In Honor Of Edith M. Dabbs and James McBride Dabbs

In Honor Of

Edith M. Dabbs

for her work and leadership in preserving

historic documents and photographs of Penn

School and for her contributions as author of

Face of an Island and Sea Island Diary

and

James McBride Dabbs

for his dedicated service as trustee and

advocate ...

Joseph Peake's Farm

ca. 1840-1863

Side A:

Joseph Peake was born in Pennsylvania in 1792 and came to Ohio in 1809 with his parents and brother. They were the first African Americans to settle permanently in the Cleveland area. He was the son ...

Early History of St. Simons Island

The Spanish established several

missions along Georgia's coastal sea

islands. Two missions were located on

St. Simons Island, called " Isla De

Guadalquini" by the Spanish: Santo

Domingo de Asajo (Guale) and San

Buenaventura de Guadalquini (Mocama).

San Simon and Ocotonico were Yamasee

villages that did not ...

Custer's First Last Stand

A "Living Triangle"

The Battle of Trevilian Station

Nearby stood Trevilian Station, south of which Confederate Gen. Wade Hampton had parked his wagon train on the evening of June 10, 1864. At daylight the next day, Gen. Matthew C. Butler and Col. ...

Clinton Confederate Monument

[East]

Erected

by the

Stephen D. Lee

Chapter -- 1910

[West]

Our

Confederate

Heroes

1861 -- 1865

"Lest We Forget"

Marker is at the intersection of Musgrove Street and East Main Street, on the left when traveling north on Musgrove Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Site of Moncks Corner

First site of Monck's Corner, where the road to the Congarees branched off from this road. Founded by Thomas Monck in 1735. Relocated on the railroad about 1856.

Here about 3:30 A.M. April 13, 1780, Col. Wm. Washington's Light Dragoons were ...

Dearborn Hills Golf Club

During his long career Robert Herndon developed over fifty subdivisions and nine golf courses. In 1922 he opened the Dearborn Hills Golf Club. According to the Dearborn Times Herald, it was Michigan's first public golf course. Having been rejected by ...

Fort Stamford

1781 - 1783

1776 1976

In August, 1781 Gov. Jonathan Trumbull and the Council of Safety ordered construction of fortifications near Stamford to prevent a surprise attack from the enemy. Designed by Col. Rufus Putnam, and erected and garrisoned by Brig. ...

Place Where Wooster Fell

David Wooster, in command of the Conn Troops

Born in Stratford March 13, 1711

Mortally wounded April 27, 1777

while defending the liberties of America

and nobly died at Danbury May 2, 1777.

Give me Liberty of give me death.

Marker is on N Salem Road ...

Battle of Trevilians

Here, on June 12, 1864, Sheridan's cavalry, coming from Trevilians, attacked Wade Hampton, who had taken position across the road. A bloody engagement followed. Fitz Lee joined Hampton, and the Union cavalry was driven back. That night Sheridan retired eastward.

Marker ...