Battle of Clapp's Mill

Battle of Clapp's Mill

On March 2, 1781, the American light troops under Colonel Otho Holland Williams of Maryland and Lieutenant Colonel Henry "Lighthouse Harry" Lee of Virginia engaged the British light troops near Clapp's Mill on Beaver Creek. ...

Grave of British Soldiers

They came three thousand miles and died

to keep the past upon its throne.

Unheard beyond the ocean tide,

their English mother made her moan.

April 19, 1775

Marker is on Monument Street, on the left when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

St. John the Baptist Church

In 1868, the original Old Village Presbyterian Church, which stood on this location, was purchased by Charles A. Murphey. The property was donated to the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, and the church was named St. Patrick's. It became a mission ...

Nearby Things to See and Do

Julesburg, Colo.

1. DePoorter Lakeis located off U.S. 385, just south of Julesburg. It offers fishing, picnic tables, restrooms and a wheelchair accessible pathway around the lake.2. Hippodrome Theatre is newly restored and a source of community pride. This historic theatre, ...

Concord Battle Monument

Here

on the 19th of April

1775

was made

the first forcible resistance

to British aggression.

On the opposite bank

stood the American Militia.

Here stood the invading Army

and on this spot

the first of the enemy fell

in the War of that Revolution

which gave

Independence

to these United States.

In gratitude to ...

Gila Valley Bank

Gila Valley Bank, forerunner of the Valley National Bank of Arizona, was formally organized on this site December 15, 1899, opening January 16, 1900. The bank was originally housed in the northeast corner of the I. E. Solomon Commercial Company ...

Battle of Cooch's Bridge

American light infantry and cavalry under General William Maxwell encountered advance guard of British and Hessian troops under Generals Howe, Cornwallis and Knyphausen in this vicinity September 3, 1777. American troops were expert marksmen drafted by General Washington from the ...

Pencader Presbyterian Church

On October 15, 1701, William Penn granted 30,000 acres of land to William Davies, David Evans, and William Willis "in behalf of themselves and Company of new Welsh Purchasers." Known as the Welsh Tract, this expansive holding attracted large numbers ...

Bunlahinch Clapperbridge

Clew Bay Archaeological Trail site 14

Bún na hInes - Bottom of the River Meadow

This clapperbridge is a very unusual feature in the West of Ireland. The word clapper originally meant plank in the Sussex area of England, where there are ...

Fourth Julesburg

In the 1880's, a fourth Julesburg developed at the junction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the Denver Branch of the Union Pacific. Originally known as Denver Junction, the town was soon renamed Julesburg, presumably the last of Jules Beni's namesakes.No ...