Attack on the Angle

“When we moved toward Five Forks…we were not expecting any attack that afternoon, so far as I know. Our throwing up works and taking position were simply general matters of military precaution.”

- Major General Fitzhugh Lee, CSA

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Thunder Hole Ranger Station

Built as a ranger residence in 1934, the Thunder Hole ranger station later housed the first interpretive displays in the park. Rangers were stationed here to answer visitor questions and present programs about the park.

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built ...

Brattonsville

Here in the 1760's settled the brothers, William, Robert, and Hugh Bratton, who fought in the Revolutionary War. One-quarter mile east of here at James Williamson's was fought the Battle of Williamson's Plantation on July 12, 1780. The outnumbered patriot ...

Native Plants

Native plants are essential to the health of our waterways. They thrive in local soils and need minimal fertilizer or pesticides, so fewer nutrients and chemicals reach our waters. They also help to reduce soil run-off and provide food and ...

Satterlee Field

Satterlee Field of approximately

100 acres was donated in 1949 by

Eleanor Morgan Satterlee

to the United States of America

in memory of her mother,

Louisa P. Satterlee

as part of

Acadia National Park

Courtesy hmdb.org

The Battle of Ramsour's Mill

By the spring of 1780 the war for America's independence, begun five years earlier in Massachusetts, had moved south. Following decisive victories in Georgia and South Carolina, the British army under the command of Lord Cornwallis was poised to enter ...

The "Statehood Riots" / The Enabling Act 1802

Side A:

The "Statehood Riots”

The first Northwest Territory assembly formally met in Cincinnati in September 1799 to initiate self-government. The legislators were deeply divided politically. The Republicans (antifederalists or “Jeffersonians”), led by Thomas Worthington and Edward Tiffin of Chillicothe, opposed ...

Steamboat Landing

One hundred years ago, Steamboat Landing was the hub of the community. The vessels that docked there linked Galesville to the world. Immigrants and vacationers arrived, while farm produce and seafood were shipped out to Baltimore and other ports.

"Emma Giles ...

Revolutionary War Patriots

This marker commemorates the

men and women who participated in

The American Revolution.

These patriots, believing in the noble

cause of liberty, gallantly fought for

their home and country.

1775 – 1783.

Marker is at the intersection of S Main Street (U.S. 311) and E High Avenue, ...

Where Land Meets Water

Since Colonial times, the Galesville peninsula has been defined by the West River and the Chesapeake Bay. But 18,000 years ago, these waters did not exist! The Susquehanna River once flowed east of here. As glaciers melted, the sea level ...