Statesville in the Civil War

The Raiders Soon Departed

(Preface):

On March 24, 1865, Union Gen. George Stoneman led 6,000 cavalrymen from Tennessee into southwestern Virginia and western North Carolina to disrupt the Confederate supply line by destroying sections of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, the North ...

Genesee Valley

Historic New York

The Genesee River rises in Pennsylvania and flows northward 150 miles before emptying into Lake Ontario. Starting as a placid stream, the Genesee, in Letchworth State Park, plunges over three impressive cataracts, dropping 300 feet in three ...

Sand Hill Missionary Baptist Church

Birthplace of the Smyrna Baptist Association

This church was organized in 1857. The first sanctuary, made of logs, was situated near the still-present old well. A number of Coffee County’s prominent citizens were early members of the church and are buried ...

The Holland Purchase

Historic New York

The Holland Land Company was organized by six banking firms in the Netherlands to purchase the unsettled land of western New York State. Their agent, Theophile Cazenove, in 1792-93 bought more than three million acres, known as ...

Headquarters of DeRottenberg

Headquarters

of

DeRottenberg

1812

Marker is at the intersection of York Road (County Route 81) and Paxton Lane, on the left when traveling east on York Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dunham's Mill

This Historic structure, known as Dunham's Mill, was built in 1837 and now houses the Hunterdon Art Center.

Milling on this site dates back to 1751, and the present mill was in operation until 1951.

The building and its site on the ...

The Pan-American Exposition

Historic New York

Extending one mile north from Delaware Park Lake, between Elmwood and Delaware Avenues, the Pan-American Exposition was a spectacular sight to over eight million visitors from May 1 to November 2, 1901. Ornate buildings, embellished with decorated ...

The Infantry Board

Side 1:

On 15 December 1919, War Department Orders established the Infantry Board as a development and testing laboratory with permanent station at Fort Benning, Georgia. The Board’s mission was to consider, with continuity of effort, the improvement of the Infantry.

The ...

Animal Problems

Cultural differences made it hard for citizens to agree on animal control policies. Well into the 1850's hogs freely roamed the streets, contesting the walkways with pedestrians, rooting up sidewalk planks, and creating smelly "how wallows" in front of stores. ...

Edenton Mill Village

From 1898-1923 more than seventy dwellings existed on five streets for mill families.

Deeded to the Historic Preservation Foundation of NC in 1995.

Marker is at the intersection of East Church Street (North Carolina Route 32) and Wood Avenue, on the right ...