Clifton World War II Memorial

We proudly honor

these boys who gave

their lives in World War II

Richard M. Bradley •

T. Vernon Carr •

J. Marshall McClure •

Belton A. Robbins •

L. Howard Shropshier •

Quinton E. Sproles

Marker is on Hawk Hill Road 0.1 miles south of Cowpens-Clifton Road, on ...

Clifton–French River

Clifton, first townsite surveyed in the United States section of the North Shore, was platted

west of the mouth of the French River in 1855. The river was known to early explorers

as Riviere des Francais. Rumors of nearby copper deposits resulted ...

Clifton Baptist Church / First Baptist Church

Clifton Baptist Church

This church, originally called Clifton Baptist Church, was founded in 1881 with ten charter members and Rev. T.J. Taylor as its organizing minister. Rev. W.T. Tate was its first permanent minister. Admitted into the Broad River Association later ...

Clifton

Occupied River Town

From the fall of Fort Donelson to the war’s end, Clifton experienced significant military activity. It was an important port on the Tennessee River and a primary ferry-crossing between Middle and West Tennessee.

During his famous West ...

Clifton Plantation

President George Washington on his southern tour traveled southward over this road, April 27-30, 1791. While in this vicinity the day and night of April 29, he was the guest of Captain William Alston on this plantation, Clifton, which was ...

Historical Clifton

This historic village was a hub for early Ohio industry and travel. The natural geography of the area provided ideal conditions for the establishment of a variety of mills. Col. Robert Patterson, an ancestor of the founder of National Cash ...

Clifton Gorge

A Feature of Ohio's Glacial Past

Clifton Gorge is a classic example of a canyon cut into dolomite and shale bedrock that dates to the Silurian Period 400 million years ago. Created by meltwater released from the retreating continental glacier some ...

Clifton

Lee’s Retreat

Generals Grant and Meade used this location for their headquarters during the night. Grant stayed in the house and it was here that he received Lee’s second letter suggesting a peace meeting. He left the next morning for Appomattox ...

Clifton

Lee’s Retreat

Generals Grant and Meade used this location for their headquarters during the night. Grant stayed in the house and it was here that he received Lee’s second letter suggesting a peace meeting. He left the next morning for Appomattox ...