Captain Benjamin Bartholomew

Capt'n. Benjamin Bartholomew

was born in Great Valley

in the County of Chester

State of Pennsylvania

February 16th anno dom 1752.

At the earliest period of the

Revolutionary War

he left his plough,

and with a heart glowing with ...

The Baptist Church in the Great Valley

Organized in 1711 by Welsh families, it is the third oldest Baptist church in the State and the mother of eight nearby congregations. The present building, the second, was erected in 1805.

Marker is on Valley Forge Road (Pennsylvania ...

Covered by Cross Fires

To find such a wide break in a fort's wall seems strange to a person today. Yet the gap you see here - then called a sortie passage - is a carefully calculated part of the defenses of Fortress Rosecrans.

The ...

St. Alban's Episcopal Church

Built 1904. Originally Glenburnie Chapel, 1891.

Marker is at the intersection of A Street and 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on A Street.

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Wilson Boyhood House

[ United States Emblem ]

Woodrow Wilson

World War President

Lived here in the home of

His parents

Dr. and Mrs. Jos. Ruggles Wilson

1871- 1874

Erected as a memorial by the

South Carolina Department

of the

American Legion ...

Fairbanks Public Schools

In the winter of 1904, the first Fairbanks Public School was opened. Ten students finished the spring term. In the fall of 1905, the school enrolled 50 students. The next year, 150 students attended.

Construction of a much-needed new school on ...

This Bluff

This Bluff

was used as a rallying point

by the British

April 19, 1775.

After a sharp fight

they retreated to Fiske Hill

from which they were driven

in great confusion.

Marker is on Marrett Road (Massachusetts Route 2A), on the right when traveling west.

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Cumberland Falls MoonBow

The Moonbow that appears here is the only one in the Western Hemisphere. It may be observed under a full moon and a clear sky. An arch of white light is usually produced at base of Falls and continues downstream. ...

CCC at Cumberland Falls

Some 80,000 Kentuckians served in Civilian Conservation Corps. Three camps located in area (Companies 509, 563, and 1578). All helped develop Cumberland Falls State Park, blazing foot trails, drawing maps, and erecting cabins. Men also built DuPont Lodge; original log ...

William Bartram Trail

Traced 1773-1777

1773 the Treaty of Augusta

Bartram visited Wrightsborough

He described the view of high hills

and rich vales. He took on supplies.

Marker is on Wrightsboro/Stagecoach Road 4 miles west of U.S. 78, on the left when traveling west.

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