Operation Brass Knob

Laughlin Air Force Base pilots flew secret surveillance missions during the height of the Cold War. The Strategic Air Command formed the 4080th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing in 1956, utilizing high altitude Martin RB-57D and Lockheed U-2 aircraft for covert surveillance ...

The Yellow Fever of 1855

On June 19th, 1855, following a twelve day quarantine, the merchant ship Benjamin Franklin arrived from the West Indies and docked at Gosport Shipyard for repairs. While emptying its bilge, mosquitoes carrying yellow fever were released. After learning of a ...

Peapack- Gladstone Liberty Park

In honor of those who served in the World War. 1917–1919.

In memory of the men who lost their lives ... in honor of the men and women who also served in the armed forces of our country. World War II, ...

"The Bethel Heroes"

Nash County Confederate Soldiers Monument

(West Face)

CSA

1861 1865

(South Face)

The names of the Confederate Soldiers

from Nash county can be found in the

Memorial Volume of the various libraries

of the state and the Clerks Office of Nash ...

Far Hills War Monument

(See Markers Below)

Marker is on Peapack Road, on the right when traveling north.

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Boiling Springs Academy

[Marker Front]:

Boiling Springs Academy was founded by the Boiling Springs Academical Society in 1823, with trustees Hansford Duncan, John Fowke, James Furse, William Gillette, Gideon Hagood, Frederick Hay, Lawrence Hext, James Higginbottom, Jennings O'Bannon, and Angus Patterson. The academy building, ...

Sandy Hook Barracks Building #22 Built 1899

Listed in The National register of Historic Places: 1980

Barracks Building #22 is a contributing structure in the Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook Proving Ground National Historic District. Throughout its history, Fort Hancock played a major role in the defense of ...

Walterborough Academy

Incorporated December 17, 1834, Walterborough Academy was the forerunner of the present city school system. Its trustees were Malachi Ford, John G. Godfrey, John D. Edwards, David Campbell, and Archibald Campbell. The Reverend John B. Van Dyke served as Preceptor ...

Chevra T'helim Synagogue

Chevra T'helim, (translation: House of Psalms), housed an Orthodox Jewish Congregation, established in 1917. It served the religious needs of a congregation largely composed of merchants who emigrated from Eastern Europe th the port city of Portsmouth. Like many religious ...

Bedminster War Memorials

(See Markers Below)

Marker is on Main Street (New Jersey Route 202), on the right when traveling north.

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