1790 - Gallipolis - 1940

This tablet is dedicated

to commemorate the spirit of

Marquis de Lafayette

and the French people who assisted the

colonists in establishing American

independence and to perpetuate the

memory of the French Five-Hundred

who settled Gallipolis 1790.

Marker is on 1st Avenue 0 miles from Court Street, on ...

Wakely’s Tavern

Pointe Basse

Built in 1831, Wakely’s Tavern and Trading Post was the first white settler’s house in present Wood County. River piers, shingle mill, warehouse, and gunpowder pit contributed to making this site a rendezvous for Indians, voyageurs, lumbermen and raftsmen, ...

Rutherford Medical

303 Second Avenue

In 1899, construction began for the New York Lying In Hospital designed by Robert H. Richardson and donated by J. Pierpoint Morgan. The hospital opened its doors in 1902 and during its early years, sixty percent of all ...

The South Carolina Flag

Our South Carolina state flag represents one of the oldest flag designs still in use. Its design elements go back to 1765 when three white crescents were used on a blue flag by protesters against the Stamp Act. Ten years ...

Site of First Ski Tow in the United States

Woodstock, Vermont

In January, 1934, on this pasture hill of Clinton Gilbert’s farm an endless-rope tow, powered by a Model “T” Ford engine, hauled skiers uphill for the first time.

This ingenious contraption launched a new era in winter sports.

Marker is on ...

Major General Ben H. Fuller

Maj. Gen. Ben H. Fuller was born in Michigan on 27 Feb. 1870. He was graduated from the U.S. Navy Academy in 1889 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps in 1891. Fuller married Katherine H. Offley ...

Union Defense Line

In August 1864, after four weeks of siege operations, Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman withdrew his forces to move them secretly around Atlanta on a wide circuit beyond East Point and destroy the railroad at Jonesboro. He had found Atlanta's ...

Bethany Church of Christ

Bethany Church of Christ, the oldest church building in Bethany, was built in 1852 according to plans drawn by Alexander Campbell, founder of Bethany College and leader in the Disciples Movement. Its foundation is built of stone from the original ...

Battle of Ezra Church Gen. Stewart Wounded

July 28, 1864. Gen. A.P. Stewart, with Walthall’s and Long’s divisions of his A.C. [CS], reached the field in time to renew the attack. Walthall, on left, fared no better than Brown, in the same area.

Stewart, riding forward to this ...

Littlestown

20th Century

The turn of the century brought the continuation of growth and change to Littlestown.

The photos depict businesses and properties which may be familiar to many despite some changes in appearance.

The Littlestown to Hanover trolley line, installed in 1908, was ...