Andrus Mill Pond

This view was from a point South of the Andrus planing mill looking West, and shows the "Andrus Pond" and culvert under Main Street.

The Andrus Mill pond was filled in. In 1999, it is the Perry Village's main parking ...

Guarding the Turnpike

Federal forces built Cheat Summit Fort to control the strategic Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, the road below you. It ran from Virginia to Parkersburg, (West) Virginia. When finished, the turnpike opened the first continuous route between Richmond and the Ohio River. The ...

Behind the Parapet

Union soldiers built the main earthworks here to provide defense. They made the embankment by forming a crib with spruce logs. The crib was then filled with earth and stone.

Such a fortification would provide protection from rifle and artillery fire. ...

William Miller Chapel

Built in 1848 by Adventist founder William Miller.

This chapel was placed on National Register, ca. 1975

Marker is on County Route 11 0.2 miles east of Carlton Rd, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Camp Northwest

Jackson’s Huntersville Line

Huntersville (three miles northwest of here) in January 1862. Camp Northwest became Confederate Col. William L. Jackson’s headquarters and a supply depot for the outposts under Jackson’s command. Called the Huntersville line, it stretched from the northern end ...

Fashion Plantation

Home of General Richard Taylor, son of Zachary Taylor, Louisiana statesman and member of the 1861 Secession Convention. Commanded Louisiana District, 1862-64; defeated Banks at Battle of Mansfield, 1864. Federals plundered home in 1862.

Marker is at the intersection of ...

Home Place

Built in 1790s, this French Colonial raised cottage is of West Indies bousillage construction. Owners included LaBranche, Fortier, and Gaillaire, with the Keller family ownership since 1885. (Note: A National Historic Landmark and is listed on National Register of Historic ...

Johan and Sophia Ahmanson

(1827 - 1891) and (18? - 1894)

Johan Ahmanson was born on April 7, 1827, in Smaland, Sweden. At age six he was taken to live with a farmer, for whom he worked until age eighteen. He became a master bookbinder ...

Andrew Jackson Poppleton

(1830 - 1896)

Andrew was born on July 25, 1830, in Oakland County, Michigan, one of seven children, and was reared on a farm. His father, William, had served in the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Andrew attended the University ...

Perry Ellis

Fashion Walk of Fame

One of the most popular designers of the 1980s, Perry Ellis brought a new look to American sportswear. His clothes were relaxed, unpretentious and fresh. “I don’t make fashion,” Ellis insisted, “I make clothes.” By experimenting ...