Hospital Care

Prior to 1905, physicians in the Upper Miami Valley took care of surgical procedures in their offices or in the case of emergencies or serious illness on the patient's own kitchen table. Under these circumstances, cleanliness was difficult to ...

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

Old Spanish Trail Zero Milestone

St Augustine Fla to San Diego Calif

Marker is on San Marco Avenue 0.1 miles south of San Marco Avenue (State Route A1A), on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Creation of the Province of British Columbia

Création de la Province de Columbie-Britannique

[English]

The province of British Columbia was created on July 20, 1871. Formerly a crown colony established by the union in 1866 of Vancouver Island with the mainland colony of British Columbia, the addition of the ...

Turpin's Chapel - Maple Grove United Methodist Church

Founded 1865 by Capt. John Turpin, CSA (NC)-POW

Non-denominational until 1885. Became Turpin's

Chapel MEC (South) 1885. Name changed to Maple

Grove MEC (South) 1912. Became Maple Grove Methodist Church 1949 and Maple Grove United Methodist Church 1968. Also the site of the ...

The Southern Campaign, Apr 1781 - Dec 1782

Upon returning to South Carolina, Greene moved against Camden, where Lord Rawdon commanded the British garrison. Rawdon attacked the Americans at Hobkirk’s Hill on April 25, 1781, and defeated Greene. However, partisan forces cut the British line of communication with ...

Williamston Municipal Center

This site and the one directly in front, Mineral Spring Park, which was donated by West Allen Williams in 1842, formed the nucleus for the new Town of Mineral Springs. In 1852, the town received its charter and the name ...

Pendrary House

309 Belleville Street

Family home of William J. Pendrary

Built 1897

Known as Loretto Hall

1940-1966

Restoration by William and Florence Prior

1970

Topiary gardens replanted by descendants of Mr. Pendrary

1980

[Marker below, French]

Ancienne residence de la famille William J. Pendrary

construite en 1897.

Devint «Lorretto Hall», couvent de la ...

Hopper-Goetschius House

Abraham Hopper built a “new stone house” here (the west wing) in 1739, according to surveyor Charles Clinton. The rest is late 18th century. About 1813 it was bought by the Rev. Stephen Goetschius (1752 – 1837), pastor of Old ...

Fourteen Holy Helpers R. C. Church

Site of original Middle Ebenezer Memorial Church, built of handmade bricks. Christian Metz held first church service March 1846. When Ebenezer Society moved to Iowa in 1864, property was bought by Fourteen Holy Helpers Church congregation and altered to meet ...

Acadamy Baptist Acadamy

The Acadiana Baptist Academy once occupied these buildings and grounds. The school was founded in 1917 by the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church and the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board. Its purpose was to provide Christian Education and training for individuals ...