members ...

John Wesley (1703-1791)

On February 6, 1736, John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, landed at Peeper (now Cockspur) Island near here and there preached to his fellow voyagers his first sermon on American soil. A monument has been erected on Cockspur Island to ...