St. Mary, Star of the Sea Chapel & Cemetery

“Tubman Chapel”

Built before 1767 by Richard Tubman II, to serve the Roman Catholics who had worshipped in this area since the second half of the the 17th century. Early unmarked burial vault on site.

Chapel enlarged in 1819 and ...

Battle of Kernstown

March 23, 1862

General James Shields with 7,000 Federals defeated Stonewall Jackson with 3,500 Confederates. Jackson's object was to create a diversion which would prevent troops being sent to McClellan for the attack on Richmond. He arrived south of Kernstown in ...

The County of Buncombe

Near and West of this spot at Gum Spring

The County of Buncombe

was organized on April 16, 1792

under act of the

General Assembly of North Carolina

Erected by

The National Society of the

Colonial Dames Of America

In the State of North Carolina

1922

Marker is at ...

The Rothwell Family ... / Elisha Wm. Robertson ...

The Rothwell Family of Albemarle County Virginia.

Claiborne one of the first of the Rothwells to live in this county, was born about 1741 as reported in The Virginia Advocate, Saturday Oct. 11, 1828 and “died on Oct. 6 in ...

The Waukesha Freeman

The first issue of the Waukesha Freeman was published on March 29, 1859. The paper was founded by Martin Cullaton to provide a voice for the Abolitionist movement.

H.M. Youmans became owner, publisher and editor in 1874, continuing in those roles ...

Patrick J. Foley Memorial Bridge

Dedicated in memory of the former Mayor and Council Member who loyally served the citizens of Delaware from 1920 - 1948.

Marker is on William Street (U.S. 36), on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

The First Presbyterian Church

Organized by the Rev. Washington McKnight, rector of Richmond Academy, in 1804. Met at first at site of St. Paul`s Church, incorporated by the Georgia General Assembly and given a lot on the common by Richmond Academy Trustees. Cornerstone of ...

Scottsville Confederate Cemetery

In memory of the soldiers who died in the Confederate General Hospital in Scottsville

1862-1863

Beattie, F.M. Co. H 23 NC

Boyle, Andrew Co. D 41 VA

Brashear, Denis P. Co. E 4 AL

Clark, Henry Co. E 15 AL

Clark, Hosey L. Co. F 2 ...

Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church

Organized in 1845, Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church is the oldest congregation of African descent in Delaware, with Reverend Daniel Winslow serving as the first minister. In 1853 the cornerstone of the first church was laid, which was dedicated in ...

Richfield Courthouse

Built in 1882, this is British Columbia’s oldest surviving courthouse, replacing one which stood here from 1862-1882. By 1918, declining population in Richfield led to the building’s closure. Designated a Provincial historic object in 1945, it was restored by the ...