Gettys Crossroads and Tavern

Here the Shippensburg-Baltimore and the Philadelphia-Pittsburgh Roads crossed. Near the crossroads, stood the tavern of Samuel Gettys. In 1775, troops gathered here for Continental service.

Marker is on York Street, on the right when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Dixville Crossroads

Perryville

During the Battle of Perryville, the Dixville Crossroads, the intersection in front of you, was a crucial tactical point on the battlefield.

Here, the Benton Road (now called Whites Road), which runs to Dixville in Mercer County, intersects the Perryville-Mackville Road ...

The Birth Place of the Railroads

“The Docks” area is significant in that California’s first railroad began here. Railroads have directly influenced the development of the southern waterfront for more than 100 years. The Sacramento Valley Rail Road, the pioneer steam line in California, was built ...

Battle of Brice's Cross Roads

In Memory

of the Men of the

Confederate

and the

Federal Armies

who took part in the

Battle of

Brice's Cross Roads

or Tishimingo Creek

June 10, 1864

which resulted in

a victory for the

Confederate forces

under Brigadier

General N. B. Forrest

Marker is at the intersection of Bethany Road (Mississippi Route 370) and ...

Battle of Brices Cross Roads

June 10, 1864

When General Sherman advanced on Atlanta, General Forrest sought to destroy the Union supply line between Nashville and Chattanooga. He had nearly reached the Tennessee River when he had to turn back to meet a Union force marching ...

Good Roads in Colorado

Even before people began driving automobiles in Colorado, they clamored for good roads. In the late 1880s men, women, and children of all backgrounds jumped on breezy bicycles known as “velocipedes” or “Wheels” but cursed the roads-rutted, unmarked, and riddled ...

Corbin's Crossroads

Stuart's Close Shave

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac River to Virginia and camped at Bunker Hill in the northern Shenandoah Valley after the September 17, 1862, Battle of Antietam. Union Gen. George B. McClellan ...

The Route of the Hiawatha- Rough Roads & Wrecks

High steel trestles, long curved tunnels and steep rocky embankments could be accidents waiting to happen…

But diligent, hard-working Milwaukee Roaders saw that relatively few wrecks shattered the quiet beauty of the Bitterroots. Occasionally destructive wrecks did occur.

Two steam ...

Roads Through the Battlefield

Battle of Chancellorsville - 1863

Today, much like it was in the nineteenth century, Spotsylvania County contains very few east-west roads. The few that exist, such as Route 3 before you, are heavily used and follow the same routes as their ...

Cross Roads

On February 4, 1847 Medford was

set apart from Evesham Township

and on March 9, 1847 the first

meeting of Medford Township was

held here at Crossroads, near

the earliest homes.

1847-1997

Marker is at the intersection of Church Road and Mt. Holly/Medford Road (County Route 541), ...