Pelton Water Wheel

In continuous use PG&E Drum Power House No. 4, 1928-1987. Produced 18,000 HP at 257 RPM and enough electrical power for 16,000 households. 12 ft. diameter, weight 15 tons. Built in San Francisco by Pelton Company. A constitutional bicentennial gift ...

Hinesville Methodist Church

The year 1837 marked the founding of Hinesville and the establishment of the Hinesville Methodist Church. For one hundred years this was the only church in Hinesville. The first services were held in a small frame building near the Bradwell ...

Birthplace of Jackie Robinson

First African American in Major League Baseball

Robinson was born here on January 31, 1919 before he and his family moved to California in 1920. After attending U.C.L.A., serving in the U.S. Army, and playing in the Negro American Baseball and ...

World War II Memorial

[ Upper Section ]

They lived to bear their Country’s

arms and died to save it’s Honor.

Sgt Charles W. Snider • 11-4-43

Pfc Lester J. Beyl • 1-31-44

S/Sgt William J. Summers, AAF • 3-8-44

Sgt Kenneth N. ...

Battle of Kolb's Farm - June 22, 1864

A costly Confederate attack here stopped the Union army's attempt to bypass Kennesaw Mountain.

On June 22, 1864, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston sent Lt. Gen. John Bell Hood's 13,000 troops down Powder Springs Road to stop the Federal army's threat ...

Fort Morris Cannon

This small cannon was a part of the armament of historic Fort Morris at Sunbury during the American Revolution. In November, 1778, a superior British force from Florida under Colonel Fuser of the 60th Regiment besieged the Fort. To the ...

Kilpatrick's Reenactment

At the invitation of Major Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (1836-1881), a native of Wantage, over forty thousand veterans of the American Civil War and guards were treated to four days of festivities from August 25-28, 1878. On the final day of ...

Southern Pacific Railroad No. 2252 Steam Locomotive

In the early 1900s a decision by Southern Pacific Railroad to relocate the regional operations to this area helped turn a small town once known as Junction into the City of Roseville. Locomotive 2252 is a symbol of this history ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

In 1773 William Bartram, here viewed Woodmanston Plantation, later the home of his friend,

Naturalist John E. LeConte.

Marker is on Barrington Ferry Road 1 mile south of Sandy Run Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Site of Offices of Russell, Majors, and Waddell

A Famous Freighting Firm

In the years 1855-1861 this firm was a major factor in the settlement of the West. Using thousands of teams, and both wagons and stagecoaches, it hauled supplies and passengers to Army posts and settlements west of ...