Stony Batter       Birthplace of a President

Imagine stepping back in time to April 23, 1791. Packhorses and wagons were pulling into a bustling trading post owned by Scotch-Irish immigrant James Buchanan. There was probably a spring chill to the air. Perhaps the sun shone brightly overhead, ...

James Buchanan       The Early Years

“It is a rugged but romantic spot, and the mountain and mountain stream under the scenery captivating. I have warm attachments for it . . . ”James Buchanan on Stony Batter

The Buchanans enjoyed living on the edge of the ...

The Guns Of Jacob Sheetz

Hunting of a Different Sort

The shop of Jacob Sheetz, a Hampshire County gunsmith, once stood ahead of you in the yard to the right of the house. In 1861, Sheetz found himself unusually busy converting ancient flintlock rifles to the ...

Birthplace of James Buchanan

This monument marks the birthplace of James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States

Born 23 April 1791 Died 1 June 1868

Marker is on Stony Batter Road / State Forest Road, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Boyd-Parker

2 Mi. ?

Torture tree and burial mound. Western Limit Sullivan's Expedition 1779. Seneca Village Little Beard's Town

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 20A) and Mount Morris Road (New York Route 36) on Main Street.

Courtesy ...

Battle for Bath

Struggle in the Snow

(Preface): On January 1, 1862, Confederate Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson led four brigades west from Winchester, Va., to secure Romney in the fertile South Branch Valley on the North Western Turnpike. He attacked and occupied Bath ...

Civil War Martinsburg

Focus of Contention

Martinsburg, strategically located on the Valley Turnpike, (present day U.S. Route 11) and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was a major transportation center and the northern gateway to the Shenandoah Valley. Both sides contested for it frequently during ...

Berkeley Hotel

Railroad Raids Survivor

This is one of the last surviving antebellum buildings in the area. It was constructed shortly after the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad reached Martinsburg in 1842. The adjacent railroad yards twice were Confederate Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s ...

Barracks     The Virginia Military Institute

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

Under the provisions of the

Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935

this site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating or illustrating

the history of the United States.

U. S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1966

Marker is on Letcher Avenue, on ...

Ribault Club Inn

(Upper left plaque)

National Register Site

Ribault Club Inn

1928

Awarded By

Jacksonville Historic

Preservation Commission

(Lower left Plaque)

Ribault Club Inn

Has Been Placed On The

National Register

Of Historic Places

By The United States

Department Of The Interior