Kappa Alpha Theta

First Female Greek-letter College Fraternity

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On January 27, 1870, Bettie Locke, Alice Allen, Hannah Fitch, and Bettie Tipton established first female Greek-letter college fraternity, Kappa Alpha Theta, at Indiana Asbury University. Fraternity fostered unity, promoted scholastic achievement, and provided social ...

Captain Hardy Smith House

Built 1873

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Capt. Hardy B Smith (1841-1912), CSA, one of Laurens County’s noted veterans, served in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee. Smith, when war broke out, was called home from classes at the University of ...

Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike

The Lynchburg and Salem Turnpike Co. was incorporated in 1818 to build a turnpike from Lynchburg west to Salem. The road reached Liberty (now Bedford) in 1828 and was completed to Salem in 1836. In Bedford County, covered bridges spanned ...

U.S. Railway Post Office Car

Government regulations required Railway Post Office cars in 1910. The RF&P owned five. American Car & Foundry built this one in 1916. Some of the first steel cars were postal cars. They were important revenue sources for the railroad. The ...

Putnam County World War I Memorial

Spirit of the American Doughboy

Putnam County

Remembers

Michael A. Ader • Fred Adkins • Levi F. Aker • Ralph E. Arnold • Homer B. Austin • Ralph D. Boone • Lee R. Collins • Dwight Ford • Millard E. Gibson • Andrew ...

Crawford Park

Crawford Park

A Gift to the Community

This 35.6-acre park was once the estate of Edna Everett Crawford. The Crawfords always opened their home to guests and allowed neighborhood children to play on their many fields. It was Mrs. Crawford's ...

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad Company

The Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railroad (RF&P) ran from Richmond to Washington, D.C. With only 113 miles of track, it was one of the shortest in the nation but it was the link between the North and the South. Train ...

Aliquippa Works

Aliquippa Works of Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp. production commenced in 1909 at this plant once the largest integrated steel plant. Over 14000 persons were employed here. Collective bargaining under the Wagner Act began here in 1937 as a result ...

Powell - Yopp House

Greek Revival house, built for Robert Power (1824–1862), carriage maker, and wife Sarah (1823–1888). Willed to Sarah E. H. Yopp (1829–1904). Craftsman style additions made by grandson, Alfred Harding Yopp (1876–1973), musician and owner of Yopp Piano and Music Co., ...

Legion Memorial Park Lily Pond

This Lily Pond was originally

constructed in 1930,

using a steam engine flywheel

belonging to Western Public

Service Company,

the electrical supplier to the

City of Auburn at that time

The Pond was restored in

2004-2005

as an Eagle Scout project

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