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Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company,...
Overshot Waterwheel
This is a reconstruction of one of many waterwheels used o...
Blackwater Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to All Veterans
Past Present & Futu...
Elkwater / Col. J. A. Washington
(Obverse)
Elkwater
Trenches made by Federal tr...
Camp Elkwater
Gateway to the Tygart Valley
Following success at Ri...
The Alloway Creek Watershed
Wetland Restoration Site
The Alloway Creek Watershed...
Cohoes - Waterford Bridge
Designed and Built in 1932 by the
State of New York<...
The Watermen of Back Creek
During the 1920s, the houses on this street belonged to Af...
Waterford - An Old Mill Town
Amos Janney, a Pennsylvania Quaker, settled on the south f...
Tidewater Lock View
In 1860, 244,273 tons of goods were transported along the ...
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Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal
Chartered by Pennsylvania, 1835; run by the canal company, 1840-1872, and the Reading Railroad till 1894. Followed the river for 45 miles below Columbia.
Marker is on Furnace Road PA 425 0.1 miles north of Goram Road, on the left when ...
Overshot Waterwheel
This is a reconstruction of one of many waterwheels used on this site. It is called an overshot wheel because the water flows over the top. The Tredegar Iron Works used waterwheels from its founding in 1836 until the 1870s ...
Blackwater Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to All Veterans
Past Present & Future
WWI • WWII • Vietnam
Harold Dean Waller • Vietnam
James Paul Barton • Vietnam
John Wesley Dial • World War II
Aubrey Embrey • World War II
Glenn Alley • World War II
Charles H. Schuster • World War ...
Elkwater / Col. J. A. Washington
(Obverse)
Elkwater
Trenches made by Federal troops under Gen. Reynolds, 1861. Nearby were the two Haddan Indian forts, scene of the Stewart and Kinnan massacres. Important features of 4-H Club work among rural youth started here in 1915.
(Reverse)
Col. J. A. Washington
Here, Sept. ...
Camp Elkwater
Gateway to the Tygart Valley
Following success at Rich Mountain in July 1861, Federal troops under Gen Joseph Reynolds built Camp Elkwater to deter Confederates from returning. Fortifications here blocked the narrow valley floor and a turnpike leading to the Virginia ...
The Alloway Creek Watershed
Wetland Restoration Site
The Alloway Creek Watershed
Wetland Restoration SiteThe Alloway Creek Watershed Site encompasses approximately 3,096 acres of wetland and upland edge in Elsinboro and Lower Alloway Creek Township, Salem County. This site follows the north side of the Alloway Creek ...
Cohoes - Waterford Bridge
Designed and Built in 1932 by the
State of New York
Department of Public Works
Frederick Stuart Greene, Superintendent
T.F Farrell - Chief Engineer
H.O Scheermerhorn - Asst. Chief Engineer
R. B. Smith - Resident Eng
Bates and Rogers Construction Company
Contractors Chicago, Ill.
Marker is on Saratoga Street ...
The Watermen of Back Creek
During the 1920s, the houses on this street belonged to African-American families. Most of the men living here worked on the water, launching often home-built boats from their back yards. They harvested oysters from September to April, and crabs in ...
Waterford - An Old Mill Town
Amos Janney, a Pennsylvania Quaker, settled on the south fork of Catoctin Creek around 1733. Other Quakers soon followed drawn by the fertile land. Most were grain farmers, making a mill an early priority. By the early 1740s, Janney had ...
Tidewater Lock View
In 1860, 244,273 tons of goods were transported along the James River and Kanawha canal.
Visible from this spot is one of two locks that remain from Richmond's original canals. It was the last in a series of five stone locks ...