In the Year 1803

In the year 1803, James Alston,

Beckham Dye, Dr. John T. Gilmer,

Reuben Lindsay and Middleton

Woods, were the first

commissioners appointed to

rule the Town of Elberton.

Marker can be reached from South Oliver Street (State Highway 77).

Courtesy hmdb.org

Henry Craig

Henry Craig was the body servant of John Craig and served with him during the War Between the States. John was a member of Company A, First South Carolina Rifles, Orr's Regiment, from 1861 until he was wounded at Gravely ...

Affra Harleston Coming

In

Memory Of

Affra Harleston Coming

Who epitomizes the courage of the woman who

   pioneered the settling of this state.

Coming by herself from England in 1670 as a

   bonded servent and serving a two year

indenture to pay for ...

Six Mile Veterans Monument

In Honor Of

Six Mile Military Personnel of All Wars

and

In Special Tribute to Our

Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

Charles H. Barker

Korea

James D. Howe

Vietnam

William A. McWhorter

World War II

Furman L. Smith

World War II

Marker is on South Main Street (State Highway 133), on the right ...

Old Pickens Presbyterian Church

Built in 1850

A church/meeting house for early immigrants

of Scotch-Irish and English descent

who settled in the area.

Presented by

Col. John Robins Chapter

National Society Colonial Dames 17th Century

In Honor of

Mrs. Kay Patricia Hunt Alford

Past President of the Chapter

Marker is on East Pickens Highway ...

Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza

2008

This Sesquicentennial Legacy Plaza, with the sculpture "Harvest" as its centerpiece, commemorates with an enduring presence Northfield's sesquicentennial year 2005.

In 1855, John Wesley North founded the town of Northfield and built a dam and lumber mill on the Cannon River. ...

Birthplace of the Iola Old Car Show

The Iola Old Car Show’s birth was a humble one. Its origins date to July 16, 1972, when Chet Krause extended to a couple score area collector car enthusiasts of his acquaintance to attend the 17th annual Iola Lions Club ...

Brick Pillar

This brick pillar represents the remnants of the former Bethesda Arch that was erected in 1940 as part of Bethesda’s 200th anniversary celebration. The original arch, designed by Hugh Tallant and funded in part by the Trustee’s Garden Club, was ...

The Del Mar Canning Company, 1927-1947

Historic Cannery Row

The Del Mar Canning Company was established in 1927 on this site, the original location of the Bayside Fish & Flour Company, a Japanese-operated reduction plant established in 1916. The Del Mar quickly rose to prominence in the ...

Silver Harvest

Historic Cannery Row

In the formative days of the Monterey fishing industry, the working boats were too small to carry both a crew and a catch. The fishermen towed a second boat called a “lighter,” which could hold 25 to 60 ...