Town of Kenbridge

Kenbridge was settled during the late nineteenth century as a farming community. It was originally named Tinkling for a post office that was established here in Feb. 1890. The Virginia Railway laid its track through the community by 1907 and ...

Staunton Bridge Action

The railroad bridge over Staunton River, nine miles west, was held by a body of Confederate reserves and citizens from Halifax, Charlotte and Mecklenburg counties against Union cavalry raiding to destroy railroads, June 25, 1864. When the Unionists attempted to ...

Burning the Wrightsville Bridge

River Towns - Civil War Trails

By late June 1863, the Confederate Army had invaded Pennsylvania. After capturing York, the Rebels planned to take the state capital, Harrisburg, and possibly Philadelphia. To get there, they would need to cross the Susquehanna ...

Veterans Memorial Bridge

(North Side):Dedicated in honor

of the

Sons and Daughters

of Lancaster and York

Counties, Pennsylvania

who have served in the wars

of their country

(South Side):Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

Built by Lancaster-York Intercounty

Bridge Commission

Lancaster County

commission

G. Graybill Diehm, President

Charles A. Passmore

James F. Simpson

Oliver S. Schaeffer, counsel

Ralph W. Eby, controller

York County

commission

J. Emanuel ...

Stockbridge Harbor

Around A.D. 1100, there was a large Native American village on the north side of Stockbridge Harbor. The pottery recovered from archaeological excavations at this site indicates that the villagers came from two formerly distinct cultural groups. Perhaps for protection ...

Occoquan River Bridges

Occoquan founder Nathaniel Ellicott built the first bridge here c. 1800. The “Great Mail Route” from Washington to the south crossed here. In 1878 an iron Pratt Truss Bridge was erected. This bridge was on the main east coast north-south ...

High Bridge Trail State Park

Elam Crossing

To the five who lost their lives on March 13, 1951, "...we feel joy that those precious and so dear were allowed to stop by here, even so briefly..."

G.L. Brooks, "Gone But Not Forgotten," 2009

On March 13, 1951, five ...

Felton Covered Bridge

Built in 1892-93 and believed to be the tallest covered bridge in the country, it stood as the only entry to Felton for 45 years. In 1937 it was retired from active service to become a pedestrian bridge and figured ...

Jug Bridge Monument

The stone demijohn and memorial plaque, placed by the Sons of the American Revolution, were originally located on a bridge crossing the Monocacy River about 2 miles east of this site. The stone bridge of four arches and two 65-foot ...

Jug Bridge

An engineering marvel for early America

In 1800, travelers expected to ford rivers or use ferries that were slow and often risky in bad weather. The Baltimore and Frederick-Town Turnpike Company, building the first leg of the National Road in 1805, ...