Byrd Presbyterian Church

Byrd Presbyterian Church's congregation is descended from worshipers, organized by theologian and future Princeton University president Samuel Davies at Tucker Woodson's farm in 1748. By 1759 the group had its own building on Byrd Creek. In 1838 descendents of the ...

Mazomanie Sand Barrens

When the last glacier melted some 10,000 years ago, the Wisconsin River swelled to more than 100 times its present size and carried billions of tons of fine sand and gravel on its way to the Mississippi River. As the ...

Reuben Ford

A mile north are the home and grave of Reuben Ford, pastor of Goochland Baptist Church, 1771-1823. He was an advocate of equal religious rights for all, a leader in securing separation of church and state in Virginia.

Marker is at ...

Hickman County Veterans Memorial

In honor and memory of the

veterans of Hickman County

who served their country

faithfully and proudly

Marker is at the intersection of Washington Street (U.S. 51) and Clay Street (State Highway 58), on the right when traveling south on Washington Street.

Courtesy hmdb.org

First Marked Burial

Elijah H. Fleming

Marker Front:

There may have been burials in this cemetery prior to 1848, however, this grave is the earliest one with an engraved headstone which shows a date. His daughter Mary, who died at approximately 17 years of age ...

Tawery

1768

In the early years of Bethlehem, the tawer processed sheepskins almost exclusively. However, after the 1760s, inventories indicate that deerskins became the primary source of leather for the tawing industry.

The tawer used sheepskins and deerskins to make soft, pliable leather ...

Springhouse

1764

In 1747, the Moravians fenced in the spring to keep out domestic animals and fowl. Early recoreds also state that one a year, two men were assigned to clean the spring “by the light of the moon.”

A bountiful spring was ...

Clinton Seminary

First high school in Ky. west of Tenn. River established at Clinton, 1846. Frame structure erected; burned 1854. In 1850, Clinton Female Seminary was incorporated. Organized as Clinton Academy as charter made no mention of only women students. Professor G.W. ...

Delaware Township Veterans

In Honor of those from Delaware Township who served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America.

Erected by Sergeantsville Memorial Post 8390

Veterans of Foreign Wars

1992

Marker is at the intersection of Rosemont - Ringoes Road and Sergeantsville - Flemington ...

Telling Dunlawton's Stories

How do we know what we know about Dunlawton? The information sources range from period documents to objects in the ground. Questions remain, but researchers have made a start at uncovering the plantation's key stories.

Among the written sources, land records ...