The Old North Church

The enduring fame of the Old North began on the evening of April 18, 1775, when the church sexton, Robert Newman, climbed the steeple and held high two lanterns as a signal from Paul Revere that the British were marching ...

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge

The Leonard P. Zakim

Bunker Hill Bridge

The Leonard P. Zakim Bunker Hill Bridge, part of The Big Dig Project in Boston, is the widest cable-stayed bridge in the world. The Bridge serves as the northern entrance to and exit from ...

The Green Bay Trail

One branch of the Green Bay Trail traversed this region. Originally an Indian trail, after 1816 the route connected Fort Dearborn at Chicago with Fort Howard at Green Bay. Couriers faced hunger, cold and Indians to carry dispatches on a ...

Ferry Hill

Farm, Ferry and Freedom

The brick home in front of you (Picture included) once stood at the heart of a Western Maryland plantation called "Ferry Hill." Built between 1812 and 1820, the plantation consisted of nearly 700 acres of land, a ...

Richmond-Andrus Mill Site

This site marks The Richmond Mill, constructed in 1822 as a sawmill. The Andrus family first became involved with the mill in 1872.

The 1915 History of Perry reports that the sawmill was operational. With 93 years in business, it ...

Andrus Mill Pond

This view was from a point South of the Andrus planing mill looking West, and shows the "Andrus Pond" and culvert under Main Street.

The Andrus Mill pond was filled in. In 1999, it is the Perry Village's main parking ...

In Memory of a Soldier

In memory of a soldier

of the War of 1812

buried here 1814

My brave lad he sleeps

In his faded coat of blue

In his lonely grave unknown

Lies the heart that beat so true

Marker is on Avon-Caledonia ...

Early House

Built 1838 by Isaac Cox cobblestones selected for size by passing them thru iron rings.

Marker is on River Road (County Route 84) ½ mile north of S Road (County Route 141), on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Cockerill's Brigade

Hugh Ewing's Division

Cockerill's Brigade

Hugh Ewing's Division, 15th Corps.

Col. Joseph R. Cockerill.

Nov. 25, 1863.

48th Illinois, - Lieut. Col. Lucien Greathouse.

97th Indiana, - Col. Robert F. Catterson.

99th Indiana, - Col. Alexander Fowler.

53rd Ohio, - Col. Wells S. Jones.

70th Ohio, - Maj. William ...

Alfred Sorenson

1850 - 1939

Alfred Sorenson, the doyen of Omaha newspapermen, was a picturesque figure familiar around Omaha. His varied career led him to seek the offices of U.S. Senator twice and Congressman once. He was unsuccessful all three times, but remarked ...