Fort Lyttelton

Begun in 1755 by George Croghan, named by Governor Morris after Sir George Lyttelton, then the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Garrisoned variously by Provincial and regular troops, as well as local volunteers in 1763. By 1764 it was reported in ...

Yeck Family Portage Path North Terminus Memorial

Preserving the Trail of the Portage Path

The Portage Path is now marked for all time in bronze to honor and memorialize the American Indian who for untold centuries preserved and cared for this land and its waterways.

During the 1990's, the ...

Norfolk World War I Monument

[ south plaque ]

1917 The World War 1918

In honor of those who gave and those

who offered their lives for liberty

the people of Norfolk have built

this monument and crowned it with

The Liberty Bell

in the faith that it will ring the

knell of ...

Chesterfield Court House

Soldiers and Refugees

Late on the morning of Monday, April 3, 1865, part of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia briefly halted here at the Chesterfield County seat. The day before, a series of Federal attacks had broken ...

Forbes Road

Raystown Path

Just east of here is the junction of the two branches of the Raystown Path: a mountain shortcut by way of Fannettsburg, and Gen. Forbes road through Cowan Gap. From here Forbes route is marked by towns named for ...

Camden Friends Meeting

Burial Place of John Hunn This house of worship, built in 1805, was first a Preparative Meeting under the care of Motherkiln (Murderkill) Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). In 1830, Camden Monthly Meeting was formed by ...

Morning Star Institutional Church of God in Christ, Inc.

In 1856, the trustees of Whatcoat Methodist Episcopal Church purchased this site from Thomas Mifflin. The present church was erected thereafter and dedicated on July 26, 1857. Extensive renovations of the structure were undertaken in 1865 and 1940. The building ...

The Birthplace of Victoria

We would like to take a moment to share with you the history that you are standing over, around and next to.

This harbour was originally the sole domain of the Lekwungen First Nation who plied its protected waters and fished ...

Founder's Park

Site of the home of Trenton's founder, Michael Pearce, and his wife, Phebe Squier Pearce. The family migrated from New Jersey in 1801, purchased 1,500 acres, and settled in this location. Michael Pearce and David Enyeart platted the village of ...

The Hollingsworth Family Settlement

Shenandoah University's History and Tourism Center sits on land once owned by the Hollingsworth family. The Hollingsworth home, "Abram's Delight," is now a nearby museum.

One of the first settlers to come to the Shenandoah Valley, Abraham Hollingsworth settled on 582 ...