Acquinton Church

A Colonial Church Built in 1734

Although owned by the Episcopalians

it was used by various denominations

as a meeting house prior to 1888

when it was sold to the Methodists.

A deed conveying the property is

recorded at King William Court House

Marker is at the ...

Governors Island History in Brief

Governors Island

Governors Island boasts a long military history and has played an important role in every major American military engagement since the Revolutionary War, including the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I, World War II and ...

General Sumter Memorial Academy

(Front text)

This forerunner of the modern consolidated rural high school with Colonel John Julius Dargan, noted educator, as founder and principal, offered classes in agriculture, home economics, and music. Day students from four districts were transported by mule-drawn covered ...

Mother's Garden

Mother's Garden was part of the summer estate of H. R. Mayo Thom. The garden was built in the early 1900's by Reginald Giddings for Mr. Thom's wife, Helen Hopkins Thom. The garden was maintained by the Bishop family until ...

Old Washington Cemetery

Washington Court House was founded in 1810 by American Revolutionary War veterans from the state of Virginia. They also established Washington Cemetery in 1810 and located it in what was originally the southern part of the town. With the coming ...

Andes Road

Named in memory of

2nd Lieutenant James C. Andes, D.S.C.

H Co., 16th Infantry

Killed in action in France

July 19, 1918

Marker is on Andes Road, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Indian Trails of Clinton County

Side A:

Clinton County was a major center of activity for the Shawnee, Miami, and Delaware Indians. Early traces and trails developed as Indians traveled from village to village; gathered flint, salt and gold; traded furs, mica, and feldspar; and hunted ...

Cumberland Gateway Westward

Will's Creek Settlement, later known as Cumberland, served as a major gateway for trade, military campaigns against the French, and settlement beyond the mountains in our growing nation. "The New Storehouses" of the Ohio Company were across the river beyond ...

Lenoir Store

Since before 1808, the Lenoir family have operated a general store at the site of Horatio, S. C. Lenoir's Store is mentioned in the 1808 will of Isaac Lenoir, and later appears on Mills's 1825 map and McLaurin's 1878 map ...

Site of Manchester

A flourishing town once stood here; Settled before 1799; Stage-coach relay; Shipping center for cotton traffic by boat to Charleston; A busy point on Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, 1852-1872, (station was 1 mile southeast); Noted for its taverns, horse-racing, games ...