Convict Camp and Wagon Road

In 1915 prisoners from the Utah State Prison camped here among these very rocks. They were detailed to build a wagon road up the fault, directly east from here. Remnants of the road can still bee seen with its lava ...

"The Cradle"

Building in which in 1891 Misses Betty Ballinger and Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, a society for historical preservation.

This Victorian structure was then library of "The Oaks," family home of the founders, who were ...

Haven Peaches

The Haven peach varieties were developed here by Michigan State University's South Haven Experiment Station, under the direction of Professor Stanley Johnston. From 1924 to 1963, eight yellow-fleshed freestone varieties were selected from more than twenty-one thousand cross-bred seedlings. They ...

Keyes' Switch Engagement

The Last of the Loudoun Rangers

This is the site of the last Civil War engagement in Jefferson County and one of the last fights involving Col. John S. Mosby’s Rangers. It also marked the end of the Independent Loudoun Rangers, ...

Jackson at Harpers Ferry

The Stonewall Brigade

As you explore Jefferson County’s Civil War sites, you will learn about some of the notable exploits on the native soil of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson, one of the wars most famous figures. Jackson was born in Clarksburg, ...

The Crossing at Scioto County / The Underground Railroad

Historic Underground Railroad Site

The Crossing at Scioto County (front)

The Ohio River was a formidable obstacle for escaping slaves. Many runaways from Kentucky were aided by James Poindexter, an African-American barber and local resident, who picked up fugitives in Kentucky and ...

Scioto County KIA-MIA Memorial

In honor of all the families

that gave their sons and

daughters to our country

POW-KIA

Let the world know that

we will not forget nor forget

until all our troops are

accounted for

In honor of all the men

and women who served

our country

[Honor Rolls follow]

World War I ...

Heritage Home and Pioneer Corner

Original Home of Ira E. and Marion Hinton Bradshaw

Built 1906-08

(Placed on the National Register of Historic Places – 1991)

This plain carpenters’ Victorian eclectic style home, with a cross-wing and stone foundation and cellar was the first permanent ...

Hurricane Pioneers

In 1863 settlers of the upper Virgin River whose lands were being washed away made preliminary surveys for irrigating and occupying these lands. Erastus Snow, David H.

Cannon and Nephi Johnson came down the hill over an old Indian trail, with ...

Education First and Foremost

The Original Town Hall (left) and Academy (right) were both built in the early 1800s on the Town Common and served as schools into the 20th century. As student enrollment increased, the buildings became over-crowded and out-dated (photo c. 1900). ...