Two Parks, One Mountain

Kings Mountain National Military Park

The sacrifices and significance of what happened on this mountaintop echo loudly through two centuries of American history. Five times-in 1815, 1855, 1880, 1909, and 1930-great crowds of Americans from far and wide have gathered here ...

Saint John's Episcopal Church

(Front):

Organized in 1839 and named for St. John's, Berkeley Parish, this was the third Episcopal church established north of Columbia. The Rev. Josiah Obear became its first rector in 1841, serving 1841-49 and 1875-82. The first sanctuary, a wood-frame building, ...

Black Mingo Presbyterian Meeting House

[Front]:

One of the earliest Dissenter congregations in South Carolina north of the Santee River was located about two miles south of here. Its church building had been completed by 1727 when the Rev. Thomas Morritt, Episcopal minister of Charleston, visited ...

Jasper County World War Memorial

To honor those who went

from

Jasper County

to serve in

The World War

Dedicated November 11, 1927

Marker is at the intersection of McKinley Avenue (U.S. 231) and Franklin Street, on the right when traveling north on McKinley Avenue.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Putnam County Veterans Monument

"Dedication"

To Honor All Men And Women

of

Putnam County, New York

Who Answered Our Nation's

Call To Duty and Service

In Time of War and Time of Peace

Always Keep Them in Your Heart and Prayers

for

All Gave ...

McBee Chapel

Was built in 1841 at the request of Alexander

McBee son of Vardry McBee founder of Conestee, S.C.

This building was designed and laidout by

John Adams, Vardry McBee's millwright.

Mr. Adams designed the church in an octagonal shape

so as to accommodate more seating ...

John Peter Zenger

The renowned champion of the freedom of the press spent his first days in America on Governors Island. As a 13 year old boy he arrived in New York in 1710 with thousands of refugees from the Palatinate, who ...

Early Settlements in the Moapa Valley

During the early 1860's, Brigham Young directed that settlements be built in the area known today as the Moapa Valley. The water from the Muddy River, and the rich soil of the Valley, made the land a prime agricultural area ...

The Roper Hotel

George C. and Elizabeth Roper constructed this double-galleried hotel building about 1888. In the growing town of Marble Falls, The Roper Hotel became a popular stop for visiting businessmen and dignitaries. It was purchased by W. F. Smith in 1926 ...

Spirit of Roanoke Island

Recreating History

The Spirit of Roanoke Island, completed in 2000 by volunteers of the North Carolina Maritime Museum on Roanoke Island, is a fine example of the shad boat. A traditional work boat built of juniper (Atlantic white cedar) and fastened ...