Butterfield Overland Mail

At this place, near midnight Oct. 8, 1958, Vislians greeted with an anvil salute, the first coach of the pioneer line to arrive from St. Louis. The Visalians' hearty welcome caused the only "through" passenger to remark "They ought to ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the ...

The British Rush the Hedgerow

The Battle of Monmouth

“Riding like a New Market Jockey,” British Commander-in-chief, Sir Henry Clinton rushed his men forward hoping to crush the Continental advance force against Spotswood Middle Brook. If he could destroy the Continental Army, he might win the ...

Campbell Fire Station

The Campbell Volunteer Fire Department officially began in 1912. Keeping track of ladders was a problem and the need for a fire station became apparent. An ad placed in the newspaper urged "all parties to leave ladders belonging to fire ...

Battle at the Parsonage

The Battle of Monmouth

Desperate fighting took place here as retreating Continental infantry held off a battalion of British grenadiers.

“General Wayne, occupying a barn and orchard in front, gave them a very warm reception.”

Dr. James McHenry, Secretary to George Washington.

In the ...

Black Maria Replica

This building is a replica of the

original “Black Maria”, the world’s

first motion picture studio.

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Dedicated to the memory of

Thomas Alva Edison

the founder of the

motion picture industry.

September 22, 1954

Marker can be reached from Main Street, on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy ...

Branch Brook Park Historic Site

This is the oldest park in the first county park system established in the United States, and an outstanding example of naturalistic landscape design. The Essex County Park Commission, formed in 1895, acquired the first 60 acres from the City ...

Bryan Neck Missionary Baptist Church

Organized in 1869, this is the oldest African-American church congregation in lower Bryan County. The first structure for the church, a Prayer House, was built in 1870 on this site near the white Presbyterian Church (Burnt Church). London Harris, a ...

Baldwin House & Tallac Museum

Rustic Gem

In 1920, at age 19, Dextra Balwin ordered construction of her summer house. The architect created a picturesque summer residence that reflected the simple, natural style favored by the wealthy in the 1920s. The house was completed in ...

Thomas Butterfield

"A Man of Great Courage"

Born: June 17, 1811 - Died: April 6, 1890

Thomas Butterfield, his wife Mary Jane Parker and little Mary Jane left their home in Farmington, Maine in 1869 to travel to Kirtland, Ohio to meet the Prophet ...