Martins Ferry Pioneers

To the sturdy pioneers

who made their homes here

as early as

1785

giving to Ohio

it's first organized government and

to the city of

Martins Ferry

the honor of being

the oldest in the state

Marker is on 4th Street, on the right when traveling north.

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Truman Capote

(1924-1984)

On this site stood the home of the Faulk family of Monroeville, relatives of the writer Truman Capote. Capote himself lived in this home between 1927 and c. 1933, and for several years spent his summer vacations here. Two of ...

Birmingham Water Works Company (1887) / Cahaba Pumping Station (

Side A

The Elyton Land Company, which had founded the city of Birmingham in 1871, established a subsidiary, the Birmingham Water Works Company in 1887. Dr. Henry M. Caldwell, President of the Elyton Land Company, contracted with Judge A. O. Lane, ...

Port Chester Spanish American War Monument

1896   1902

In Proud Memory Of Port Chester

Men Who Volunteered in the War

Of Their Country During the War

With Spain and in the Phillipines

[ north bronze tablet ]

Frank M. Berrien • Howard F. Carpenter • ...

Railroad Semaphore Signal

Circa 1898

This type of railroad signal was introduced, circa 1898, to control the movement of trains and to prevent accidents. The blade moved up or down corresponding with green, yellow or red lights.

(Donated by

Southern Pacific

Transportation Company)

Marker can be reached ...

Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium

Early Major League baseball park opened here, 1909. Renamed, 1953. Home to Athletics 1909 - 1954: Phillies 1938 - 1970. Site of three Negro League World Series; five A's World Series victories. Razed, 1976.

Marker is on West Lehigh Avenue.

Imperial Glass

Gem of "The Glass City"

With ready access to raw materials, fuel, skilled labor, and transportation, the Ohio Valley became the center of the American glass industry during the late 1800s. Among dozens of local manufacturers, the Imperial Glass Company, founded ...

French Indian Apple Tree

French Indian

Apple Tree

Largest on Record

9 Ft. Diameter

60 Ft. Spread 45 High

Bore 200 Bu. 1872

1670 - 1887

Marker is on East River Drive 0.2 miles east of North Clinton Street.

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Historic Village of Port Chester

Historic

Village of Port Chester

in the

State of New York

County of Westchester

Town of Rye

A border community with the State of Connecticut on Long Island Sound. Settled as the Town of Rye in 1660, the area became ...

Fort Worth Stock Yards Company

The Fort Worth Stock Yards Company was created in 1893, when Boston capitalist Greenlief W. Simpson led a group of investors in purchasing the Fort Worth Union Stock Yards. Under Simpson's leadership, the Company earned the support of the Texas ...