Battle of Tearcoat

During the American Revolution, a few miles south of Turbeville, General Marion and his militia routed the British. General Marion learned Colonel Tynes with over ninety troops was camped at the edge of Tearcoat Swamp.On Oct. 25, 1780, Marion moved ...

145th New York Infantry

1st Brigade, 1st Division

(Front):145th N.Y. Infy.

1st Brig. 1st Div.

12th Corps

July 2. 3. 1863.

(Back):Casualties

Killed 1 Wounded 9

Total Loss 10

Marker is on Slocum Avenue, on the right when traveling west.

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America's First Iron Steamboat

The "Cordorus," built in York by John Elgar, was launched at present-day Accomac, on the Susquehanna River, Nov. 22, 1825. the site is about two miles distant.

Marker is at the intersection of Lincoln Highway (Pennsylvania Route 462) and Blessing Road, ...

Rebecca Latimer Felton

Birthplace of Rebecca Ann Latimer (1835-1930), daughter of Chas. and Eleanor (Swift) Latimer, pioneer settles at this point on the Decatur-Covington road. Married in 1853 to Dr. William H. Felton, later Member of Congress and a trustee of the University ...

First City Hall and Jail

In its early days, La Porte had little need for a city hall or jail. City Council meetings were held in various vacant buildings around town and the few lawbreakers were placed either in an old abandoned ice house or ...

20th Century Manufacturing

Sheppard & Myers Shoe Company (Hanover Shoe Company) expanded rapidly in the early 1900's with seven factories and several hundred company stores throughout eastern U.S., becoming Hanover's largest manufacturer.

From the early 1900's, Hanover Wire Company became a world-wide leader in ...

Land for God's Work

Placed here in recognition

of Don and Jane

Greenawalt's

Donation of this

Land for God's Work

Marker is on Forbes Street, on the right when traveling west.

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In Honor Of Our Heroic Citizens

This Tablet Erected

In Honor Of

Our Heroic Citizens

Who Have Given Their Lives

For This Country

Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Midland Avenue and Willard Road, on the right when traveling west.

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Bunch of Grapes Tavern

?The Bunch of Grapes Tavern stood here during Hampton's heyday as a busy colonial seaport in the 1700s. The tavern, one of three then, served as an inn and meeting place for sea captains, planter and agents from the nearby ...

North Farnham Church

This is the church of North Farnham Parish, built about 1737. In 1814, a skirmish was fought here between the raiders from Admiral Cockburn’s British fleet and Virginia militia; bullet holes are still visible in the walls. The church was ...