Quarters of General William Tecumseh Sherman

Quarters of

General William Tecumseh Sherman

Lieutenant Quartermaster and

Adjustant General

1847 • 1849

Marker is at the intersection of Calle Principal and Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling north on Calle Principal.

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Colonel Thomas Hartley

On this site was the house of Col. Thomas Hartley, first congressman from York County. In 1777, he was prominent in the defense of Philadelphia; led an expedition to avenge the wyoming Massacre in 1778.

Marker is on W. Market Street ...

Gen. O. O. Howard’s Headquarters

Wallis House; June 19, 22, 1864

Following the withdrawal of Johnston’s forces, from the Mud Creek ~ Brushy Mtn. line, June 19, to the final one, which included Kennesaw Mtn., Howard’s 4th A. C. [US] moved E. from Hardee’s salient [CS]. ...

Prison Ship Martyrs Monument

[Engraved into the limestone at the base of the tower]:

1776

The

Prison

Ship

Martyrs

Monument

1908

[Plaque on monument's opposite side from engraving]:

In memory of the 11,500 patriotic American Sailors and Soldiers who endured untold suffering, and died on the British prison ships, anchored in Wallabout during ...

Articles of Confederation

Our nation's first constitution. Adopted November 15, 1777, in the York County Courthouse, the Articles united the 13 colonies by establishing the government of the United States of America. Remained in effect until replaced by the Constitution in 1789.

Marker is ...

Stuart's Raid

Confederate cavalry under Gen. J.E.B. Stuart entered this state Oct. 10. 1862. Unable to burn the iron bridge at Chambersburg, they reentered Maryland near Emmitsburg, Oct. 11, circling the Union Army.

Marker is on Blairs Valley Road, on the right when ...

Wilshire Apartments

This property has been

placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Marker is on Jefferson Avenue near Elm Street, on the left when traveling south.

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Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge / Amelia Swilley Bingham

[Front Side Text]:"Daeida Hartell Wilcox Beveridge"

Born in Hicksville in 1862, Daeida H.W. Beveridge co-developed and named, in 1887, the Los Angeles, California, suburb of Hollywood, since the early 1900s a world center of the film and television industry. With first ...

Carl Van Vechten Art Gallery

This building, completed in 1889, was the first gymnasium built at any predominantly black college in the United States. In 1949, it was rededicated as an art gallery and named in honor of Carl Van Vechten, a New York music ...

Homer E. Capehart / GOP Cornfield Conference

[Side A:]

Homer E. Capehart

Born into Indiana farming family 1897. Manufactured and pioneered sales of automatic phonographs, creating Capehart Corporation. Executive of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company 1933-1944. Organized 1938 Republican Party "Cornfield Conference" on Capehart farm land across the road. Became ...