Town of Lisbon

The Town of Lisbon was once part of Wayne County (Detroit), then Brown County (Green Bay), Milwaukee County and finally Waukesha County in 1846. The first male settler was Thomas S. Redford (1818-1903). He claimed 160 acres May 15, 1836. ...

Odd Fellows Hall

Circa 1830

The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) began in England in the 1700s as an association of common laborers who met together for fellowship and mutual aid. This was so unusual at the time that members were called “Odd ...

Site Of Kent County’s First Presbyterian Church

A Presbyterian Society, present in Kent from c1694, was organized and worshipped in a log church on this site from c1708 until 1791. The Presbytery of Philadelphia recognized its congregation in 1714. The present church was built in 1791 and ...

Fertile Hunting Grounds For The Indians

Olde Wythe’s History Begins

Long before citizens of Hampton ever called Olde Wythe home, this area was used by the Kecoughtan Indians for hunting, fishing, and growing crops. The Kecoughtans were part of a loose confederation of the Algonquin whose chieftain ...

United Brethern [sic] Church of Springboro

Circa 1874

The United Brethern [sic] Church building and bell tower were built in 1874. By 2004 the original wooden bell house had been modified to remove the gothic gables. In 2007, a [sic] appropriate, but not original gothic steeple was ...

Trading Ford

On famous trading path

used by Indians and

early settlers. There

Greene, retreating from

Cornwallis, crossed on

Feb. 2, 1781. East 1 mi.

Marker is on North Carolina Route 150, in the median.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Montford Point

Recruit training depot for black Marines, 1942-49. Renamed 1974 Camp Johnson for Sgt. Maj. Gilbert Johnson, drill instructor. One mi. SE.

Marker is at the intersection of Lejeune Boulevard (North Carolina Route 24) and Montford Landing Road, on the right when ...

Lannon Lists itself as “Amateur Baseball Capital of Waukesha Cou

Baseball has always been a very important part of the Village of Lannon. With the coming of the Land O’Lakes (LOL) Leagues in 1922, Lannon came to the front as the Capital of Amateur baseball in Waukesha County.

The Lannon LOL ...

Valley Furnace

Iron ore was discovered here, 1835, by John Johnson. The Old Iron Furnace, built, 1848, was operated for six years by C.W. Bryant and Isaac Marsh. In 1850, a steam engine replaced the water power used to run fan air ...

First Presbyterian Church

Organized in 1817, plaques on the interior walls recognize the thirteen founding members. Built in 1819 - 1821. It is the oldest Presbyterian Sanctuary in continuous use in North Carolina. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places ...