Robert Thomas Hill

Tennessee native Robert T. Hill (1858-1941) moved to Comanche, Texas at age 16 and developed an interest in Texas geology. Educated at Columbia University, he worked for the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Texas and as State Geologist. Known ...

Corning & Blossburg Railroad

One of the early railroads in the Northeast was completed in 1840 from Corning, N.Y. to Blossburg. It was built by the Tioga Navigation Company to connect the Chemung Canal, and the Erie Railroad, with the local coal fields.

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Battle of Trevillians

— Fought here June 11, 12, 1864 —

Confederate Gens. Wade Hampton, Fitzhugh Lee

and Thomas L. Rosser, victors over

Federal Gens. P.H. Sheridan and G.A. Custer

5000 Confederates, 8000 Federal

Casualties Confederate 612 Federal 1,007

Greatest all-cavalry battle of the war

Signal Confederate victory

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"Jingle Bells"

James L. Pierpont (1822-1893), composer of "Jingle Bells", served as music director of this church in the 1850s when it was a Unitarian Church located on Oglethorpe Square. Son of the noted Boston reformer, Rev. John Pierpont, he was the ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Crossing South Mountain from Chambersburg, Gen. Hill's Corps of Lee's army assembled here on June 29-30, 1863. On July 1, his advance guard moved up from near Marsh Creek and met Union Troops west of Gettysburg.

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The Blackshear Road

At this point the highway was originally known as the Blackshear Road. It was planned and cut out in 1815 by Major Elijah Blackshear and a company of Georgia Volunteer Militia. This road gained fame as the alternative route used ...

In Memory of John Bean, Ph.D., M.D.

John Bean was born in Attercliffe, Ontario, on September 8, 1901. He attended Stratford Collegiate Institute in Ontario and Northwestern College before transferring to the University of Michigan, where he earned his degrees and spent the rest of his life ...

Brickyard Bend

Named by boat captains for many brick works shipping from area. John Gamble first mined clay in 1830; James Porter had first brick works in 1832; five works in 1844 produced 1.5 M bricks. Later, over 20 plants, using local ...

Brickyard Bend

Named by boat captains for many brick works shipping from area. John Gamble first mined clay in 1839; James Porter had first brick works in 1832. By 1844, five works produced 1.5 M bricks. Later, some 20 plants: incl. Capt. ...

Tabitha A. Holton

1854 – 1886

First woman licensed to

practice law in North

Carolina, 1878. Lived

thirty yards northwest.

Marker is at the intersection of N Main Street (U.S. 601) and W Atkins Street, on the right when traveling south on N Main Street.

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