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Clark’s Birthplace

A mile north was born George Rogers Clark, defender of Kentucky and conqueror of the Northwest, November 19, 1752.

Marker is on Stony Point Road (Virginia Route 20) just north of Richmond Road (U.S. 250), on the right when traveling north. ...

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The Iron Works at Andover

Purchased from a large tract of land belonging to William Penn, William Allen and Joseph Turner started their iron works here in 1760. Slaves and indentured servants were employed to extract and process iron ore to produce fine grade iron. ...

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Stovall Mill Covered Bridge

Fred Dover constructed a bridge and nearby grist, saw and shingle mill complex here in the late 1800s. The original bridge washed away in the early 1890s and Will Pardue replaced it in 1895 with the present 38-foot structure. Dover ...

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General Biassou House

Here on this site, 42 St. George Street, stood the home of the nation's first Black general, Jorge Biassou, who came to St. Augustine from his native Haiti in 1796 as a member of the Spanish military.

Biassou was one ...

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The President's House - Washington and Adams

Presidents Washington and Adams lived and worked in a house on this site from 1790 to 1800. Here they established traditions and protocols that our presidents follow to this day.

The Washington Years

Washington moved into the President's House in ...

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Roger Craft Peace Plaza

Roger C. Peace

(May 19, 1899 - August 20, 1968)

Reporter, Editor, Business Manager,

Publisher _ _ _ The Complete Newspaperman,

Who guided The Greenville News and The Greenville Piedmont to eminence among newspapers.

Who inspired successful ventures in radio and television,

And whose labors for ...

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Dedication of Newburgh Landing

Dedication of

Newburgh Landing

Nov. 14, 1976

Presented By

Newburgh Chapter of

Unico

Service Above Self

Marker is at the intersection of Water Street and 3rd Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Flannery O'Connor's Andalusia Farm

Andalusia was the home of writer Flannery O’Connor from 1951 until her death in 1964. Born in Savannah in 1925, O’Connor and her family moved to Milledgeville in 1940. O’Connor left Georgia for a time, but returned to Milledgeville in ...

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Samford University

Multiple purpose Christian university founded 1841 as Howard College by Alabama Baptists at Marion.

Moved to East Lake, Birmingham, 1887. Established on this campus 1957.

Acquired Cumberland School of Law, Lebanon, Tennessee 1961.

College rechartered 1965 as Samford University in honor of Frank ...

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Covered Bridge

This bridge over Doe River was built early in 1882 at a cost to the county of $3000 for the bridge and $300 for the approaches. The site was chosen by J.J. McCorkle, Wiley Christian and H.M. Rentfro. The committee ...

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