Muddy Creek Camp and Crossing

?The Muddy Creek Camp, which was northwest of this marker and on the west side of the Muddy Creek was used by Brigham Young's first group of Mormon pioneers who arrived here on July 9, 1847. Thomas Bullock reported that ...

Cross Creek Church

Founded by Scotch-Irish Presbyterians who began to hold services in 1775 at Vance's Fort, 1 mile north. Original church built here and first pastor called in 1779. The present church building was erected 1864.

Marker is at the intersection of Cross ...

Crossing Little Sailor's Creek

The Federal Army's Attack, 6:00 p.m. April 6, 1865

"We found a stream of muddy water a dozen feet wide..."

“The colonel’s clear voice sounded ‘ATTENTION’....Descending the hill; ‘Prepare to cross a marsh!’ was passed along the line....Three or four minutes later ...

Cross Creek

Colonial village and trading center, merged in 1778 with town of Campbelton and in 1783 renamed Fayetteville.

Marker is at the intersection of Bow Street and Person Street, on the left when traveling north on Bow Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

British Raid on Crosswicks Creek

Waters of Crosswicks Creek and the Delaware River join below. 22 vessels at Bordentown and 4 at White Hill were among the 44 that were destroyed in a British raid on May 8, 1778. All were trapped in the Upper ...

Powells Creek Crossing

Efforts began in 1864, but it wasn’t until July 2, 1872, with the aid of the Pennsylvania Railroad, that this section of rail line opened for service. The crossing at Powell’s Creek was 1,100 feet in length and constructed of ...

Ward's Div. Crossed Peachtree Creek

July 20, 1864. Ward’s 20th A.C. div. crossed a short distance downstream, leaving the artillery on this side, because of difficult terrain south of the creek.

Moving S.W., it occupied the section between Geary’s div. (W. of Collier’s Mill), & the ...

Brush Creek Crossing

A wagon road crossed Brush Creek at this location connecting the Georgetown Pike with roads to Baltimore. As Federal troops withdrew from the battlefield, they passed Gambrill's Mill and followed this road toward Baltimore, leaving the field to the Confederate ...

Cross Creek Linear Park

Our Pathway to the Future

1. Cool Spring

Cool Spring is located on the south bank of Cross Creek, which winds its way through downtown Fayetteville. The spring was the primary soucre of water first for Native Americans and subsequently for the ...

Cross Creek Cemetery

Confederate Burial Grounds

This is the oldest public cemetery in Fayetteville, begun in 1785. Mrs. Anne K. Kyle, who served as a nurse in the hospital here during the Civil War, established the Confederate Burial Ground soon after Union Gen. William ...