Finding Freedom

The Call of Freedom

In the mid-19th century, 8,000 African Americans lived in Dorchester County. Roughly half were slaves; most of the rest worked as free laborers. Enslaved blacks, free blacks, and abolitionist whites worked together to operate the ...

T.R. Field Šumavansky

In Czech: Zde se narodil satirik T.R. Field Šumavansky 1891-1969

Translated, the marker reads: Here was born the satirist, T.R.Field Šumavansky (1891-1969).

Marker is on Ostrovní west of Voršilská, on the right when traveling east.

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Site of Comanche Springs

Used as a watering place and camping ground by Indians since Pre-Columbian times, the Springs were possibly visited about 1536 by Spaniard Cabeza de Vaca on his wanderings through Texas. The expedition of Juan de Mendoza, with his party of ...

Washington’s Route from Princeton to Morristown

By this route

Washington

with his army

retired to Morristown

after his victory

at Princeton

January – 1777

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Erected by the

D-A-R

Marker is at the intersection of Glen Alpin Road and Lees Hill Road, in the median on Glen Alpin Road.

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Frank Robinson

Outfielder 1956-65

Playing with unparalleled intensity, Frank Robinson quickly earned a reputation for challenging pitchers, crowding the plate and charging hard around the bases. He spent the first half of his career in Cincinnati, where his powerful swing produced 324 ...

Pelton Wheel Manufacturing Site

The Pelton Water Wheel, first commercially manufactured here at George Allan’s Foundry & Machine Works in 1879, was a major advancement in water power utilization and greatly advanced hard-rock mining. Its unique feature was a series of paired buckets, shaped ...

Francis Asbury

1745 - 1816

Methodist Pioneer

Itinerant Preacher

Marker can be reached from Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling east.

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Flora War Memorials

[ Memorial Tree Plaque ]

This tree planted in memory of

Earl R. Albaugh

Joseph K. Clark

Roscoe C. Kirkpatrick

Clarence A. Wiles

“Who died in Service”

[ World War II - Plaque ]

For God and Country

Dedicated to

The sons and daughters

of our Community

who served in

World War II

[ ...

Crane Farm and Village Home Site

This marks the farm and village home of

Josiah Crane, Sr.

1791–1873

At the site of

Crane's Mills on the Rahway River.

Named for him as Craneville,

it became the center of Cranford Township.

Incorporated March 14, 1871

Marker is at the intersection of Springfield ...

French War - 1757

Here English Troops

Guided by Indians

sought sulphur deposit

site Great Sulphur Spring

opened to public 1820

Marker is on East Main Street (U.S. 20), on the right when traveling west.

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