Butler Memorial Airport

1963

Dedicated to those who served

our nation in all wars

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War Comes to Mount Welby

[Oxon Hill Farm]

“I should not be surprised if Government persists in their determination to quarrel with England that we should experience all the horrors of civil discord.”

Letter of Mary Welby De Butts to her brother, Richard Earl Welby, ...

Birthplace of Thomas A. Edison

(1847-1931)

One of America's most prolific and important inventors, Thomas Alva Edison was born in this house in 1847. Designed by his father, Samuel Edison, a shingle maker by trade, this small gabled brick cottage was built in 1841. Though the ...

Disabled Veterans of Chester County Pennsylvania Memorial

To honor all disabled veterans of Chester County who served their country and were wounded or injured in the line of duty

DAV 90

Marker is on West Market Street, on the left when traveling east.

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Milan Canal Basin

1839-1867

Milan was a leading Great Lakes port after the completion of the 3-mile Milan Canal in 1839. Center of activity was the Milan Basin at this site where produce was brought from area farms for shipment to lake and world ...

Abney Athletic Center

This building was made possible by the

generous support of

The Abney Foundation

and

John R. Fulp, Jr.

It will forever serve as a tribute to the dedication and work of the many thousands of men and women who are a part of the textile ...

Willoughby Veterans Memorial

In honor of

the men and women

who serve and have served

in the United States

military forces

Marker is on Euclid Avenue (U.S. 20) near River Street (Ohio Route 174), on the left when traveling south.

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First Professional Football Game

On November 12, 1892, at Recreation Park, a few blocks NW of here, the Allegheny Athletic Association defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0. The winning touchdown was scored by William "Pudge" Heffelfinger, who received $500 for playing. He was the ...

Old Hattiesburg High School

Under the direction of Principal J.T. Wallace, this building was Hattiesburg's High School from 1922 to 1959. Built in 1911, the structure acquired its present form when enlarged and remodeled in 1921 to the designs of Robert E. Lee, the ...

Freedom of Assembly

With freedom from slavery came freedom of assembly – particularly to worship, evidenced by the early establishment of the first independent black congregation in 1865. African-American churches, such as Calvary Baptist (1883), were the primary civic and cultural arenas for ...