Graham's Fort

Home of Col. William Graham. Site of Tory raid, 1780. Served as Revolutionary War fort. Site is 300 yds. N.E.

Marker is on Cleveland Avenue (North Carolina Route 226) 0.1 miles north of Garden Lane, on the right when traveling north. ...

Former Site of Tory Gaol

A log jailhouse (gaol),

built to house

British prisoners or Tories,

stood on this site in June, 1776.

The tiny two story gaol

was 30 feet long and 20 wide.

The six-room facility

held prisoners throughout the

Revolutionary War.

Converted to a stable

after the war,

the building stood until 1846.

Marker ...

George Frederick Cooke

1756-1812

Acclaimed as one of the greatest actors of his day, Cooke played Richard III to an audience of 2,000 in New York. After his death, legends abounded that his skull was stolen from his coffin and secretly used in ...

Fort Washington

About 700 feet south of this stone is an American redoubt and the site of Howe's threatened attack Dec. 6, 1777.

From here Washington's Army marched to Valley Forge.

Marker is on Bethlehem Pike 0 miles south of Fort ...

12th Michigan Infantry

Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division

U.S.

12th Michigan Infantry

Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here 30 minutes, until 9 A.M. April 6, 1862 and then fell back 3/4 mile to Sunken Road.

Marker can be ...

Home of Benjamin Lundy

Here in 1815 he organized the Union Human Society, the first abolitionist society in the U.S.

Born 1789 N.J. Died 1839 Illinois.

Edited The Genius of Universal Emancipation 1821-1838. Devoted his life to the abolition of slavery.

Marker is on East Main ...

Edwards Ferry

Strategic Crossing

Gen. Joseph Hooker’s 75,000-man, seven-corps Army of the Potomac crossed the Potomac River here, June 25-27, 1863, on the way to Gettysburg. The army crossed on two 1,400-foot-long pontoon bridges. Heavy rains during those three days made the single ...

Bell of Hope

Accompanied by an honor guard of British police guards, the “Bell of Hope” was presented to the people of New York by the Lord Mayor of London and the Archbishop of Canterbury on September 11, 2002.

The Bell of Hope was ...

25th Missouri Infantry

Peabody's Brigade - Prentiss' Division

U.S.

25th Missouri Infantry

Peabody's (1st) Brig., Prentiss' (6th) Div.,

Army of the Tennessee.

This regiment was engaged here from 8:30 A.M. to 9 A.M. April 6, 1862.

Marker is at the intersection of Reconnoitering Road and Peabody Road, on the ...

First Congregational Church

United Church of Christ

Tallmadge was established in 1807 by David Bacon as a Congregational community. In 1821 local landowners donated timber to build this church, designed and constructed by one of Ohio's first architects, Col. Lemuel Porter. Dedicated on ...