Quenby Bridge

At this bridge, on July 17,1781, British forces under Col. Coates, who was retreating from Moncks Corner, encountered pursuing Americans under Gen. Thomas Sumter. After the destruction of the bridge, Col. Coates sought refuge under cover of the buildings at ...

Ramblerville Hawtree Memorial Bridge

World War II

Lest we forget

Thomas Beckwith

Henry Schmitt

Albert Nelson

Edward O'Reilly

Walter Melieri

Paul Pfeiffer

James Talley

Marker is on 102 nd Street near Broadway.

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The View from the French King Bridge

A special place designated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs because it exemplifies the unique qualities of the Commonwealth.

Marker is on Mohawk Trail (Massachusetts Route 2), on the right when traveling west.

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Mayo's Bridge

Richmond Slave Trail

“The Union soldiers would put out the fires and push into the city within hours of the Confederates passing over the bridges. Among the first Union soldiers to put down their muskets and pick up fire hoses and ...

Cavalry Battle at High Bridge

Union Opportunity Lost

Just northeast of here, on the afternoon of April 6, 1865, a Union detachment tried and failed to burn High Bridge – where the South Side Railroad crossed the Appomattox River – and restrict the Confederate retreat to ...

Cavalry Battle at High Bridge

Lee’s Retreat

About 900 Union infantry and cavalry were sent from Burkeville to burn this South Side Railroad trestle over the Appomattox River. Pursued by Confederate cavalry in the engagement which followed nearby, their bridge-burning mission failed and most were captured.

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Harlingen Road Bridge

Over Fox Brook

Harlingen Village grew up around the Reformed Church beginning in the 1750s. It evolved into Montgomery Township's chief religious, civic, and business center. Harlingen Road, the village's main street, crossed Fox Brook in the Village as early as ...

The Gorge Bridge Train Wreck

The High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey

The most memorable train wreck in the history of the High Bridge Branch occurred on the morning of Saturday, April 18, 1885 when the central and southern spans of the ...

Double Bridges

Lee’s Retreat

In this ground, the Confederate column and wagon train became bogged down while crossing Sailor’s Creek. The Union forces in pursuit then assailed the Southerners and captured a large number of prisoners and wagons before darkness put an end ...

Sachs Covered Bridge

Located just SE of here on the intersecting road. Built in 1852 by David S. Stoner, this lattice-truss bridge (based on a design patented by Connecticut architect Ithiel Town) extends 100 feet across Marsh Creek. Both Union and Confederate troops ...