C.K. Hoffman Veterans Memorial Park

Honoring all U.S.

Veterans including

those residents of

High Bridge

that served and those

who died for their

country.

Marker is at the intersection of West Main Street and Bridge Street, on the right when traveling south on West Main Street.

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Explosion of the Steamship Dayton

Shortly after the people of Texas voted to approve annexation to the U.S.in June 1845, the U.S. entered a boundary dispute between Texas and Mexico. President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to position his troops on or near ...

Old Fourth Creek Burying Ground

1756-1888

Dedicated by the Presbyterian church to the memory of the pioneers and to the soldiers of the Indian wars, the Revolution and the Confederacy who lie buried here.

Built by the pioneers, this wall was reconstructed by the national government and ...

The “Demon of Destruction”

Had the demon of destruction held an orgie in the town, had all the imps of hell been called together and turned loose upon the city, it could scarcely have been more blasted, ruined and desecrated than when left by ...

A Much-Loved Old Church and a Watering Trough for Horses

Ridgefield, Connecticut

The Methodist Episcopal Church had its beginnings in Ridgefield 1n 1787 when the first meeting was held – just 21 years after Methodism had been introduced into the U.S. from England. In 1789 Jesse Lee, a native of Virginia, ...

Free Presbyterian Church

Protesting the slave holding decree of 1845 the Free Presbyterian Church was formed, and followers led by Rev. A.B. Bradford erected this beautiful church in 1847 after the Civil War in 1867 a jointure was made with the reformed presbyterians ...

James Finley

(1756-1828)

In 1808 Finley obtained the first US patent for a suspension bridge. His first rigid chain bridge, which once spanned nearby Jacob’s Creek, exemplified the ingenuity of Finley’s design. Bridges following his patented design were built in several other states, ...

The Wesleyan Female Institute

The Wesleyan Female Institute stood on this site from 1850–1870.

Marker is on West Beverly Street (Virginia Route 254) east of Church Street, on the left when traveling east.

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Site of Palmetto Iron Works

On the SW corner of this square was located the Palmetto Armory, later called Palmetto Iron Works, originally built for converting flint and steel muskets into percussion guns. Arms and munitions were manufactured here during the Confederate War, 1861-1865.

Marker is ...

Dr. William Fleming

Physician, soldier, and statesman, Dr. William Fleming (1728–1795) studied medicine in his native Scotland before practicing in Staunton from 1763 to 1768. His home stood at the crossing of New Street and Lewis Creek. Dr. Fleming’s career included periods as ...