Amherst County / Campbell County

Area 470 Square Miles / Area 557 Square Miles

Amherst County. Formed in 1761 from Albemarle, and named for Jeffrey, Lord Amherst, British commander in the French and Indian War. Balcony Falls are in this county.

Campbell County. Formed in 1781 ...

Arma Veterans Memorial

Roll of Honor

The City of Arma Honors All Persons

Who Have Offered Their Life In

Service To Their Country.

[Honor Roll of Individuals]

Marker is at the intersection of 5th Street and East Washington Street, on the left when traveling north on 5th Street. ...

Old Jacksonborough

Founded about 1735 on lands granted John Jackson in 1701; county seat of Colleton District from 1799 to 1822. Provisional capital of state while Charleston was under siege in the closing months of the American Revolution. First South Carolina Legislature ...

Nina Anderson Pape

(1869 - 1944)

A pioneer in women’s education, Nina Anderson Pape completed her studies at Columbia University. She founded the Froebel Circle, which educated the poor children of Savannah’s Yamacraw Village; and Tybee Island’s Fresh Air Home for disadvantaged youth. At ...

Terence V. Powderly

Noted labor leader. Born Jan 22, 1849, in Carbondale. Grand Master Workman of the Knights of Labor, 1879-93. Scranton’s Mayor, 1878-84. Later Federal immigration official. Died in 1924. His home was near here.

Marker is on North Main Avenue just south ...

Major-General Winfield Scott Hancock

United States Army

(Front):Born - February-14-1824

Died - February-9-1886

Major-General

Winfield Scott Hancock

United States Army

(Back):

Cadet U.S.M.A. July 1, 1840. Brevet Second Lieut. 6th U.S. Infantry July 1, 1844. Second Lieut. June 18, 1846. Regimental Quartermaster June 30, 1848 to October 1, 1849. Regimental Adjutant ...

Rev. William Bishop

Baptist clergyman and first ordained minister in Scranton, built a combined log church and house near here in 1795. There he preached and held services. He was born in England, 1749, and died in Scott Township in 1816.

Marker is at ...

Abbottstown Street/Broadway

A Glimpse of Hanover's Past

The chaotic fighting at the Center Square quickly spilled over onto several side streets, alleys, and fields. At the first sign of trouble, Major John Hammond led an organized withdrawal of the 5th New York Cavalry ...

Max Heller Legacy Plaza

New Beginnings

[Top Panel]:

It was 1919 and Greenville, South Carolina had emerged from World War I with a surge of patriotism and community spirit. Main Street was a center of activity and a building boom brought the Woodside Building, the Chamber ...

Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps

Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.

No. 3...................................... U.

Cruft's Division - Granger's Corps

Brig. Gen. Charles Cruft.

Nov. 25, 1863, 5 P.M.

2d Brigade - Brig. Gen. Walter C. Whitaker.

3d Brigade - Col. William Grose.

Division followed Osterhaus in the march of Hooker's column from Lookout Mountain, ...