Buncombe Turnpike

"Completed in 1827 from Saluda Gap to Buncombe County Court House and along the French Broad River by way of Barnard's and Warm Springs to Tennessee line. Served as the major trade route through mountains of western North Carolina until ...

Battery Garesché

Historical Site

Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

Battery Garesché

Here stood Battery Garesché, constructed late in 1861 to control the higher ground dominating Fort Reynolds, 200 yards to the southeast. It had a perimeter of 166 yards and emplacements for 8 guns.

Marker is at the ...

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 ...

James Hale Steinman, A.B., LL. B., LL.D.

October 22, 1886 - December 31, 1962

Graduate of the Yeates School, The Hotchkiss School, Yale University

University of Pennsylvania School of Law

President and publisher of Lancaster newspapers

Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company

Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.

Treasurer, American ...

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 ...

John Frederick Steinman, Ph. B., LL. D.

August 21, 1884 - December 23, 1980

Graduate of the Yeates School, the Hotchkiss School, and Yale University

Publisher and chairman of the board of Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

Chairman of the board, Intelligencer Printing Company

Co-founder of WGAL, Inc., and WGAL Television, Inc.

Trustee, Lancaster ...

Sub-Continental Divide

The eastern portion of Waukesha County has a major sub-continental divide as shown by the line in the map. Water falling west of this crest of land goes into the Fox River watershed and eventually into the Gulf of Mexico ...

Barbour County / Randolph County

(South Facing Side): Barbour CountyFormed from Harrison, Lewis, and Randolph in 1843. It is named for a distinguished Virginia jurist, Philip Pendleton Barbour. Scene of opening hostilities on land between the armies of the North and South in 1861.

(North ...

Bailey's Printshop

Francis Bailey, official printer to both the U.S. Congress and the Commonwealth, operated a printing office on this site from 1773 to 1780. Here, he produced many historic imprints including Thomas Paine's "Crisis No. 4."

Marker is on W. King Street ...

Fort Barnard

Historical Site

Defenses of Washington

1861-1865

Fort Barnard

Here stood Fort Barnard, a redoubt constructed late in 1861 to command the approaches to Alexandria by way of Four Mile Run and Glebe Road. It was named for General J. G. Barnard, Chief Engineer of ...