The Old Capitol

Here Patrick Henry first kindled the flames of revolution by his resolutions and speech against the Stamp Act May 29-30, 1765.

Here, March 12, 1773, Dabney Carr offered and the convention of Virginia unanimously adopted the resolutions to appoint a committee ...

Chapel

The Fort Hays chapel, acquired in 1872, stood directly behind this sign. The officers' wives wanted a dance hall, but army regulations prohibited the use of military labor and resources to build one. But there was no such regulations regarding ...

Band Barracks

A regimental band was located where there were regimental headquarters. The 18th U.S. Infantry band is pictured here. The band's quarters, located between the blockhouse and post trader's store, consisted of two buildings. One was the barracks and the other ...

First Church Built in Parke County Indiana

Site of

Shiloh Presbyterian Church

Organized on Thursday

Dec. 17, 1822

First Church Built

in Parke Co. Ind.

Marker is at the intersection of County Route 100 N and Adams Road (County Route 349), on the left when traveling east on County ...

State Sanatorium Covered Bridge

The State Sanatorium Covered Bridge is a single-span Kingpost Truss Burr Arch structure with a span length of 154 feet. It was constructed in 1913 by Joseph A. Britton. The bridge is listed on both the National Register of Historic ...

Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

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Birthplace of Mordecai Brown

Born in this Mining Community of Nyesville, Indiana.

The first Indiana player inducted into the

Baseball Hall of Fame

His 14 year Major League career Boast the following Records:

Total Games —————– 481

Games Started —————332

Games Completed ...

Major General Richard Montgomery

Major General

Richard Montgomery

*

Born In Ireland Dec. 2, 1736

Entered British Army 1756

Served In North America 1757-1765

Returned to New York, Married

Jane Livingston and Settled

At Rhinebeck 1773

In 1775 Made Brigadier General

In the ...

Tryon County 1772-1784 Montgomery County 1784

Tryon County 1772-1784

Montgomery County 1784

*Tryon County set off from Albany County 1772

Name changed to Montgomery

County in honor of Major General

Richard Montgomery 1784

County Seat moved from

Johnstown to Fonda, 1836, and

Present court house ...

Caughnawaga 1667 - 1780

Caughnawaga

1667 - 1780

*Site of Mohawk Indian Turtle Clan village 1667-1693

Jesuit Mission of St. Peter 1669-1684

Home of Kateri Tekakwitha

"Lilly of the Mohawks"1667-1677

Mohican attack repulsed 1669

Destoryed in French raid 1693

Settled by Dutch prior ...

Loara School Bell

In 1869, near this location, Mr. Benjamin F. Kellogg helped establish the pioneer farming community of Fairview. In 1870 Mr. Kellogg donated land for the first Fairview school, built at today's Ball Road and Euclid Avenue. By 1888 the school, ...