Fort Fair Lawn: An Archeaological Treasure

Fair Lawn Plantation was an enormous property granted to Sir Peter Colleton, oldest son of Sir John Colleton, one of the original eight Lords Proprietors of the Carolina colony. During the Revolutionary War, the British army first occupied the plantation ...

1st Delaware

Delaware

1st Delaware Volunteers

Colonel John W. Andrews

3rd Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps

on the morning of Sept. 17, 1862

this regiment crossed Antietam Creek

forming right of first line of French's

Division. Advanced with heavy skirmishing

through Roulette Farm and became fiercely

engaged immediately in front ...

Fairlawn Plantation / Fort Fairlawn

Fairlawn Plantation

Fairlawn Barony, sometimes called “Fair-Lawn,” was granted to Peter Colleton, whose father John had been one of the original Lords Proprietors of the Carolina colony. John’s grandson John (1679-1754), known as “The Honorable,” was a planter and ...

Washington's Crossing of Delaware

To commemorate the crossing of the Delaware River at this point by General George Washington and the Continental Troops, Christmas Night, 1776, and the splendid victory at Trenton.

Committee

John D. James, President

Russell W. Knight, Secretary

Jesse C. Everitt, ...

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra

1946 - 1963

Yankee manager 1964, 1984 - 1985

Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1972

"It ain't over 'til it's over"

Three time MVP 1951-54-55

Selected to A.L. All-Star Game 15 consecutive years

Hit most Home Runs by a Yankee catcher

Outstanding clutch ...

Washington Crossed the Delaware

Near this spot

Washington

crossed the Delaware

on Christmas night 1776

the eve of the Battle of Trenton.

Marker can be reached from River Road (Pennsylvania Route 32), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Delaware

1755     1785

This fort represents the buck-skinned variety of American frontier fortifications. It tells the story of the Delaware Company a group of Connecticut pioneers who established their settlement in the face of every conceivable hardship.

This authentic ...

David L. Lawrence

1889-1966

David L. Lawrence, Mayor of Pittsburgh from 1946 to 1959 and Governor of Pennsylvania from 1959 to 1963, was born in the Old Point District, now Point State Park, on June 18, 1889. As Mayor and Governor, he provided the ...

Fort Delaware

Model of the circa 1755

Cushetunk settlement

located near Milanville Pa.

Opened in 1957. Designed by

James W. Burnank.

Marker is on New York Route 97, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Fort Delaware Museum

The reconstructed stockade, blockhouses, log cabins, blacksmith shop, shed, armory, and herb garden are representative of forts constructed by Connecticut settlers in the 1750’s.

Revolutionary War Heritage Trail

Marker is on New York Route 97, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy ...