Baskins Creek

As the story goes..."a party of hunters come up from Knoxville an' kilt 'em a load o' bear an' drug ‘em down to the head o' the creek an' skinned ‘em. They tuk the meat but lef' the skins 'till ...

Buckeystown

This street scene photo taken on the bridge crossing Rocky Fountain Creek around 1870, clearly shows the three white tannery buildings on the east side of Buckeystown Pike. The tanning of animal hides was the town's earliest industry. The red ...

Breneman-Turner Mill

Survivor of The Burning

On October 6, 1864, Union soldiers approached this mill on their march from Harrisonburg to Broadway during “The Burning.” This was U.S. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan’s two-week campaign to end the Valley’s role as the “Breadbasket of ...

The Middlebury Fire House

On this site in 1949 the volunteers of the Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department, using donated and salvaged materials, built a fire station on land donated by the Vaszauskas family.

Pictured are the original 1941 Ford LaFrance, 1947 International tanker and ...

Schooner Parallel “Blown to Atoms” 1887

The two-masted, 148-ton Parallel left San Francisco for Astoria, Oregon, with a mixed cargo & 42 tons of black powder & dynamite. Capt. W.C. Miller, fought against difficult winds for two days & finally gave up. The abandon-ship order ...

Middlebury Blacksmith Shop

Westover School located across from the Green was once the location of the original Blacksmith Shop. It was later relocated to Store Rd. near the spot where the old trolley waiting room was once located. The blacksmith shop has a ...

Hallam Borough and Township Honor Roll

[Honor Roll of Veteran Names]

God Guide and Protect Them

Marker is at the intersection of Market Street (Pennsylvania Route 462) and Prospect Street, on the left when traveling east on Market Street.

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Greenbrier Military School

First school was established 1808-09 by Dr. John McElhenney and chartered as an academy in 1812. Used as barracks and hospital during War between the States. The present buildings were erected in 1921.

Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 219 ...

Lewisburg Battle

Confederate troops under Gen. Henry Heth here, May 23, 1862, were repulsed in attach upon division of Col. Geo. Crook's brigade. The Old Stone Church was used as a hospital. In his retreat, Heth burned bridge over Greenbrier at Caldwell.

Marker ...

Gumboro Hundred

Created

1873 by Act of General Assembly from

the southern parts of Broad Creek

and Dagsboro Hundreds.

Marker is on Millsboro Highway (Delaware Route 24) near Lynch Road (County Route 413), on the right when traveling south.

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