Jacobs Hall

Erected in Honor of

Rev. William Plumer Jacobs, D.D.

Founder of the College

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Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church

of Clinton for half a century

and founder of Thornwell Orphanage

Marker is on South Broad Street.

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Beacon Falls

The lands of Beacon Falls first appear in history when Milford was settled in 1639. Northern boundary of Milford was Beacon Hill Brook, separating the hunting grounds of the Paugasuck and Tunxis Indians. In 1675 the land became part of ...

Gettysburg Campaign

Invasion & Retreat

After stunning victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, Virginia, early in May 1863, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee carried the war through Maryland, across the Mason and Dixon Line and into Pennsylvania. His infantry marched north through the ...

Bristow Concrete Walk

In 1895 a concrete walk was installed by the City of Bristow across Main Street at 7th Street. The sloping sides allow the wagons to cross the walk. When Main Street was paved in 1915 the walk was removed. Both ...

Pig Point Battery

In June 1861, Union Maj.Gen. Benjamin F. Butler, in order to clear a route for the capture of Suffolk, sought to neutralize the Confederate battery at Pig Point three miles north on the James River at the mouth of the ...

The Banks House

Pamplin Historical Park

Welcome to the Banks House. This 18th-century home was typical of other upper-middle class farms in Dinwiddie County, except for 24 hours on April 2-3, 1865 when it became military headquarters for Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. From ...

Fort Hembree

One of the forts where General Winfield Scott's United States Forces gathered the Cherokee before moving them west, stood 3/4 mi. N. W.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Hiawasee Street, on the right when traveling north on ...

The Reverend William Plumer Jacobs

(1842-1917)

Graduate of the College of Charleston

and Columbia Theological Seminary

Pastor of Clinton, Duncan Creek, Shady Grove,

and Thornwell Presbyterian Churches

Founded and President of the

Thornwell Home and School for Children

Founder of Clinton College,

now Presbyterian College

Chairman of the Board of Trustees,

Presbyterian College

How one man ...

Major Quince L. Brown, USAAF

This U.S. Air Force propeller

is dedicated to

Major Quince L. Brown,

the 78th Fighter Group's

Top Ace of WWII (3-time Ace)

First pilot to strafe with a

P-47 (named Okie), he was

killed in action - Sept. 6, 1944

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Wilbur Wright Aeronaut and Pioneer

U. S.

In Memoriam

Wilbur Wright

Aeronaut and Pioneer

of Heavier than Air aviation

Born in Henry County Indiana

April 16th 1867

Died May 30th 1912

Marker is on North Memorial Drive south of East Waycross Drive, on the right when traveling south.

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