The White Creek Fort

Erected as a Presbyterian Church in 1774 and converted to a fort early in the Revolution,

Garrisoned by Charlotte County Militia under command of Col Joseph McCracken, it was starting point of many raids on the supply lines of Gen. ...

Site of Skirmish

Site of Skirmish between Hessian troops and Cambridge settlers. Several patriots were taken prisoners, Aug. 15, 1777

Marker is on New York Route 22 just south of County Route 68, on the right when traveling north.

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Site of Home of John Wood

Field officers were voted for here, May 11, 1776. Also birthplace John Wood's son, Jethro Wood, inventor first iron mould plow (1814)

Marker is on County Route 68 0.4 miles west of Cobble Hill Road, on the left when traveling ...

First Church in Cambridge Patent

Site of first church in Cambridge Patent

Building started 1775 interrupted by Revolution

Completed 1783

Marker is on South Union Street just from County Route 71, on the right when traveling south.

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The Family of John Allen

Nine persons

were massacred about 100 yards east of here by a band of Indians attached to Burgoyne's army July 25,1777. The Cairn marks their burial place.

Marker is on Allen Road ½ mile north of County Route 49, on ...

Friends Log Meeting House

Surrounded by Burgoyne's Indian allies in 1777 but finding Friends unarmed stacked arms and attended meeting peaceably.

Marker is on Meeting House Road just east of Hoag Road, on the left when traveling east.

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Breastworks of General Fellows

Facing Burgoyne's camp across the River

Marker is on General Fellows Road 1 mile from County Route 113, on the right when traveling west.

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Birthplace of American Forestry

George W. Vanderbilt, following the recommendation of landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, was the first American landowner to implement scientific forestry, the management and conservation of forest lands, on a large scale. He hired Gifford Pinchot, founder of The Society ...

Frederick Law Olmsted

Biltmore Estate Landscape Architect

As work progressed on Biltmore Estate, his last and largest private project, Frederick Law Olmsted observed, "It is a great work of peace we are engaged in and one of these days we shall all be proud ...

Duffields Depot Raid

Mosby Strikes the B&O

(Preface):

The Federal offensive in the Shenandoah Valley begun in May 1864 faltered in the summer with Confederate victories and Gen. Jubal A. Early's Washington Raid in July. Union Gen. Philip H. Sheridan took command in August, defeated ...