George Henry Black Memorial

Master Brickmaker

Honoring his contribution to the architectural beauty of his community and historic sites throughout America.

Marker is at the intersection of Chestnut Street and 2nd Street, on the right when traveling north on Chestnut Street.

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Knickerbocker Ice

Warehouse stored the ice cut on

Lake Mahopac; floated in by canal

then loaded on railroad cars and

sold in New York City from 1880

until refrigeration began in 1920.

Marker is on U.S. 6, on the right.

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New Lisbon Civil War Memorial

To Commemorate the

Sacrifices and Heroic

Devotion of the Brave

Men, the Soldiers of

1861 — 65

Erected by W.P. Mitchell

Post No. 61 G.A.R.

The W.R.C. No. 108

and Citizens of

New Lisbon

1897

Marker can be reached from South Adams Street (State Highway 16/80) near East Court Street.

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George Black House and Brickyard

This was the home and brickyard of the nationally-known brickmaker George H. Black from 1934 until his death in 1980 at the age of 101. Black, the son of former slaves, came Winston-Salem as a child. He worked for the ...

Eleazer Hamblin

Was the first to settle in

Philips Patent, Frederickstown,

now Carmel. He came from Harwich

on Cape Cod through Norwich, CT

to start a homestead here in 1739.

Allan Warnecke, Historian Town of Carmel 2001

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Crane Road, ...

Bethany Veterans Monument

To the

Memory of

Those Citizens

of Bethany

Who Left Home

With the

Armed Forces

In Defense of

This Nation

Erected by

Beletzky - Hoppe

VFW Post

2448

Marker is at the intersection of Peck Road and Amity Road (Connecticut Route 63), on the right when traveling west on Peck Road.

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Eugene Covered Bridge

County commissioners ordered (1873) to replace unsafe bridge over Big Vermillion River at Eugene. Built 1873 by Joseph J. Daniels, Rockville: Burr truss design, 180 foot span, using existing abutments. Closed to vehicle traffic, 1974. Listed in National Register of ...

Martha M. Rich Building

This building is dedicated to Martha M. Rich for her long and faithful service to Edgefield County.

County Council Members

C. Monroe Kneece - Chairman

Samuel B. Speight - Vice Chairman

Betty Ann Butler

Norman Dorn

Hazel M. Kitchens

Wayne Adams - County Administrator

Edgefield Constriction, Inc. - ...

Remembering Agriculture

[The Remembering Agriculture marker is composed of seven panels.]

[Panel 1]

Creation itself seemed to plan a garden where you now stand. This place came to be called “Valley of Heart’s Delight” because of its mild climate, rich soil, and abundant orchards ...

Newport Covered Bridge

County commissioners ordered (1885) as link across Little Vermillion River at Newport & Quaker Point Free Gravel Road. Built 1885 by Joseph J. Daniels, Rockville: Burr truss design, 180 foot span, sandstone abutments. Floor replaced, 1984. Listed in National Register ...