Wisconsin’s First Iron Smelter

Mayville was founded in 1845 by Alvin and William Foster and Chester and S.P. May. Iron ore was discovered by these men approximately four miles south of Mayville. A quantity of the ore was taken to the nearest iron smelter ...

General Andrew Jackson

This boulder commemorates the historical fact that General Andrew Jackson, with his command of nine hundred Georgia Militia and friendly Creek Indians, occupied the Indian village of Herodtown, located on this site, March 12, 1818. This event occurred during his ...

Major General George G. Meade

Fort George G. Meade - United States Army

George Gordon Meade was born on December 31, 1815, during his parents’ temporary residence in Cadiz, Spain. After arriving in the United States, he attended boarding schools in Philadelphia and Baltimore. He graduated ...

Centennial Historic District

Centennial Park

Area platted as Bartholomew and Davis Addition, 1829. Neighborhood grew rapidly during citywide expanson after canal (1843) and railroad (1853) arrived. Most structures, of many architectural styles, built 1870 - 1910. Named after Centennial School, at this site, 1876 ...

Moorefield Memorial Highway, (Southern Terminus)

(U.S. Route 178)

In Memory Of

Charles Henry Moorefield

State Highway Engineer

of South Carolina

1920 — 1935

Marker is on East Main Street / Moorefield Memorial Highway (U.S. 178) near U.S. 78, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Hollenstein Wagon and Carriage Factory

The building occupied by the Mayville Historical Society Museum was built by John J. Hollenstein, Sr., as his home, wagon and carriage factory. Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, in 1842; he married Dominica Zuest and emigrated to the United States ...

Perrin Historic District

Platted in 1873, this district was Lafayette's first planned residential area which conformed to geographic contours. It was developed by James J. Perrin, Margaret Cason Perrin, Edward Asher, and Consider Tinkler. Listed in National Register of Historic Places, 1979.

Marker is ...

Harrington

Formerly known as Clark’s Corner, the roots

of this community can be traced to settlement

by the Clark family in the 1730’s and the

subsequent establishment of an inn, tavern,

store, and mill nearby. The village was little

more than ...

Ninth Street Hill

Neighborhood Historic District

[Marker Front]:

Lafayette platted 1825. This area was first known as Prospect Hill. Wealthy families built country estates here 1850's - 1860's. Streetcar lines of 1880's transformed Hill into popular suburb. Area declined after World War II.

[Marker Reverse]:

This neighborhood ...

Prince George Winyah Parish / Prince Frederick’s Parish

(1721) / (1834)

Prince George Winyah Parish (1721). Early settlement in this area near the Black River, based primarily on the Indian trade and the production of naval stores, prompted the creation of Prince George Winyah Parish in 1721. When the ...