Carrolltown

In this vicinity a small African-American settlement grew from ten acres of land given to Jane Carroll by her owner, Dennis Johnston, before 1856. Jane's son, George, acquired an additional 121 acres from Johnston's heirs in 1899 and 1903. In ...

Louisburg Veterans Memorial

Dedicated to the honor

and sacrifice of our

men and women

who served our country

in war and peace

[Honor Roll]

[Dedicated]

November 11, 1996

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New Hope Mills

In 1790 Benjamin Parry, who owned mills on both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Delaware River, lost his mills in Pennsylvania to fire. He rebuilt them and named them "New Hope Mills", commencing operation with new and ...

Cappahosic

Here is Cappahosic, where a ferry was established early in the eighteenth century. On the old charts, this Indian district lay between Werowocomoco and Timberneck Creek. Powhatan is said to have offered it to Capt. John Smith for "two great ...

Sullivan Expedition Against the Iroquois Indians

1779

Heller's Tavern The end of the day's march June 18, 1779 Distance 12 miles

Marker is on South Broadway (Pennsylvania Route 512) 0.3 miles north of Male Road (County Road 1028), on the left when traveling north.

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Solebury National Bank

This structure, now the Solebury National Bank Building, was originally the Delaware House built to accommodate travelers using the new (1814) covered bridge that hastened the demise of the river Ferry Service ...

Marker is at the intersection of Bridge ...

Slaves Cabins

At the Edge between Two Worlds

You are standing at the edge of two worlds. You are leaving the world of the owner and entering the world of the slave.

The cabin ruins before you are a vivid testament to ...

The Spirit of Wheaton

[This historical mural depicts the] Graeves Home, 1922; Lieshner Radio Repair, 1948; Little Tavern Cafe, 1950; Hickerson Station & Store, 1925; Getty Farm, 1912.

Design and Art Work [by The] Maryland College of Art and Design, Edward Glynn, President. Artists: ...

Centre Bridge

So named as it lies about midway between Lambertville and Lumberville.

This bridge is located at the site of a ferry operated about the year 1700 by Colonel John Reading who owned the land on the New Jersey side ...

Mother Colony House

First house built in Anaheim, 1857, by George Hanson, founder "The Mother Colony", group selecting name given settlement. This German group left San Francisco to form grape growing colony. Southern California Vineyards became largest in California until destroyed, 1885, by ...