The Dead Town Of Sunbury

As General James Oglethorpe explored this

area along the Medway River in 1734, he

marveled at its potential for a seaport city.

Captain Mark Carr was a member of

Oglethorpe's regiment and an early settler

in this area of Georgia. As trade increased

in ...

Fraternal Hotel Building

The Fraternal Hotel Building was built in 1925. Some of the businesses that were located in this building included:

1925 - 1980 Fraternal Hotel

1925 - 1970 Fraternal Café

1950 - 1966 Monroe Steak House

1985 - 1994 Grand Lodge Knights of Pythians

1928 ...

Landing of the German Colonists

In commemoration

of the

Landing of the German Colonists

October 6, 1683

Franz Daniel Pastorius

Dirk Herman Araham op Den Graeff

Tuenes Kunders • Lenert Arens

Reinert Tisen • Wilhelm Strepers

Jan Lensen • Peter Keurlis • Jan Siemens

Johann ...

Falling Creek Baptist Church

In 1788, Thomas Maxwell founded the Falling Creek Baptist Church. A Virginian, he was born September 8, 1742, and died December 12, 1837. Imprisoned a number of times for preaching the Baptist faith, he was able, once, to convert the ...

Home of John G. Townsend, Jr.

Constructed in 1904, this was once the residence of John G. Townsend, Jr. (1871-1964), agricultural pioneer and statesman. His long and distinguished public career included service as Governor of Delaware (1917-21), United States Senator (1929-1941), and member of the delegation ...

Formerly Maryland Park

Maryland Park was opened in 1921. It served as the site of the annual Emancipation Day Celebration until 1933. The first Columbus public pool was constructed here in 1929 as the Center of Eastside Social and Recreation Activities. It was ...

Soldiers of the War of 1812

In memory of soldiers

of the War of 1812

who lie in upper Germantown Burying Ground

Philadelphia

William Crout • George Knorr • Jacob K. Knorr • Lewis Lehman • John Nell • John Poulson • Frederick Scheetz • Edward ...

The Confederate Home

c. 1800

This handsome building, c. 1800 was constructed by Gilbert Chalmers. From 1810 to 1825 it was the home of Gov. John Geddes, who married the builder's daughter. During Gov. Geddes' term in office, Pres. James Monroe visited here. ...

The Little Theater Clark Memorial Theatre Virginia Samford Theat

Built in 1937 by Gen. Louis Verdier Clark from a design by architect William T. Warren as a community playhouse for cultural activities. It was recognized as one of the best of its kind in the nation. Mrs. Vassar Allen ...

French Settlement on the South Shore

Front - In English

Windsor is the oldest known site of continuous settlement in Ontario. The government of New France, anxious to increase its presence on the Detroit River, offered land agricultural settlement on the south shore in 1749. That ...