Fort Deposit / Roche de Bout

Anthony Wayne Parkway

Fort Deposit

Gen. Mad Anthony Wayne built Fort Deposit near here on Aug. 19, 1794 when advancing against theforces ofthe hostile Indian Confederacy gathered at the foot of the Rapida. The following day, leaving Capt. Zebulon Pike with 200 ...

Pennsylvania Match Factory

One of the nation's leading producers of wooden matches during the first half of the 20th century; founded 1899 by Bellefonte entrepreneurs. The factory buildings opened in 1900, using the vast resources of the surrounding lumber region. By World War ...

The Confederate Monument

This monument created due to the efforts of George B. Payne. In 1875 Payne lived in Topeka, Kansas. During the Civil War Payne was a private in the 4th Kentucky Infantry. He served as a courier for Gen. John C. ...

The Parade of Ships

These plaques commemorate famous vessels in the history of Victoria and pay tribute to pioneers they brought to this new land, the men and women who fought the good fight and built Victoria and British Columbia.

This key plaque presented by ...

Site of Rhodes Tavern

[First Panel]:

Built in 1799, in the hope that the new capital would become a great city.

Opened as a tavern and inn by William Rhodes, 1801.

Washington's first 'town hall,' where White House architect James Hoban and other citizens ...

Federal, Confederate Lines, June 22, 27, 1864.

One-half mi. S., at the road - fork, is SIGNAL HILL, where Sherman observed the assault on Cheatham Hill by troops of the 4th & 14th Corps [US], June 27.

The John Ward Road -- left turn at the fork -- ...

First Post Office Site

Here at what was once known as Hatterman's Point, in the early years, John Cornthwaite Hector settled and had a store built, completed in 1880 by carpenter U. D. Henderson of Eau Gallie.

Hector was described as "tall, heavy-set, with ...

Trysting Steps and Bluff Walk

Originally wooden steps mounted the bluff, providing a means for pedestrians to go from the front street business section to the hotels and residences along the high bluff.

At the top of the steps, along bluff walk, were the Carelton ...

Front Street

Front Street was the original business section of Melbourne. It came into existence in the 1880's as dry goods stores, grocery stores, a fish house boat building and the post office were located along the waterfront.

In 1894, Melbourne's second ...

Defenders of Fort Griswold • Sept • 6th 1781

British Officer - “Who commands this fort ”

Colonel Ledyard – “I did sir, but you do now ”

Killed – Lieut. Col. William Ledyard, Commanding

Capt. Elijah Avery • Capt. Elisha Avery • Lieut. Ebenezer Avery • Ensign Daniel ...