Belleville Reformed Church Cemetery

Josiah Hornblower is buried in this cemetery along with his wife and many of Belleville’s early settlers. Sixty-two Revolutionary soldiers are also buried here. It could be that no other town in the United States can make such a ...

Battle of Germantown

The Battle of Germantown occurred at Cliveden, the country home of Pa. Chief Justice Benjamin Chew, on Oct. 4, 1777. A British regiment occupied Cliveden and defended it from full assault by the colonials. Over 70 soldiers died on these ...

The Gateway between East and West....

For centuries water was the easiest way to move people, goods, and ideas. Hundreds of tons of trade goods passed over the Oneida Carrying Place — here raw materials sent east from the Great Lakes region passed manufactured goods heading ...

Bryan's Air Mail Field

Here, on September 6, 1918, Bryans’ Air Mail Field began oeprations as one of Ohio’s first official airfields ith the arrival of a survey flight to establish air mail service between New York and Chicago. Scheduled servcie began on July ...

History of The Big White Pine

This tree was a landmark near the Iron-Ashland Co. line northeast of Glidden, Wis. The first section of 20 ft. is in Glidden. Les got the next cut of 12 ft.

The tree measured 6 ft. on the stump. The tree ...

The Worden Church of the Brethren

Site of The Worden Church

of the Brethren

Erected in 1904

Destroyed by tornado in 1958

Dedicated Sept. 28, 1975

by members and friends

Marker is on North Fernwall Avenue 0.3 miles south of Colby Factory Road, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Gaithersburg Washington Grove Volunteer Fire Department

The completion of the railroad in the 1870's brought increasing prosperity to Gaithersburg. As the town grew so did the need for protection from the ever present dangers of fire. In September of 1892, a committee of volunteers formed the ...

The Gaithersburg School

The original Gaithersburg High School was formerly located where Gaithersburg Elementary School now stands at 35 North Summit Avenue. Built in 1904, the school initially provided two general levels of education under the same roof: an elementary program for grades ...

Smith's Brigade

L. Wallace's Division

U. S.

Army of the Tennessee.

Smith's (1st) Brigade,

24th Indiana, 11th Indiana,

8th Missouri,

L. Wallace's (3d) Division.

This brigade occupied this position, supporting the batteries in front, at about 10 a.m. April 7, 1862. It then advanced to the Sowell Field.

Marker is ...

The Business of Agriculture:

Cannery and Mills

As the area's agricultural community flourished and the railroad was introduced, Gaithersburg soon became the commercial hub of the mid-county region. The Gaithersburg town center shifted from Frederick Avenue to Diamond Avenue near the train station and along ...