The Schwartz House / Gaithersburg City Hall / Schwartz Peony Gar

The building that now houses Gaithersburg's City government offices and Council chambers was originally a private residence built in 1895 by Rosa and Henry Miller. In 1913, this five-acre estate was purchased by Edward P. Schwartz, a successful realtor from ...

Elijah Conway Berry

Feb. 14, 1781 - Jan. 1, 1849

Born in Kentucky. Father of James W. Berry. Territorial Auditor. State Auditor of Public Accounts 1819-31. Co-Editor of "Illinois Intelligencer", Kaskaskia 1817-20. President of State Bank 1837. Black Hawk War soldier. Father-in-law of Gov. ...

Building The Future

The completion of the railroad and the city's incorporation in the 1870's established a solid base upon which Gaithersburg could grow and flourish. Following the City's incorporation in 1878, Henry Ward became the president of the town's Commissioners. By 1891 ...

Wollner Building

The most intact turn-of-the-century

commercial building and the oldest

extant bank structure

in Lewistown

Mifflin County

Historic Building

Built 1906

Marker is on Market Street near Main Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fred Albee Municipal Airport

[North Side of Marker]

The first recorded flight into Venice brought a crate of fresh strawberries for the Hotel Venice. Pioneer pilot Capt. George Haldeman landed his plane on Nassau Street to make his delivery on January 13, 1927, not until ...

Cabell's Battalion

McLaws's Division - Longstreet's Corps

C.S.A.

Army of Northern Virginia

Longstreet's Corps McLaws's Division

Cabell's Battalion

Fraser's, McCarthy's, Carlton's

and Manly's Batteries

Four Napoleons, Four 10 pounder Parrotts

Six 3 inch Rifles, Two 12 pounder Howitzers

July 2-3 Took an active part in the battle.

July 4 Remained in position ...

James W. Berry

July 16, 1805 - Jan. 7, 1877

Born in Kentucky. Circuit Clerk of Fayette County 1826-56. Adjutant General 1834-39. First talented artist of Illinois. Portrait painter of state officers and legislators. Commissioned by General Assembly to copy portraits of Washington and ...

Mary Baldwin College

The oldest college for women related to the Presbyterian Church, U. S. Founded 1842 by Rufus W. Bailey as Augusta Female Seminary; renamed in 1895 to honor Mary Julia Baldwin, pioneer woman educator and Principal, 1863–1897.

Marker is at the intersection ...

Clisby Austin House

400 yds. S.E., at the big spring, is the brick residence known as the Austin House. May 7, 1864 The Federal forces, having seized Tunnel Hill their first movement in the campaign for Atlanta Maj. Gen. W.T. Sherman had headquarters ...

The Scarboro Community

The Scarboro Community was founded by three brothers in the early 1790s. Jonathan, David and James Scarborough traveled from Virginia and settled here. Scarboro was one of four area communities that predated Oak Ridge. The community remained largely unchanged until ...