The Tree of Liberty

William Ellery Park

To commemorate the repeal of the Stamp Act in March 1766, William Read deeded a small triangle of land at this site where grew the original Tree of Liberty, to William Ellery and others in trust. This tree ...

Fort Jennings

Anthony Wayne Parkway

On Sept. 21, 1812, Col. William Jennings, with his regiment of Kentucky riflemen, was ordered by Gen. W. H. Harrison to cut a road from Fort Barbee at St. Marys to a point midway between that place and ...

Site of the Battle of Rhode Island

has been designated a

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National

Historic Landmark

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This site possesses national significance

in commemorating the history of the

United States of America

1975

National Park Service

United States Department of the Interior

Marker is on W Main Road (Rhode Island Route 114), on the left when traveling ...

First Presbyterian Church Building

Designed by pioneer architects R.H. Daly and Theodore Eisen, this church is an outstanding example of late Victorian Gothic architectural styling. It is the best surviving example in this region of early works associated with Eisen, who later became an ...

Family Memorials

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1707, son of Josiah Franklin (1657-1745), tallow chandler, and his second wife, Abiah (Folger) (1667-1752). After his parent’s deaths, Franklin created a modest memorial to them with an inscription which said:Josiah Franklin

and

Abiah his ...

Birthplace of GTE

General Telephone & Electronics Corporation, among the world’s largest businesses and a leader in telecommunications, is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut but was born in Richland Center.

Officially founded in 1918 when John F. O’Connell and Sigurd L. Odegard purchased the Richland ...

Barnwell Army Airfield

Barnwell Army Airfield was built to

serve as a satellite base to the

Columbia Army Air Base during WWII.

Construction of the Barnwell base

began in September, 1942, with the

first plane landing three weeks

later. The base was completed in

April, 1943.

B-25 Bomber Crews ...

General John Coffee

Through his personal and business relationship with Andrew Jackson, Gen. Coffee led Jackson's cavalry in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 and became a celebrated American hero.

Inducted 2007

City of Florence

Walk of Honor

Marker is on Hightower Pl..

Courtesy ...

Seaford

Town laid out, 1799. Then called “Hooper’s Landing.” First incorporated 1865. Seaford Academy located here from 1819 until some time before Civil War. Rev. Leonidas Polk, later Episcopal Bishop and Major General in Confederate Army was student at Academy. Home ...

Upper Forge Site

Between here and the creek stood the forge. A low stone dam diverted water to power the bellows and hammer. Mount Misery, rising behind you, provided wood for charcoal. During the encampment, a road to the forge cut through the ...