Col. Arthur Campbell

Arthur Campbell, a military and political leader, was born in Augusta County in 1743. In 1758 during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), Campbell was captured by the Wyandot Indians aligned with the French and held captive for two years before ...

Salem School Bell

Salem School Bell

1883 – 1938

from

Lodi’s first school

Located at Lodi Ave. and Stockton St.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Allen Temple AME Church Bell

This bell was transferred from the

old to the rebuilt church in 1929.

Present Mounting: Sept. 1983

Donors: W.W. Henderson, Sr., Wilton Wells, Sr., Wilfred Walker, Sr.

Pastor: W.J. Jefferson, Jr.

Elder: C. Jackson

Bishop: F.M. Reid, Jr.

Marker is at the intersection of Green Avenue and ...

Campbell's Bayou

Site Of Landmark

Settled 1821 by privateer James Campbell (1791-1856), U. S. Navy veteran, War of 1812, who after discharge was lieutenant and close friend of buccaneer Jean Lafitte, operating out of Galveston (then called Campeche).

In Karankawa Indian rituals about ...

Ashland County Courthouse Bell

This bell was hung in the old court house in 1853 and for 75 years served Ashland County truly & well. It's vibrant tones rang out the news of Lee's surrender, tolled the passing of the immortal Lincoln, pealed forth ...

Lawrence D. Bell

Born in Mentone, Lawrence D. Bell (1894-1956) became one of America's foremost aviation pioneers. He founded Bell Aircraft Corporation in Buffalo, New York, 1935. Advanced aircraft manufactured included Bell helicopters, America's first jet, and Bell X-1, first plane to fly ...

Joshua Fry Bell

Bell County formed from Harlan and Knox Counties, 1867. Named for Joshua Fry Bell, 1811-70, congressman, Ky. Sec. of State, comr. to peace conference in 1861 and state legislature. He was g. grandson of Dr. Thomas Walker, explorer of Ky. ...

Gabriel's Rebellion

Gabriel, a slave of Thomas Prosser of nearby Brookfield plantation, planned a slave insurrection against Richmond on 30 Aug. 1800. The slaves intended to kidnap Governor James Monroe and compel him to support political, social, and economic equality but intense ...

The Campbell – Christie House

This Dutch Style sandstone house had stood in New Milford since the Revolution. Faced with demolition it was saved for our country’s heritage by moving it to this site on September 27, 1977. This preservation was accomplished through the combined ...

The Campbell Kids

Beloved Icons of Campbell Soup Company

When the campbell Kids were created in 1904 for a Campbell Soup Company ad campaign, little did anyone realize what enduring icons the fresh-faced, roly-poly characters would become.

The Campbell Kids first appeared with cans of ...