Cheatham's Division - Hardee's Corps.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham.

[First Tablet of Historical Marker]:

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Cheatham's Division - Hardee's Corps.

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham.

Nov. 25, 1863.

Jackson's Brigade - Brig. Gen. John K. Jackson.

Moore's Brigade - Brig. Gen. John C. Moore.

Walthall's Brigade - Brig. Gen. Edward Cary ...

Largest and Most Valuable Estate in the County

In 1844, Richard D. Lee inherited 481.5 acres from his father’s estate. For the next 16 years, Lee improved and expanded his land holdings until he owned 2,100 acres. In 1860, his farm yielded 2,900 bushels of wheat, 3,500 bushels ...

Forbes Camp

Near here was located Shawnee Cabins camp. Used by Gen. Forbes army in the campaign of 1758 against the French at Fort Duquesne in present Pittsburgh.

Marker is on Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30) 0.2 miles west of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route ...

Basin Race

The Great Basin of the James River & Kanawha Canal covered three square blocks directly in front of this plaque: between Cary and Canal, and 8th and 12th Streets. By 1834, millers had realized the Basin’s water could be used ...

Forbes Road

Fort Dewart

"The fort on the top of Allegheny Hill" was erected in 1758 during the Gen. Forbes expedition against Fort Duquesne. The site is marked half a mile northeast of here, near the head of Breastwork Run.

Marker is on Lincoln ...

Stingray Point

Eight miles east, where the Rappahannock River joins Chesapeake Bay. Near there, in June, 1608, Captain John Smith, the explorer, was hurt by a stingray while fishing in the river. The point took its name from this incident.

Marker is at ...

Transportation Through the Ages

1900–1930’s

Roads were only paths made by walking and from the passage of wagons and buggies. When the first cars came into the area, the roads were “pot-hole after pot-hole.” Sam Bonham told of riding his motorcycle around 1918 to Knoxville, ...

World War II POW Camp

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German prisoners of war were held in a camp on this site from September 1943 to the spring of 1946. This camp, one of 21 in S.C., was a sub-camp of Fort Jackson, in Columbia. 250 prisoners captured ...

An Earthwork in Front

Situated on high ground two miles behind the Warwick-Yorktown line, this redoubt (a four or multiple-sided field fortification) was constructed by the Confederate Army of the Peninsula. It provided a field of fire down the Great Warwick Road toward Lee’s ...

Stingray Point

Capt. John Smith led two exploratory voyages in Chesapeake Bay during the summer of 1608. His boat ran aground at the mouth of the Rappahannock River three miles east, on 17 July. While awaiting high tide to float the vessel, ...