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Georgetown Presbyterian Church

In 1859 a petition was submitted to the Lewes

Presbytery requesting the creation of a

Presbyterian Church in Georgetown. The

congregation was organized the following year.

Meetings were first held in the Sussex County

Courthouse. The church was incorporated in

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The Guy West Bridge

Named in honor of

Dr. Guy A. West

Founding President of

Sacramento State College

(1947 – 1966)

Under his guidance and dedicated

leadership, the university grew from

four faculty and fewer than two

hundred students to a comprehensive

regional institute of higher

learning with a national reputation

for excellence

Marker can be ...

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Batavia

Seat of Holland Land

Office. This City was

founded in 1801 by Joseph

Ellicott, local agent of

Holland Land Company

Marker is on West Main Street (New York Route 5/65).

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Dr. Luther W. Baxter

For many years, Dr. Luther W. Baxter, Professor Emeritus of Plant Pathology, maintained this collection, aided by a group of volunteers. Much of Dr. Baxter's research focused on camellia diseases. To reduce root-rot, he taught the volunteers how to graft ...

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United States Submarine Crews Memorial

To the United States

52 Submarines and

And Their Gallant Crews

Who Sacrificed Their

Lives In World War II

“Lest We Forget These

Boats on Eternal Patrol”

Sealion • S ? 36 • S ? 26 • Shark • Perch • S ? 27 • S ? ...

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Asbury United Methodist Church

On May 16, 1812, land at this location was

conveyed by Minos and Sally Tindall to

representatives of the local Methodist

society “in trust that they shall build or

cause to be erected thereon a house or place

of worship ...

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Cobblestone School

1837

Alexander Classical School

Genesee Wyoming Seminary

Alexander Union School

Alexander High School

Built in 1837

by a group of public spirited citizens

used as a school until 1938

National Register of Historic Places 1973

Marker is on Church Street, ...

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First Library

The Alexandrian Library was the first in Genesee County and was founded in 1811 by Alexander Rea, Noah North, Ezra Osborn & Sebe Brainard

Marker is on Buffalo Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Depot

As seen on the right, the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad Depot at Frostburg was constructed in 1891. The depot served as a passenger and freight station enroute between Cumberland, Maryland down the rich coal-mining region of Georges Creek to Piedmont, ...

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Battle of Kolb's Farm

June 22, 1864

The 14th Kentucky (2d Division, 23d A.C.,) together with the 123d N. Y. (1st Division, 20th A.C.,) [US] were posted as skirmishers East of the Kolb farmstead.

The stubborn resistance by the 14th Ky., and the 123d N.Y., disrupted ...

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