Gabriel’s Rebellion

On 24 Aug. 1800, slave Ben Woolfolk met with other slaves at nearby Littlepage’s Bridge to recruit individuals for an insurrection planned for 30 Aug. The insurgents led by Gabriel, a slave owned by Thomas Henry Prosser of Henrico County, ...

The Bell Shall Not Toll

The bell shall not

toll but will remain

forever silent

in memory of those

from

Monroe Township

who

gave their lives

in the service of

their country

Marker is on Lakeview Avenue, in the median.

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Curfew Bell

Erected by the town of Veedersburg in memory of Cal Scherer who used old Curfew Bell over 30 years.

—Board of Trustees: Leon L. Ewbank, L. R. Owens M.D., Leon Wiggins.

Marker is on West Fifth Street, on the left when traveling ...

Manasquan Fire Bell

In honor of those men who have volunteered their services in the Manasquan Fire Dept.

This bell has served since the 1870s to summon firemen to fires.

Marker is on Abe Voorhees Drive near Preston Way.

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Belle Isle

Captain John Smith’s Adventures on the James

James River Park System

The Virginia Company of London instructed the first English colonists to choose a river for their settlement and to “let Captain Newport discover how far that river may be ...

Donald Campbell Willard

This tablet is erected

in memory of

Donald Campbell Willard

University of Pennsylvania, A.B. 1910

in recognition of his loyal service

as first president of

Carson Long Institute

Courtesy hmdb.org

Frank Bell Jr.

Frank Bell Jr. (1893–1963) was the son of early La Marque settlers Flavery and Frank Bell, Sr. Although he received little formal education, he was able to achieve business success and became a respected civic leader in La Marque’s African ...

Site of Mirabella Fish Company

1898-1985

Owners

Mario and Santa Mirabella

Tampa's Pioneer Seafood Family

Mirabella's owned its own fleet of boats that brought in fresh fish to the business.

Mirabella's Mission Statement

"From the Gulf to You"

Marker is on South Ashley Avenue north of West Platt Street / Channelside Drive. ...

Bell Prairie

Once located southwest of this site was the home of Henry Falvel Gillette (1816-1896). A native of Connecticut, Gillette came to Texas in 1840 at the urging of his cousin, Ashbel Smith. He became a noted educator in Harris, Washington, ...

Historic Campbell School

(Front):

After the Civil War, Barbour County residents built this one-room school house near Volga, 8 miles SW. As one of the county's first free schools, it was the center of education for hundreds of children, providing instruction for primary through ...