General N.B. Forrest's Command Position

General Forrest positioned himself in the area of the Inner Breastworks when he arrived on the morning of April 12, 1864. From here he could observe the Union fort which was visible from this point at the time of the ...

Kettle Creek Battlefield

Marker Front:

The Patriots whose names appear on this marker are those who have been proved to have participated in the Battle of Kettle Creek on February 14, 1779.

Many brave men fought on this hallowed ground, some were wounded and others ...

Clement Cannon, Sr.

Born in NC, 1783; veteran of the War of 1812; early Bedford County manufacturer; Whig political leader. In 1810 Cannon provided 100 acres of land for the site of the "Town of Shelbyville" and in 1817 donated 5 acres to ...

Inner Breastworks

Fort Pillow, 1862

This second line of breastworks is located between the long line of outer breastworks and the Union fort. Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the construction of the inner breastworks because the outer breastworks were too long for the ...

Fort Jones

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Fort Jones, a stockade fort built during the Creek uprising of 1836, stood on this site. After the burning of Roanoke, the frightened settlers sought refuge in its blockhouse, built of upright skinned logs with high windows for gun holes. ...

United States National Military Cemetery - Staunton

United States

National Military Cemetery

Staunton.

Established 1867.

Internments 753.

Known 232.

Unknown 521.

Marker can be reached from Richmond Avenue (U.S. 250).

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Harvey's Lake

One of Pennsylvania’s major recreational lakes. Benjamin Harvey encountered it in 1781. By the early 1900s it was a famous resort, reached by train and trolley. Its largest hotel, the Oneonta, was built in 1898 and burned in 1919. An ...

Leatherlips

Leatherlips

A chief of the Wyandot Tribe of Indians.

Was executed on this spot, June 1, 1810.

Marker is at the intersection of Riverside Drive (Ohio Route 257) and Stratford Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Riverside Drive.

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First Settler's Grave

One mile north is the grave of John Lewis, first settler in this region, who came here in 1732 and died in 1762. He chose the site of the town of Staunton. His four sons, Thomas, Andrew, William and Charles, ...

Christ Church (Episcopal)

Started in 1820 as St. James' Mission, the first church built here in 1825 on land given by Vardry McBee, was consecrated in 1828 by Bishop Nathaniel Bowen as Christ Church. The present church was built 1852-54 with Rev. ...