Dartford–Green Lake Dam

On this site in 1845 Anson Dart built the first dam and sawmill, raising the level of Green Lake and forming the Millpond and Dartford Bay.

In 1850, John Sherwood opened a new outlet from the pond with a mill race ...

First Rural Health Department

In 1912 Robeson County established first rural health department in U.S. three blocks N.

Marker is on 2nd (North Carolina Route 72) east of Elm Street, on the right when traveling east.

Courtesy hmdb.org

66 Bull Street The John Cart House

Built in 1817 by John Cart, a

"measurer of lumber", this house

is a typical Charleston single house

with western exposure piazzas

extending the length of the house,

upstairs and down. Prior to the

20th century, a body of tidewater ...

Ira Hobart Evans

April 11, 1844 - April 19, 1922

Born in New Hampshire, Ira H. Evans grew up in Vermont. During the Civil War he served in the Union Army, attaining the rank of Major. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor and ...

Stewart's Corps at Big Shanty

During the march of Lt. Gen. Hood's army N. from Palmetto, Stewart's A. C., & Armstrong's

cav. [CS] were sent from Lost Mtn., Oct. 3, 1864 to destroy the State R. R. at Big Shanty.

Featherston's brigade, Loring's div., [CS] captured ...

The Battle of Hartsville

December 7, 1862

After marching 24 miles in four inches of snow and crossing the icy Cumberland River, Colonel John Hunt Morgan and 1,300 men attacked the Federal 39th Brigade under the command of Colonel Absalom B. Moore. Although greatly outnumbered, ...

Headquarters, Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, U. S. Army

The splendid natural harbor of Hampton Roads served the nation as a military port of embarkation in the Spanish American War and two World Wars. In World War 1, headquarters were set up at Newport News on July 11, 1917, ...

Camp Stuart

In World War 1, Camp Stuart, named for Confederate General 'JEB' Stuart (1833-1864), was America's largest troop handing facility. It was run by Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation July 1917 to Sept. 1919 on 300 acres leased from the Old ...

Indian River Park – In The Heart Of Olde Wythe

“A Forward Movement in Suburban Development”

On this site in 1916 local businessman and developer Charles Hopkins and his partners launched the Boulevard Development Company, to build “attractive, high class home places” half way between Hampton and Newport News. With the ...

Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats.

Frontier Military Scenic Byway

Pro- and anti-slavery forces made their way to this area on horseback and on foot in the fight over whether Kansas would be a free state or a slave state. Skirmishes, scuffles and screams could be heard ...