Death of Lt. Meigs

The Heavy Hand of War

The death of Union Lt. John R. Meigs, near the granite marker on the hill in front of you, unleashed a firestorm of retaliation. Gen. Philip H. Sheridan, erroneously told that civilian “bushwhackers” had killed Meigs, ...

The Stratton/Braddock House

Isaac Stratton, son of Mark

Stratton, in c. 1760 built this

Flemish Bond brick home. It was

probably built in two sections.

In 1795 Robert Braddock

purchased the property.

1847-1997

Marker is on S Main Stree (County Route 541) south of South Street, on the right when ...

"The Isolated and Advanced Position" of the 8th Ohio Infantry

"I received an order... to move my regiment...to the front of our position...and to hold my line to the last man."

Lt. Col. Franklin Sawyer, 8th Ohio

At 4:00 p.m. on July 2nd the 209 men of the 8th Ohio were ordered ...

Death of Lt. Meigs

Deadly Encounter

Here on the old Swift Run Gap Road on the evening of October 3, 1864, Union Lt. John Rodgers Meigs was killed in a fight with three Confederate scouts guided by local resident Pvt. Benjamin F. “Frank” Shaver, 1st ...

The Battle of Oak Hills

August 10, 1861

In early August, 1861 the Missouri State Guard under the command of Major General Sterling Price was camped along Wilson's Creek preparing to march into Springfield, Missouri ten miles northeast of their encampment. Shortly after 5:00 A.M. they ...

Durell’s Independent Battery

Durell's

Independent

Battery "D"

Pennsylvania

Artillery

2nd Brigade 2nd Division

9th Corps

Posted 375 yards south

70 degrees east

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Casualties at Antietam

Wounded 3

Recruited in Berks and Bucks Counties

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Battles Participated in

Kelly's Ford - Jackson

Bristoe Station - Wilderness

Second Bull Run - Spotsylvania

Chantilly - Petersburg

South Mountain - The Crater

Antietam - Ream's Station

White ...

Baker's Station

Site of blockhouse built by

Captain John Baker in 1784.

Rendezvous of scouts along

Indian war path from Muskingum

Valley into Virginia. Near by are

buried Captain Baker, John

Wetzel, and others killed by

Indians in 1787.

Marker is on West Virginia Route 2 south of Woodland and ...

Juniata Iron

Along the streams of this region are ruins of many charcoal iron furnaces and forges built between 1790 - 1850. Juniata iron was the best in America. Its reign ended with the rise of coal and coke iron making.

Marker is ...

Dunn Loring Station

As an attraction for potential home-buyers, the Loring Land and Improvement Company constructed a railroad station on the site just to your right for the planned subdivision of Dunn Loring. An 1880s advertisement notes that "Good railroad accommodations are provided; ...

Leonia Patent

This section of Leonia was purchased from the Indians by Captain John Berry under a patent dated 1669. Capt. Berry was governor of Nova Caesarea (New Jersey) 1672-3.

Marker is at the intersection of Grand Avenue (County Route 93) and W ...