Point of Beginning

In October, 1786, the General Assembly approved that 45 acres of land belonging to John Lynch be laid off in half-acre lots to establish a town by the name of Lynchburg. The original trustees Charles Brooks, Jesse Burton, John Callaway, ...

Battle of West Point

April 16, 1865

800 yds. Northwest is the site of Fort Tyler ~ last Confederate fort to fall in the War Between the States. A force of Union cavalry captured Fort Tyler after an 8 hour siege.

19 Confederate engines and ...

“For God’s Sake, Save That Battery” The 38th Indiana at Perryvil

Perryville

The 436 members of the 38th Indiana Infantry Regiment deployed here, in a cut cornfield, next to the 10th Wisconsin Infantry. These men supported Captain Peter Simonson’s six cannon, which were located to your right. It was a crucial position; ...

Bennefeld VFW Post 7479 War Memorial

To the loving memory

of those men and women

who gave their lives in all

past wars and to all

veterans who served our

great country, we dedicate

this memorial as a symbol

of your sacrifices.

April 15, 1995

Marker is on Prairie Street near Ozark Street, on the ...

Tannehill Furnace And Foundry

(1829-1865)

2 ½ miles East - the beginning of Steel Industry in this area. Iron Ore, reduced by charcoal, hauled by oxcart, was made into plows, pots, cannon and munitions.

State Park- Camping, Nature Trails, Swimming and Fishing Early American Restorations.

Marker is ...

Second Reformed Church

Erected in 1837 as South

Church of Old Dutch Church

of Sleepy Hollow became a

separate congregation 1851

Marker is on N Broadway (U.S. 9), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Tannehill Furnaces

Tannehill Furnaces began as a

small forge in 1830. During the

War Between the States (1861-1865)

these furnaces were a major

supplier of iron and munitions

for the Confederacy. When

partially destroyed by Union

troops on March 31, 1865, they

were producing more than

20 tons of pig iron ...

Beaufort College

(Text front)

Beaufort College, a college preparatory academy founded in 1795, occupied this Greek Revival building from 1852 to 1861. The school opened in 1084 at Bay and Church Sts. but closed in 1817 after a yellow fever epidemic, reopening in ...

Act of Mercy

Perryville

The Battle of Perryville was a fierce fight for the members of the 79th Pennsylvania Infantry. Fighting in these fields, this unit suffered 40 killed, 146 wounded, and 30 missing. This represents a loss of more than fifty percent of ...

La Joven Francesa Bakery

Francisco Ferlita, a native of Santo Stefano, Sicily, established a bakery on this site in 1896. Bread sold for three cents and five cents, and often on credit. In 1922 the wooden structure was destroyed by fire, and a yellow ...