The Philadelphia Contributionship

for the Insurance of Houses from Loss by Fire

Oldest fire insurance company in America. Founded in 1752 by Benjamin Franklin and his friends.

Marker is on S. 4th Street, on the right when traveling south.

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Terryville Congregational Church Bell

This Bell Rang In The Original

Terryville Congregational Church Bell Tower

Until 1967

When The Structure Was Destroyed By Fire.

Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 6) and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling west on Main Street.

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Hopewell Presbyterian Church

[Front] This church, organized ca. 1770, is the first Presbyterian church in what is now Florence County. Many of its founding families came to S.C. from Scotland and Ireland. The first church here, a frame building, stood across Old River ...

Captain John Christie

Erected by

The Grand Lodge

Free and Accepted Masons

of Michigan

To the memory of

Captain John Christie

--- of the ---

60th OR Royal American Regiment

Founder and First

Worshipful Master of Lodge No. 1

at Detroit, Michigan.

Warranted ...

President Washington's Last Visit - 1794

Center Plaque

On October 16, 1794, President George Washington arrived in Cumberland to review about 5,000 troops of the Maryland and Virginia militia gathered here during th Whiskey Rebellion. A few days later, this militia army assembled upon the parade ground ...

Confederate Camp

Confederate Infantry Camp Stephens was named for Alexander H. Stephens, vice-president of the Confederacy. Nearly all troops in the Confederate Army from Georgia were mobilized here and at Cavalry Camp Milner, located at the present Griffin Municipal Park. Spalding County ...

Outagamie County World War I Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Dedicated to the memory of

our comrades who entered the

service of their country

from Outagamie County

and who gave their lives in

the World War

————

Presented by

Oney Johnson Post No. 38,

American Legion

November 11, 1934

Restored and rededicated

on November 11, 2006

by the readers ...

Prayer Composed By Ellison Capers

Episcopal Bishop - Confederate Soldier

"Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we adore thy love and providence in the history of our country, and especially would we thank thee for our Confederate history

"We thank thee for its pure record of ...

Richland Baptist Church Site

Richland Baptist Church, constituted about 1830, was located on land given by Henry Audulph, first settler of Richland. A baptismal pool was built near a spring in the park. Here the Bethel Baptist Assn. was organized Nov. 23, 1833 by ...

St. Clements Manor

1639

11,400 acres

In St. Clements Hundred, St. Mary’s County laid out with court leet and baron, and patented to Dr. Thomas Gerard, ESQ. and bequeathed to his oldest son Capt. Justinian Gerard

Marker is on Point Breeze Road 0.2 miles east of ...