City of Rehoboth Beach

On January 27, 1873, the “Rehoboth Beach Camp

meeting Association of the Methodist Episcopal

Church” was incorporated by the Delaware

legislature for the purpose of establishing

“a permanent camp meeting ground and Christian

sea-side resort.” With coming of the railroad ...

First Bridgeport Courthouse

Located near this site was the first courthouse in the town of Bridgeport. Previously, the county courthouse was in Aurora (the county seat established in 1861) However, a state boundary survey completed in 1863 determined that town was actually in ...

Commanding Officers' Quarters (104)

A classic Victorian mansion, this building clearly represents some of the Army's architectural motivations. Recognizing the difficulties for officers and their families of being assigned to remote posts, the Army built homes such as this one to provide a measure ...

VFW Post 3405 Vietnam Memorial

In gratitude to those people

of southern Lehigh area

who have served in Viet Nam

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The First Courthouse

A log structure, with whipping posts and stocks, was erected on this Tappan green C. 1691. Here justice was administered to all of Orange County, which then included present Rockland. A more permanent courthouse and "gaol," built in 1739, was ...

The Lincoln Move to the Frontier

The Lincoln family first came to America in the seventeenth century, originally settling in the Massachusetts Bay colony. The Lincolns continued to move throughout the colonies, settling in present-day New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Thomas Lincoln, father to future president ...

VFW Post 3405 Veterans Memorial

In honor of the men and women

from southern Lehigh who served

in the Armed Forces of the

United States of America

from 1775 to the present

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Forge Bridge

The site of Forge Bridge over the Chickahominy River is located about a mile south of here. On 14 June 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry brigade crossed there on their famous ride around Maj. Gen. ...

The Marriage of Nancy & Thomas Lincoln

On June 12, 1806, Thomas Lincoln traveled to Springfield, Kentucky, to obtain a marriage license to wed Nancy Hanks. Richard Berry, Nancy's uncle, signed the document as guardian of the bride-to-be. Two days later, Thomas Lincoln and Nancy were married ...

First Commanding Officer's Quarters (101)

This log cabin is the oldest surviving building at Fort Apache. The westernmost of a series of eight log cabins built in 1871 to form Officers' Row, this cabin was designated the Commanding Officer's Quarters. It was originally an 18 ...