Cornet Joseph Parsons

A Founder of Northampton, Massachusetts

In Memory of

Cornet Joseph Parsons

c. 1618-1683

A founder of Northampton

and his wife

Mary (Bliss) Parsons

c. 1628-1711/12

Marker can be reached from Bridge Street (Massachusetts Route 9).

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First Dam Across The St. Joseph River / Power Race

First Dam Across The St. Joseph River

The original dam, providing power for which Mishawaka was noted, was completed in 1837. It was 577 feet long, 24 feet thick and cost $38,000.00.

Power Race

Along this race, providing water power, and along its ...

Joseph A. Altsheler

Author, newspaperman. Wrote more than 40 books based on American history and designed especially for young people. A native of Three Springs, educated at Glasgow, Ky., and Vanderbilt Univ. On staff of the Louisville Courier-Journal, 1885-92; joined New York World, ...

The Joseph Allen House

Built in 1896 by Joseph Allen,

this was the first home in

town with indoor plumbing.

The land was purchased from

Mark Reeves, Medford’s first

real estate developer.

Marker is on N Main Street (County Route 541), on the right when traveling south.

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Joseph Bryan Park

Before becoming a park, this property was part of the Young family's Westbrook estate in the 1700s and later Rosewood, home of the Mordecai family. It was a gathering place for participants in Gabriel's Rebellion in 1800. During the Civil ...

Joseph M. Morehead

July 9th, 1840. January 1, 1911.

Joseph M. Morehead

Vice-President, acting President,

and second President of the

Guilford Battle Ground Company

Marker is on Guilford Courthouse Auto Tour Road, on the left when traveling west.

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Lt Joseph Lawton

1753 -1815

Served as a Lieutenant in Colonel

Bull's Granville County, SC Regiment.

Lt. Lawton was a Justice Of The Peace

in St. Peter's Parish.

He owned land in St. Peter's Parish,

St. Helena Parish, and Granville County, SC

Marker is on ...

St. Joseph's Hospital

In 1841, under the inspiration of Sister Catherine McAuley of Dublin, Ireland, a group of Sisters of Mercy came to the United States to establish infirmaries and schools to minister to the poor and sick immigrants. In 1845, the Sisters ...

Joseph R. Lamar, Associate Justice

Supreme Court of the United States

Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) lived in this manse from 1860-1875 while his father, James Sanford Lamar, was pastor of First Christian Church. A prominent attorney, he served two terms in the Georgia legislature and codified ...

Birthplace of General Joseph Wheeler

A short distance north of this place, General Joseph Wheeler was born on Sept. 10, 1836. He graduated from West Point in 1859 and held the rank of 2nd

lieutenant when the Civil War broke out. Resigning his commission in the ...