Roseville Plantation

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Roseville Plantation was established by a royal grant before the American Revolution and a house was built here ca. 1771 for the Dewitt family. Richard Brockinton (d. ca. 1843), planter and state representative, purchased Roseville in 1821. Most of ...

The Wished For Country

After braving a four month voyage from England, the Maryland colonists first landed on St. Clements Island. It was here that Governor Leonard Calvert took possession "...for Saviour and Sovereigh..." on March 25, 1634. The seeds of Religious Toleration and ...

The Heaviest Corner On Earth

At the turn of the 20th century, Birmingham was a small town of two and three story buildings with a few church steeples punctuating the skyline. During the industrial boom from 1902 to 1912 which made Birmingham the largest city ...

Merriam Community Center

The original limestone building, was built in 1911. The two brick additions were added in 1938 and 1951. Merriam School housed elementary and high school students until 1922, when the high school students began attending Shawnee Mission Rural High School. ...

Petersburg Road

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North Georgia`s oldest road, which crosses the Highway U.S. 378 at this point, was originally an Indian Trail which led to their Trading Post in Augusta , Georgia.

Later, this important trade route was used by pioneer white settlers in transporting ...

Monroe Family Homestead

The home of the pioneer Monroe family stood here for more than a century. The family matriarch, Nancy Gooch, came across the plains from Missouri as a slave in 1849. She gained her freedom in 1850 when California joined the ...

The Germantown White House

Deshler-Morris House

President George Washington lived here in the Deshler-Morris House twice. He came here first seeking refuge from the yellow fever epidemic of 1793. The “pure and healthy air” of the rural village of Germantown, six miles from Philadelphia, ...

Sacred Heart Church

Established 1860

In 1859 a small wood framed church was erected on this spot. The following year it was blessed and named St. Louis Church to honor Fr. Luis De Cancer, a Dominican missionary who was martyred on the shores ...

The Germantown White House

(Deshler-Morris House)

President George Washington sought refuge here from the 1793 yellow fever epidemic. The following summer, the president returned with his family to enjoy the cooler Germantown countryside.

Interactive exhibits and guided tours offer a glimpse into the daily ...

Hearon Circle

Named in Honor of

Charles O. Hearon

Member of first State Highway

Commission

A pioneer of highway Development

In South Carolina

Member of state Highway Commission;

1917 - 1936

1943 - 1944

Chairman of State Highway Commission;

1931 - 1936

Marker is on Hearon Circle (South Carolina Route 56).

Courtesy hmdb.org