James Gibbons

Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, 1886-1921. Installed as vicar apostolic of North Carolina (1868-72) at St. Thomas Church ½ bl. W.

Marker is at the intersection of South 3rd Street (U.S. 74) and Dock Street, on the right when traveling ...

Mabry - Jones Home

This Greek Revival dwelling was built c. 1850 by Dr. Albert Gallatin Mabry, a prominent physician and member of the Alabama Legislature. Dr. Mabry was a leader in organizing the Alabama State Medical Association and instrumental in passing legislation which ...

John Burgwin

1731-1803

Merchant, planter, and colonial official. Built this house, 1770-1771. His "Hermitage" estate was eight miles north.

Marker is at the intersection of North 3rd Street (U.S. 74) and Market Street, on the right when traveling south on North 3rd Street.

Courtesy ...

Beale Street Historic District

Has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark.

Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935 this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and illustrating the history of the United States.

U.S. Department of the Interior National ...

The Blues Trail

Mississippi to Chicago

[Side A:]

The "Great Migration" from the South to "the Promised Land" of Chicago brought more African Americans here from Mississippi than any other state, especially during and after World War II. With the migrants came the Delta blues ...

Beck Memorial

Fiery Floods

Twenty-five million years ago, this area was a land of meandering streams and lush, rolling hills. Then came the first lave flow. Long cracks or vents opened in the earth and lava flooded the land spreading like water. The ...

Gibson County American Revolution Honor Roll

Soldiers & Patriots of the

American Revolution

buried in Gibson County Indiana

[ Row One ]

Robert Archer, S. C. • Thomas Bell, S. C. • Nicholas Boren, Penn. • David Bucklin, R. I. • Robert Cashbott, Penn. • Charles Cross, Va. ...

The Greatest Sacrifice / Prelude to Gettysburg

The price of war is devastation. Franklin County paid the price when its county seat, Chambersburg, was burned to the ground in 1864. Invaded in 1862, 1863, and 1864 by Confederate forces, Franklin County has the distinction of suffering more ...

Frederick Douglass and John Brown

The two abolitionists met at a stone quarry here, Aug. 19-21, 1859, and discussed Browns plans to raid the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. He urged Douglass to join an armed demonstration against slavery. Douglass refused, warning the raid would ...

Beulah School

This two-room African-American school was likely built between 1922 and 1930 for students in grades 1-7. It had 50-100 students and an academic year of four to five months until 1939 and six to eight months afterwards. Janie Colclough and ...