Bethel Baptist Church

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Bethel (Black River) Baptist Church was organized in 1780 and admitted to the Charleston Baptist Association in 1782. Its mother church was High Hills Baptist Church. Bethel was incorporated in December 1823. The Reverend Solomon Thomson served as ...

The Old Sunbury Road

The bustling seaport of Sunbury was

once the largest city of this region of

Georgia. Sunbury was the destination

for many trading ships loaded with cargo

from regions around the world. Rum,

sugar, and slaves arrived from the West

Indies. Clothes, tea, and iron ...

Sod and Stubble

A pioneering story about the Ise Family

Located two miles west and a mile north of Downs, on level ground between Dry and Twelve Mile Creeks is the site of the 1871 homestead of Henry Ise. In 1873, Henry married seventeen ...

“Gold Boys Gold”

On January 24, 1848, James Marshall set off early and alone to inspect progress in deepening the ditch that channeled water from the sawmill back to the river. Suddenly, he bent over and picked up a few particles gleaming in ...

Harry S. Truman Birthplace Memorial

This shrine is dedicated to

Harry S. Truman

Thirty second [sic] President

of the United States of America

who was born at this location

May 8, 1884

[died] Dec. 26, 1972

"I ask only to be a good and faithful

servant of my Lord and my People."

H.S.T.

County Judge ...

Giacomo Constantino Beltrami

1779 – 1855

From this point, Beltrami, Italian jurist, scholar and explorer, on July 7, 1823, started his journey into the wilderness of northern Minnesota resulting in his discovery of the source of the Mississippi River August 19, 1823. Through persistence, ...

Sunbury and Fort Morris

››—11 mi.?

he old town of Sunbury, 11 miles East on this road, was a leading port, said to rival Savannah in commercial importance. It was the first Seat of Justice of Liberty County. Sunbury Academy, established in 1788, was in ...

Big Spring Graveyard

Among those buried here are victims of the Great Cove Massacre of Nov. 1, 1755, at present McConnellsburg. The raid was conducted by Delawares and Shawnees led by Shingas, the Delaware "king." Houses were burned, and about 50 settlers were ...

Lightburne Hall

Built in 1852 by Major Alvan Lightburne as his private residence. This 24 room Greek Revival plantation home is one of Northwest Missouri’s largest surviving antebellum mansions. Union soldiers camped on the grounds during the Civil War. Restored in the ...

Last Confederate Bivouac

A Confederate force under General Bradley T. Johnson camped here July 31, 1864, after raiding and burning Chambersburg. They were the last Confederates to camp on Pennsylvania soil.

Marker is at the intersection of Great Cove Road (U.S. 522) and Confederate ...