Through this entrance . . .

1776                         1929

Through this entrance to the place D’Armes of the fort have passed

George Washington, Ethan Allen, Benjamin Franklin, Seth Warner, Benedict Arnold, Major Robert Rogers, ...

The Boal Troop

The Boal Troop was accepted as a provisional unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard, the Machine Gun Troop of the 1st Pennsylvania Cavalry. The troop first served in Texas, protecting the boarder against possible Mexican aggression

In April 1917, as Colonel ...

Stanley & Wood March To Durand's Mill

July 19, 1864. When it became apparent that a wide gap existed in Federal troop deployment along Peachtree Cr. Between Peachtree Rd. & this, the old Williams Mill Rd., two divs. of Howard’s 4th A.C. were sent S.E. from Buckhead ...

The 28th Division Infantry

This place of remembrance honors 28th Division veterans of World Wars I and II. The grounds of the Shrine and the park surrounding it once belonged to the estate of Colonel Theodore Davis Boal (1867-1938).

Convinced that the United States would ...

Perry Army Air Base

The Perry Army Air Base of World War II stood in an 862 acre area south and west of this point.

The 441st and 312th Fighter Squadrons of the Third Army Air Force trained replacement pilots for combat units worldwide.

Port Washington Fire Engine House

This fire engine house was built in 1929 on the site of an 1884 multi-purpose wooden fire house. Architect John Topzant of Milwaukee designed the Mediterranean Revival-style building with tan brick walls, a Spanish tile roof, and a campanile-like hose-drying ...

The Square as it appeared in 1936

The log cabin to the far left once housed the Jackson Post Office. Next door stood the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) building, which is still recognizable today.In the distant background there is the distinctive curved roof line of ...

Gathering

On June 15, 1897 John and Maggie Simpson donated land on which to build a Gathering place for residents of the valley.This structure became known as the Clubhouse and originally housed the gun club. The Clubhouse also became a community ...

Fort Carillon

Built by the French 1755-1758

General James Abercrombie

defeated by the

Marquis de Montcalm, July 8, 1758

Captured by Sir Jeffery Amherst

July 27, 1759

and renamed

Fort Ticonderoga

Captured by Ethan Allen

May 10, 1775

Captured by Sir ...

Where the Road Began

The Historic National Road - The Road That Built the Nation

You are standing at the starting point of this country's first federal road building project, the National Road. A vision of George Washington as a means to develop the continent ...