Early Settler's Cabin

Swedish immigrant Sven Anderson built this early settler's cabin in 1852; some of the cabin logs still show the marks from the axe, which squared them. Sven and his wife Stava raised three children in this cabin, and it was ...

Earl & Hatcher Block

Earl & Hatcher Block

Has been placed on the

National Register

of Historic Places

by the United States

Department of the Interior

Built 1865

Marker is on North 3rd Street north of South Street, on the right when traveling south.

Early Industries

Industries have flourished here in the lower Gwynns Falls Valley since the early 1700s, when the Baltimore Iron Works Co. turned iron into nails and anchors and Dr. Charles Carroll's gristmills ground wheat into flour. The Wilkens Curled Hair Factory, ...

Early Transportation Routes

The Gwynns Falls Trail follows a valley that has served as both a transportation avenue and an obstacle since the days of American Indians and European colonists. Early roads were privately owned turnpikes that charged tolls; they became public highways ...

Early Cemetery

of the Presbyterian Church in

1764, here lie many early

residents including Sgt. Elihu

Spear killed at the end of the

Revolutionary War, one day

after peace was declared.

Marker is on U.S. 9W, on the right when traveling north.

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High Point: An Early Haven for Sightseers & Sportsmen

High Point State Park

Early Settlement Were Sparse

Since prehistoric times the rugged landscape of the Kittatinny Ridge has made it more a place to visit than a place to live. Native Americans hunted the forests and fished the lakes ...

Pearl S. Buck

Internationally known author and humanitarian Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (1892-1973) graduated in 1914 from Randolph-Macon Women’s College, where she wrote for the college’s literary magazine. She was the author of more than 70 books, many of which were best sellers. In ...

Fuller Earle Callaway, Sr.

Born in LaGrange July 15, 1870, Fuller E. Callaway was a textile manufacturer, merchant, and philanthropist. In 1888, he established his first business on LaFayette Square just west of this point.

Organizing and operating textile mills, banks, warehouses and department stores, ...

Early Riverton and the Magnificent Dome Church

The first known residents of the Riverton area were the Yo No Indians, a poor tribe living along the Jordan River. Well-worn trails extended from Utah Lake where various tribes wintered, to Bear Lake where they rendezvoused during the summer. ...

Early Village Burying Ground

Site of

Early Village Burying Ground.

Many graves were removed to

Oak Hill Cemetery in 1897

to create Myers Park

Marker is on Park Place west of Park Avenue, on the left when traveling north.

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