Manokin Presbyterian Church

One of five churches organized by the Rev. Francis Makemie in 1683. First preaching on this ground, 1672. Original church constructed prior to 1692. Present walls erected 1765. Tower added 1888.

Marker is at the intersection of Somerset Avenue (Maryland Route ...

Birthplace of Samuel Chase

17 April 1741 19 June 1811

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Signer of the Declaration of Independence

Judge of the General Court of MD, 1781

Judge of Baltimore County Court 1793

Judge of the U. S. Supreme Court 1796

Marker is at the intersection of US 13 and MD 362, ...

Orangeburg County / Discovering Orangeburg

Front

Orangeburg County

Parish House

Built in the 1830s it is thought to be one of the oldest of the plantation summer homes in the area. Acquired by the Church of the Epiphany across the street, it was used for various church activities. ...

Speed Cabin

Site of house reputed to be a stop on the "Underground Railroad." Reconstructed cabin, which was portion of house owned by John Allen Speed, now located on grounds of lane Mansion. Speed, active in abolitionist movement, was Mayor of Crawfordsville, ...

Battery Granger

Granger’s 10-inch rifle could strike a battleship eight miles out to sea. A simple counterweight system quickly raised and lowered the gun, and a well-trained crew could fire off two rounds a minute. Protected in front by fifty feet of ...

13th Bombardment Squadron (Light-Night Intruder)

Iwakuni, Japan • Kunsan, Korea

We dedicate this plaque and tree

to the honor and memory of those

gallant members of the

13th Bombardment Squadron

(Light-Night Intruder) of the

3rd Bombardment Group

who gave their lives in the

defense of freedom during the

Korean War

26 June 1950 to 27 ...

William Bratton

Lewis and Clark Expedition Member

(Obverse): Bratton (1779 - 1841) is buried in this cemetery. With U.S. Army rank of private, he joined Lewis and Clark Expedition's Corps of Discovery near Clarksville, Indiana 1803. Corps explored lands of Louisiana Purchase and ...

Leonard Brothers Department Store

1918 - 1967

(center panel)

Obie Paul Leonard • John Marvin Leonard

Two farm boys, with ingenuity, determination and 600 dollars, built a business empire.

(outer panels)

The history of

John Marvin Leonard and Obie Paul Leonard

Two farm boys, with ingenuity, determination and $600,

built a business ...

Battery Potter

The army operated its first and only lift gun battery here from 1893 to 1906. Inside its cavernous galleries, two 12-inch guns could be raised to the surface for firing and lowered for loading and servicing. Concealed and protected from ...

New York Avenue Presbyterian Church at Herald Square

Civil War to Civil Rights

“The churches are needed as never before for divine services,” President Abraham Lincoln

So said President Lincoln from his pew in New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. While other churches were occupied by the federal government for ...