Fort Necessity

Col. George Washington on June 29, 1754 began a fort here. July 4 he surrendered to a superior force of French. Fort Necessity Park includes the historic area and reconstructed fort.

Marker is on National Road (U.S. 40) 0.3 miles east ...

Peter Lassen Grave

In memory of

Peter Lassen

the pioneer who

was killed by

the Indians

April 26, 1859

Aged 66 years

Marker can be reached from Wingfield Road.

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James Dean

1931 1955

Key scenes from the

classic motion picture "Rebel Without a Cause"

were filmed at the Griffith Observatory

in Spring 1955. Although many movies

have been filmed at Griffith Observatory,

"Rebel Without a Cause"was the first to

portray the ...

North Goshen M.E. Church Doorstep

This Doorstep Erected

In Memory Of The

Original Subscribers

Of North Goshen M.E. Church

Which Stood Here

1840 --- 1923

Marker is at the intersection of North Goshen Road and East Street North, on the left when traveling north on North Goshen Road.

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The National Road

This "National Road" connected east and west in the 1800s. George Washington proposed a route to join the western frontier to the eastern seaboard in the late 1700s. His idea was later promoted by Albert Gallatin, Secretary of the Treasury ...

Lee’s First Strike

The Confederate plan did not call for an attack against the Union position along Beaver Dam Creek. Instead, a series of manuevers would make the Union defenses here untenable. But poor communication and unexpected obstacles caused delays. Lee felt vulnerable. ...

Needham Law School

Just east of here is Needham, location of Virginia's first proprietary law school and home of founder Judge Creed Taylor (1766 - 1836), politician, jurist, and legal educator. Taylor's law school at Needham, which opened in 1821 and closed by ...

Hale Barn and Trail

Hale Barn and Trail

In front of you stands the Hale Barn, a vanishing example of 18th century barns that once graced much of the Connecticut countryside. Today, it is owned by the Colebrook Land Conservancy and is protected along with ...

William’s Tavern

On this site stood the Tavern of Charles "King Charley" Williams, first permanent white settler in Coshocton County. A native of Maryland, and born in 1764, Williams came here in 1801. He died in 1840. The dominant figure of his ...

Mount Nebo Church

Blackstone, Virginia

Mt. Nebo Church was founded shortly after the Civil War in 1867. A northerner named Mr. Rickets bought the place called Oak Hill and began preaching to a group of African Americans at this place in the woods. The ...