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William Bennett Scott, Sr.
ca. 1821 - 1885
William B. Scott, Sr., a free Black,...
Tugalo Baptist Church and Cemetery
Tugalo Baptist Church, established before 1789, was first ...
Henry Collins Building
One of the first stores in Hannibal was opened by Henry Co...
Joshua Mitchell Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Joshua Mitchell. ...
Abner Nash Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Abner Nash, the a...
Hannibal
The boyhood home of Mark Twain. The Clemens home and a Sta...
Barnard Park
Barnard Park
Given to Sheffield in 1937 for a Public...
Cast Steel Bell
Cast Steel Bell
Sheffield, England, 1860
Made ...
Battle of Buckland Mills
On October 19, 1863, 12,000 Confederate and Union cavalry ...
Board's Crossing
Board’s Crossing was first used as a cattle crossing in th...
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William Bennett Scott, Sr.
ca. 1821 - 1885
William B. Scott, Sr., a free Black, migrated to East Tennessee in 1847 after increased racial tension in North Carolina. He made harnesses and saddles in Blount County’s Quaker community of Friendsville until the Civil War. In ...
Tugalo Baptist Church and Cemetery
Tugalo Baptist Church, established before 1789, was first known as the Tugalo River Church. Founded by the Rev. John Cleveland, a Revolutionary Soldier, Tugalo is the oldest church in what was then Franklin County. The county covered an area in ...
Henry Collins Building
One of the first stores in Hannibal was opened by Henry Collins in a log cabin on this site. In 1839 he advertised "Country produce taken in exchange for goods." In 1851 Leer & Arrogast had a wholesale and retail ...
Joshua Mitchell Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Joshua Mitchell. It was one of the first brick commercial store houses in Hannibal. Located on 2nd Street, now called Main St., the hub of commercial activity. It was purchased in 1844 by ...
Abner Nash Building
This building was constructed in 1836 by Abner Nash, the aged and needy Postmaster of Tom Sawyer. Nash's son, Tom, was a life-long friend of Sam Clemens.
In the newspaper of 1848, the building was described as a large, commodious store ...
Hannibal
The boyhood home of Mark Twain. The Clemens home and a State statue in Riverview Park stand as memorials to the great humorist. At Cardiff Hill stands a statue of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn. Twain's cave and the islands ...
Barnard Park
Barnard Park
Given to Sheffield in 1937 for a Public Park
by
John Hall Barnard
In Memory Of
Gen. J.G. Barnard
and
Dr. F.A.P. Barnard
Former President of Columbia University
Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 7) and Miller Avenue, on the left when traveling north ...
Cast Steel Bell
Cast Steel Bell
Sheffield, England, 1860
Made by the Naylor Vickers & Co. foundry using E. Riepe’s patent. This bell hung in the steeple of the Methodist Church on Main Street, Sheffield, MA (now a private home). Donated by Tom and Cynthia ...
Battle of Buckland Mills
On October 19, 1863, 12,000 Confederate and Union cavalry clashed at Buckland. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, screening the Confederate withdrawal following the Battle of Bristoe Station, blocked the advance of Union Gen. H. Judson Kilpatrick's cavalry division. Initially occupying this position, ...
Board's Crossing
Board’s Crossing was first used as a cattle crossing in the early 1870’s. Brothers David and William Board moved here from Missouri in 1854. They settled in Salt Springs Valley and raised cattle. This shallow ford across the river was ...