Spirit of Justice

Erected to commemorate that noble spirit of justice displayed by Gen. George Washington after his capture of Trenton in December 1776, in returning to both Whig and Tory alike their personal effects, of which they had been ruthlessly plundered by ...

John Fitch Steamboat Dock

This commemorates the genius, patience and perseverance of Lieutenant John Fitch, inventor of the first steamboat. It made successful trips between Philadelphia and Trenton in 1790 and docked near this site.

Marker can be reached from the North Parking Lot of ...

Hanover Junction

Here, Nov. 18, 1863, a special train carrying Abraham Lincoln and party to Gettysburg for dedication of National Cemetery changed railroads. Earlier in that year, wounded soldiers were transported from Gettysburg battlefield to this Junction, thence to distant hospitals. It ...

John S. Rarey and Cruiser

John S. Rarey (1827-66) of Groveport gained international fame in the mid 19th century for his humane methods of horse training, which involved talking to the horse and using a gentle, but firm, touch.

Rarey's horsemanship attracted people worldwide who ...

Major George Washington

On the flats of the east side of Connoquenessing Creek, one hundred rods east of this spot, Major George Washington, then a youth twenty-one years of age, narrowly escaped death, being shot at by a hostile Indian, less than fifteen ...

Invention Of The Jeep

In September 1940 a team headed by Karl Probst delivered to the U.S. Army a prototype for the World War II jeep. This small, four-wheel drive vehicle was produced by the American Bantam Car Co., located one block east. Here, ...

Jackson's Brigade

Withers' Division - Bragg's Corps

C.S.

Jackson's (3d) Brigade,

17th Ala., 18th Ala., 19th Ala., 2d Texas,

Girardey's Georgia Battery,

Withers' (2d) Div., Bragg's Corps,

Army of the Mississippi.

This Brigade, with its regiments in order from left to right as above, its battery in center, became ...

Edgefield United Methodist Church / The Reverend Joseph Moore

Edgefield United Methodist Church

By 1841, this congregation was established and was a member of the Edgefield circuit. The present structure was dedicated in November of 1892 by Bishop W.W. Duncan. The Reverend Joseph Moore sold to the church the land ...

Fort Jefferson: A Link in a Chain

Fort Jefferson was just a link in a chain of forts stretching north from Fort Washington (Cincinnati) to Fort Deposit (Waterville).

During the Indian War of 1790-1795, the United States felt it necessary to build forts in contested territory. Fort Jefferson ...

J. Strom Thurmond

Native of Edgefield Born 1902

County Supt. of Education 1929-1933

State Senator 1933-1938

Circuit Judge 1938-1946

U.S. Army - World War II 1942-1946

Governor of South Carolina 1947-1951

United States Senate 1954-

Chairman - Senate Judiciary Comm. 1984-

President Pro-Tempore of U.S. Senate 1981-

Marker is on Courthouse Square. ...