Park Street Church

Freedom Trail

The English architect Peter Banner designed Park Street Church. It was built in 1809 on the site of the old Granary for which the adjoining burying ground, much older than the church, was named.

On July 4, 1829, William Lloyd ...

Albergotti Playground

Named in honor of

Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Albergotti, Sr.

for their sustaining interest in public

recreation for children.

Their generous financial contribution

made possible the establishment of the

first city playground near this site.

1922.

Dedicated to the Youth of Orangeburg

Marker is on Riverside Dr SW, ...

Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation / The Old Kentucky Buria

[Front Text] : "Winchester's Camp No. 3/Fort Starvation"

Camp No. 3 was located about six miles below Fort Winchester on the north side of the Maumee River. Militiamen from Kentucky, part of the forces led by War of 1812 Brig. Gen. ...

Union Baptist Church

?1/2 mi.—«

Union Baptist Church, on the Alapaha River one-half mile West on this road, was constituted October 21, 1825, the first church in the old area of Irwin

County.

The original members were: William A. Knight, his wife, Sarah; Jonathan Knight, ...

Kilpatrick's Raid

After the failed McCook and Stoneman raids, Union Maj. Gen. W. T. Sherman mounted one last effort to cut Atlanta's railroads with his cavalry. Just before dark, August 18, 1864, Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick led 4,500 troupers of the 2nd ...

Second Army Corps

U.S.A.

Second Army Corps.

Major General E.V. Sumner, Commanding.

(September 15-16, 1862.)

Richardson's Division of the Second Corps, in close pursuit of the Army of Northern Virginia, in its retreat from South Mountain, passed through Boonsboro and Keedysville on the morning of September 15, ...

Fort Ferree - Overland Inn - Indian Spring

Fort Ferree

built by Gen. Harrison's Army, 1812.

Overland Inn

1814 until 1846, on site Elks Lodge.

Indian Spring

used by Indians 1730 to 1843.

Col. Crawford's Army drank at Spring June 4, 1782.

Charles Dickens stopped at Inn and Spring, 1842.

Scioto Trail led past the Indian ...

Early Settlers / Potatoe Ferry

Early Settlers

Among the first settlers of Williamsburg County, members of the Witherspoon family sailed from Belfast to Charleston in 1734, arriving about December 1. With a year's provisions, they embarked on an open-boat voyage. Traveling up the Black River, the ...

Hiram Williams Pursell

1837 - 1918

Born Nockamixon Township, served 6th and 104th Pennsylvania Volunteers, 1861. Regiment flag bearer, Fair Oaks, Va., May 31, 1862, wounded twice, faced advancing enemy while Union Army in retreat, saved another regiment color from capture after bearer ...

Mesier Park

Pre-revolutionary house. Home of Mesier family from 1777 to 1890. Acquired by villate 1891.

Marker is at the intersection of East Main Street (New York Route 9D) and South Avenue (New York Route 9D), on the right when traveling west ...