Cockspur Island Lighthouse

The Cockspur Island Lighthouse, located in front of you was built in 1856. Six years later it was a silent witness to the Battle of Fort Pulaski. On April 10-11, 1862, the lighthouse was located midway between Union forces here ...

Eugenia Sterne Park

A Deed of Affection from Sam Houston

March 2?Texas Independence Day in 1836?was the birthday of Sam Houston in 1783 and of Eva Helena Eugenia Sterne in 1829. On October 25, 1841, Republic of Texas President Sam Houston presented the land ...

Brown Township School District #6

(Allen's School)

In 1832, Sylvanus Allen's property became the site of Brown Township's sixth and final school district. Following many building expansions, the current building, constructed in 1916, became the home of the Lena-Conover Consolidated School and became part of ...

Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston

Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston,

Confederate States Army,

desperately wounded at the

Battle of Seven Pines,

was brought to the

Crenshaw residence

standing on this block,

and nursed to recovery.

This marker is placed by the

Confederate Memorial Literary Society.A.D.1915

Marker can be reached from the intersection of East Broad Street ...

Eisenhower Park

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Works Progress Administration was the basis for the construction of Abilene's swimming pool, stadium, rose garden, and other buildings located in this park. This park project under the WPA was one of thirty such ...

Old Presbyterian Church

Newtown Heritage Walk No. 13

The Old Presbyterian Church was erected on North Sycamore Street in 1769 to replace the original 1734 log structure that stood a half mile to the west on Swamp Road near the high school and ...

Elinor Slack Campbell

Dedicated in memory of

Elinor Slack Campbell

A Founding Member Of The Newtown

Township Historical Architectural Review Board.

A Life Member And Historian Of

The Presbyterian Church.

History was her passion

Preservation her primary concern

Born: November 8, 1920

Powder Springs Road

June - July, 1864

Old Zion Church stood 150 ft. E. Confederate trenches crossed rd. in N. S. direction -- the left of Johnston’s Kennesaw line, occupied by Hood’s A. C., [CS] June 21, when it was shifted to their sector ...

Patrick Gass

Born 12 June 1771, Gass served as carpenter for Lewis and Clark. The expedition explored and studied the land, waterways, animal life, natural features and resources of the West. Gass's journal of trip was published in 1807. Soldier in the ...

Walker, Evans & Cogswell Company

Distinguished for Achievement as Stationers, Book Binders, and Printers, Since its founding in 1821 by John C. Walker. Appointed Lithographers and Printers to The Confederate Government in 1861. The company in this building produced stamps, Bank notes, Bonds, Certificates of ...